Chimney Flashing Inspection
Having your chimney properly flashed is extremely important being that chimney leaks are one of the most prevalent water leak problems found in homes today.
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Properly Installed Chimney Flashing |
Properly Installed Chimney Flashing |
Properly Installed Chimney Flashing |
View common problems with chimney flashings:
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| This chimney has been heavily tarreddue to not being properly flashed. | This excessive amount of tar indicatespast water leaks. | This flashing was improperly installed using wood instead of metal. |
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| Metal step flashing is loose and shouldbe repaired. | Heavily tarred chimney flashing is verycommon but is not the proper way toinstall flashing. | Metal counter flashing was properlyinstalled, but the heavily caulkedflashing still indicates a possible leak. |
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Rubber plumbing roof boot flashing is a very inexpensive product that can cause sever leaks inside the home if not properly maintained.
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 Cracked rubber plumbing boot exhaustcan cause serious water leaks. |
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Rubber plumbing exhaust boot.
This exhaust pipe has only beencaulked and will continue to leak water.We recommend to a new rubber bootinstalled.