Terence McCann Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Download Attachment: Fairweather003Small.jpg 66.13 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 This gives new meaning to the lack of step flashing. I can't tell from the photo what material they used. Almost looks like building paper. NORM SAGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 Hey Norm: No, it was metal however, it was nailed to the mortar, not cut in - flush mount, with silicone caulking around the flashing. If you look at the picture you can see where they tore the old flashing out and caulked the mortar. The roof wasn't bad (replaced not to long ago) but the chimney flashing was incorrect as well as no drip edge at the gutters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Second look at the photo was far more clear than the first. What a mess. NORM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Man, that really stinks up the place. What's really scary is that is the sort of work I see on a regular basis on a re-roof. Cut in flashing is essentially non-existent nowadays in my 'hood. About as good as I get to see is where the metal is staggered to the mortar line, but then is caulked. How many of us get to see new installs that are cut in? I never do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Originally posted by kurt What's really scary is that is the sort of work I see on a regular basis on a re-roof. Cut in flashing is essentially non-existent nowadays in my 'hood. How many of us get to see new installs that are cut in? I never do. I've only seen proper by-the-book chimney flashing three times so far. But I gotta say that most of the guys here are somewhat neater than that. If it looks effective I just explain the situation and warn the clients to maintain the caulking (after I check in the attic for leaks). Brian G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Hi, Must be a regional thing. I see installs like that too and I often see it omitted but I see cut-in flashing done correctly all the time. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Who stole the cricket? NORM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted May 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Originally posted by Norm Who stole the cricket? NORM Yepper, mentioned that in my report as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 It's rare that I see a chimney flashing like that. I almost always see cut-in flashings -even in new work. About 1/2 the time there is no base flashing beneath it, though. I don't do a lot of new construction, but they aren't building chimneys around here much anymore. Everything is direct vent, with the occasional boxed-in, metal chimney. Most common of all, though, is a 2 inch thick coating consisting of various applications of non-descript black goop in the vicinity of where you might normally expect to see a flashing. Sometimes I go weeks without laying eyes on an honest-to-goodness, real-life flashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Barber Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Unfortunatly that is the way most chimney's are flashed in this area. What's the matter with your glasses the white flashing eliminates the need for a cricket?[] Tom B. in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amn Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Is that flashing lapping OVER the shingles at the bottom? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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