Saving Your Chimney

Chimneys are a common problem spot that can cause leaking water to enter your attic and your home. Causing multiple problems such as, rotten wood, insulation and drywall. Water that can get to your foundation will freeze and thaw promoting cracks in your foundation.

The question is why is my chimney leaking? "We just had a Roof Replacement"

Although you may have just had your roofing product changed on your roof, sometimes the entire roofing system is not properly assessed, and corrective solutions aren't always given as some try to save money. This only leads to future costs, and depending when the damage is fixed, the bill continues to grow with neglect.

The Chimney is usually installed when the house is built, and flashing is used to intertwine the Asphalt Shingles or Cedar Shakes to the chimney, making water impenetrable.

The issue comes when the roofing system is changed, and flashing is reused, leaving old nail holes, as well as wear and tear to the flashing, causing it to lose its integrity, resulting in leaks.

There is a conception that roof tar will solve the issues. As you see in the pictures of this chimney, roofing tar was used to try and seal the chimney, but it was unsuccessful and leaked into the house

Re-Flashing Chimneys are our Specialty

When having your roof replacement done, it is best to have the chimney flashing changed as well, that way leaking water will not be an issue.

If you have had your roof replacement done, but the chimney flashing was reused and now finding out the chimney is leaking. No problem, Weatherproof Roofing can help.

We remove old worn shingles around chimney, apply Ice and Water Membrane protection, and properly flash, shingle and counter flash your chimney. Have peace of mind knowing that your chimney is watertight.

Call or Request a Quote from Weatherproof Roofing, and we can handle all your Chimney Repairs