Place a small drop of caulk where the roof and chimney meet at the chimney corner.
How to roof chimney flashing.
Seal the sides of the chimney with prebent pieces of step flashing under each course of shingles photos 4 and 5.
Place a second piece of 8 inch 20 3 cm flashing against the chimney.
With the primary flashing and counter flashing connected this differential movement could potentially allow strain to develop in the mortar or pull at fasteners in the roofing assembly.
Ensure the chimney s base flashing is in proper order secured to the roof as the manufacturer or mason recommends beneath the shingles.
Drip edges prevent water from seeping under roofing along the edges of rakes and eaves.
Continuous flashing protects the joint between a vertical wall and a sloped roof.
Flashing is often made of metal which is the norm on a metal roof.
Galvanized roofing nails about every 6 in.
Cover any exposed nail or screw heads with roofing cement.
Apply a generous amount of roofing cement behind the flashing.
Slide the prebent and soldered chimney saddle into place behind the chimney.
They re applied under roofing felt along eaves and over roofing felt along rakes.
Seal the seam between the cap and step flashing with urethane roofing cement or silicone caulking compound as shown at right.
Apply roofing cement to the joint between the flashing and brick.
If you were not provided with base flashing you can install step flashing up the side of the chimney.
Place the step flashing over the caulk and onto the chimney.
Along the edges or closer if necessary to flatten the metal.
A do it yourself video detailing step by step how to flash a chimney with our metal roofing chimney kit.
Use special masonry caulk to seal the joints between the flashing and the chimney.
Renew flashing seals by chipping out the old mortar and caulking along the edges of the flashing.
Flashing is a method of weatherproofing the base of a chimney.
The roof deck and the brick chimney are physically separated by the chase.
Hammer 2 roofing nails into the flashing and roof.
Roof decks and chimney move independently as they are heated by the sun.
Secure a shingle over the corner flashing using a hammer and roofing nail.
Cap flashing mortared or caulked into the chimney laps over the top edges of the other flashings to prevent water from running behind them.
