Local chimney flashing repair in Panama Park
Re-roofing in Panama Park? Local pros inspect the flashing free and fit the new metal into your roofer's schedule so it is done once.
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Roof line experts for Panama Park chimney leaks
- Locally owned in Jacksonville
- Family owned and operated
- 100% satisfaction guaranteed
- Free inspection and estimate
- Same-day service available
- 10% off any service
Each side of the chimney is judged on its own, so sound pieces stay and failed ones are replaced.
- Free inspection and estimateThe flashing check in Panama Park 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.
The uphill side of the chimney
Water and debris coming down the roof pile up against the uphill face of a chimney. The back pan there has to carry more water than any other piece of flashing, and it is the piece that ends up buried under leaves or patched with tar.
When the Panama Park leak comes from the uphill side, we clear the debris, check how far the back pan runs up under the roofing, and measure the chimney's width against the roof slope. That tells us whether a longer back pan will do, or whether the chimney is wide enough that the building code wants a cricket. Tell us whether your Panama Park roof is shingle, tile or metal when you call (904) 920-5495.
Panama Park is part of Duval County. Panama Park lies inland.
What reflashing covers on Panama Park chimneys
- Mortar along the flashing line repointed before new metal
- Step flashing woven under each shingle course
- Debris cleared from behind the chimney on your Panama Park roof
- Attic checked after the first heavy rain in Panama Park
How our flashing pros reflash a chimney in Panama Park
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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.
Wide chimneys and crickets in Panama Park
Water running down the roof piles up against the uphill face of a wide chimney. The residential code calls for a cricket there, a small ridge that splits the flow around the stack.
We check the width of your chimney in Panama Park and say on the estimate whether a cricket is needed and who builds it.
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.
The apron across the downslope face
On the downslope face of the chimney, water runs away from the brick, so the flashing there is a single apron: a piece that lies over the shingles or tile below and turns up the face of the chimney. Its lower edge sits on top of the roofing so water runs off it and down the roof.
At each end, the apron wraps around the corner of the chimney and tucks under the first step flashing piece on each side, and an apron cut short of that tuck leaves the corner open to water. A counter flashing over the apron's upturned edge finishes the face. On tile, the apron has to be formed over the tile profile rather than lying flat.
Why base flashing is fastened to the roof deck
Base pieces, meaning the step flashing and the back pan, are fastened to the roof deck, near their top edges where the roofing above covers the fastener. They are not nailed into the brick. The roof deck and the chimney move independently, and flashing fixed to both tears or pulls loose.
Counter flashing, on the other hand, is held by the chimney: wedged and sealed in its reglet. The two layers meet only where the counter flashing laps over the base flashing, which leaves them free to slide. Flashing we find nailed into mortar joints or through the brick face is replaced, and the holes are filled.
Why aluminum stays away from fresh mortar
Aluminum flashing is light, cheap and easy to bend, and it turns up on chimneys for those reasons. The problem is contact with masonry. According to the Brick Industry Association, fresh mortar is alkaline enough to corrode aluminum, so aluminum is not a flashing metal for brickwork.
Aluminum set into a reglet with fresh mortar, or lying in constant contact with wet brick, corrodes where it touches. We use copper or stainless steel for anything set into the masonry, and where a roof requires aluminum for compatibility, the detail keeps the aluminum away from the brick with a separate counter flashing.
Checked at the roof line in Panama Park
- Counter flashing method, reglet or through-wall, with the reason
- Flashing metal and thickness, matched to the roof and its fasteners
- Sealant type and joint preparation where the detail calls for sealant
- Decking damage found at the chimney, noted for the roofer
Before your chimney is reflashed
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.
Could only one side of the flashing be replaced?
Yes, when the other sides are sound. A counter flashing that has pulled loose on one side can be reset, or one run of steps replaced. The estimate says what stays and why.
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