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Chimney
Flashing Job - Bethesda,
Maryland
Chimney Flashing
Replacement in Bethesda,
Maryland. Here you
can see a poor attempt at replacing
chimney flashing by a previous
contractor. It's not only very ugly,
but it is not completely water tight,
either.
Once we dug into the job, we
found that the flashing had been leaking for
years, so a lot of expensive plywood work
needed to be done. What was that old oil
change commercial on TV years ago? -- "You can
pay me now or you can pay me later?"
That's the way it is with leaking
flashing. Preventative roof inspections
would have negated most of the big damage . .
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New Custom Aluminum Chimney
Counter Flashing installed
professionally by Home Restorations of MD, and
sealed. Looks a little better, doesn't
it? . . . and, it's guaranteed water-tight and
leak free. The shingles are Certainteed
Landmark 30 Year Architectural nailed on a
3:12 pitch; underlayment Certainteed Winter
Guard.
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Chimney Flashing
Job - Ocean City,
Maryland
Chimney Flashing Replacement
was an integral part of this roof repair
job in Ocean City,
Maryland. Here's an
opportunity to see what happens
"underneath" the shingles when there is a
slow water leak. Since not too many
Maryland
Roofers actually take before,
during, and after pictures, this may be your
first opportunity to see exactly what occurs
beneath the surface of the roof.
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Home Restorations of Md
getting to the root of the damage caused by
the small but persistant roof
leak. Note the two
layers of shingles and the mold that has
formed from years of constant moisture between
the shingles. You may think that it's OK
because the mold is on the exterior of the
home -- but this mold actually produces spores
that get into the attic, and if you have any
moisture up there, then you get
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New plywood subroofing
installed in place of old, rotten
material. We have cleaned up the
surfaces and now we're ready for the
Certainteed WinterGuard "Ice and Water
Shield". |
Ice and Water Shield
Installed permanently -- adhering to
the new 1/2" CDX plywood subroofing.
This is almost enough to waterproof problem
penetrations even without the flashing and
roofing shingles. |
Custom Formed Aluminum
Counter Flashing installed over
integrated step flashing, sealed with Geocel
Tripolymer Sealant. Certainteed XT25
Oakwood Shingles can be seen in the
foreground. This chimney flashing job is
"tight" and ready for some bad weather.
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