Fireplace Flashing Repair On A Tin Roof

While some skylight manufacturers include flashing in their products sometimes roofing professionals have to create it or purchase it separately.

Fireplace flashing repair on a tin roof. This is our third episode in our series on metal roofing involving chimney flashing. These work better on smaller round chimneys and may be ideal for a stove chimney in a metal roof. When a roof leaks the problem is often due to leaks in and around the metal roof flashing that protects roof edges valleys and the junctions between roofing and obstructions such as chimneys dormers and vent pipes. The bent edge should fit around 1 corner of the chimney.

Now images of specifications for a chimney head flashing are hard to find for some reason they always like to show a cricket behind the upper side of a chimney. The installers left the original flashing which did look good to me. Hammer 4 galvanized roofing nails into the part of the flashing lying against the roof. Installing chimney flashing on a metal roof is a laborious business but if you love to work with your hands and you want to save some money on professional fees you may want to try doing this carpentry job on your own.

Bend a piece of cap flashing to fit around the top corner of the chimney and add the cap flashing across the back of the chimney. Clean any leaves or other debris out of the gap between the flashing and chimney. Instead of having to cut flashing materials yourself you can buy a fitting boot for your chimney pipe. Cut the side cap flashing to fit the angle of the roof so it overlaps each lower cap flashing at least 2 in.

The edge of the roof has thin metal flashing that helps water drip off the roof without damaging the home or causing a leak. A different type of flashing is a chimney pipe boot. The flashing is there for a brick wall and with roof on 6 12 pitch. To repair loose roof chimney flashing.

A do it yourself video detailing step by step how to flash a chimney with our metal roofing chimney kit. Open valleys have metal flashing to protect this critical area of the roof. Use tin snips to clip the flashing at the point where the other side of the chimney lies against the flashing. This head flashing view from lower on the roof shows it extending beyond the width of the chimney and diverting the runoff around the edges of the masonry chimney.

Bend the clipped flashing around the chimney. Ensure that the nails are spaced evenly. But below is an. Pound the flashing into the grooves and fasten with the drive in expanding anchors.