Local chimney flashing repair for Lake Geneva homes
Tile, shingle, metal or membrane, the flashing at your Lake Geneva chimney follows that roof's own detail. Ask for a free inspection.
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Your Lake Geneva roof type decides the flashing detail, and that detail is written down before any metal is cut.
- Free inspection and estimateThe flashing check in Lake Geneva costs nothing, and it includes a look from the attic side.
- No hidden feesAny roofing we lift and reset is priced on the estimate, so the bill does not grow on the roof.
- Workmanship warrantyThe metal we fit and the joints we cut into the brick are covered by our workmanship warranty.
Metal panels and their curb details
Metal panels grow and shrink noticeably through a hot day, and each panel maker issues curb and wall details for anything that pierces the roof, chimneys included. Those details use formed flashings, foam closures and specific fasteners in specific places.
With a metal roof on your Lake Geneva house, we follow the panel maker's detail and keep the flashing metal compatible with the panels, so neither corrodes the other. Where the detail needs panels cut or replaced, that part is roofing work and is named as such. Fasteners through the panels are placed where the detail puts them, even when another spot would be easier. Our flashing pros check Lake Geneva roof lines for free; the number is (904) 920-5495.
The county for Lake Geneva is Clay County. Lake Geneva does not reach the coast.
Flashing work in Lake Geneva homes
- Step flashing woven under each shingle course
- Counter flashing stepped to follow the slope, then sealed
- Base pieces fastened to the roof deck, clear of the brick
- Debris cleared from behind the chimney on your Lake Geneva roof
Strip, repoint, flash, reset
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Attic and roof line read
Stains on the rafters and the state of each flashing side tell us which pieces failed before anything comes apart.
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Old joint taken apart
Tar and loose metal come off, the roofing beside the chimney is lifted, and open mortar joints are repointed.
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Base, then counter flashing
Steps, apron and back pan go in under the roofing, then the counter flashing is set into a sawn reglet and sealed.
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Roofing reset and rain check
The roofing goes back over the new metal, and after the next heavy rain we check the attic side.
Low-slope roofs and chimneys in Lake Geneva
On a low-slope roof, a strip of the membrane itself turns up the brick as the base flashing. Its top edge is where these joints fail, peeling away from the masonry.
For low-slope roofs in Lake Geneva, the top edge is held under counter flashing set into the brick.
10% off any service booked within 72 hours of inspection
Leak beside the chimney? Book the reflashing in the 72 hours after we inspect and 10% comes off.
Stepped counter flashing along a sloped roof
Mortar joints run level, but a roof runs at a slope. Counter flashing along the side of a chimney has to bridge that difference, and it is cut in steps to do that: each piece set into a level joint, with its lower edge angled to follow the roof and lap over the step flashing beneath it.
Each step laps the one below it so water runs from piece to piece down the slope. The laps between steps have to point downhill. A counter flashing cut as one long diagonal strip, set into the brick at an angle across several courses, leaves open slots through the face of the brick where water can enter.
Soldered corners and sealed laps
Where flashing turns a corner or two pieces overlap, the joint has to be closed. With copper, corners and laps can be soldered into a single piece of metal. Stainless steel can also be soldered with the right flux and technique, and laps can be sealed with a sealant suited to the metal.
Soldering removes the seam entirely, which is why we favor it wherever the metal allows. Sealed laps work when the lap is long enough and runs downhill. How corners and laps are joined on your chimney depends on which metal allows which method. Whichever method is used, the corner is checked with water before the counter flashing closes over it.
The underlayment behind the flashing
Under the shingles or tile, the roof has an underlayment, a membrane that is the roof's second line of defense. At a chimney, good practice turns the underlayment up the brick a short way under the flashing, so water that gets past the flashing still meets a barrier.
Underlayment is roofing, and when it is torn, missing or rotted at the chimney, that is the roofer's part. We note its condition when the roofing around the chimney is lifted, and where new underlayment is needed, we sequence our flashing work with the roofer so both layers go back correctly. Whatever we find under the roofing is written down before it is covered again.
What decides the flashing detail
- Roof covering type, and the maker's or manual's flashing detail
- Counter flashing method, reglet or through-wall, with the reason
- Cricket requirement checked against the chimney width, with who builds it
- Coordination with a planned re-roof, if one is scheduled
Flashing questions from Lake Geneva
How do I know the flashing is the problem and not the roof?
Stains close to the chimney on the rafters or ceiling point to flashing, while stains farther away can be the roof itself. When it is not clear, a water test on the flashing alone settles it, and the written finding reports what the test showed.
Can you reflash my chimney without a roofer?
On a shingle roof in good condition, that is possible, because the shingles right along the chimney are lifted and reset as part of the flashing detail. Tile, metal and membrane roofs can need a roofer for the roofing itself. The estimate names who does what.
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