{"id":1825,"date":"2021-10-05T12:26:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/?p=1825"},"modified":"2021-10-30T13:41:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T13:41:33","slug":"improper-chimney-flashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/improper-chimney-flashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Improper Chimney Flashing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Do you enjoy wood heat?\u00a0 <\/span>I do!\u00a0 <\/span>A wood burning appliance in the home is an awesome feature.\u00a0 <\/span>It can provide heat on cold winter days; It can also serves as a cooking appliance in an emergency.\u00a0 <\/span>If you have a fireplace, it will have a chimney or flue to exhaust smoke and fumes.\u00a0 <\/span>Around the flue there should be flashing.\u00a0 <\/span>At Above All Else Inspections, we often see improper flashing, which has the potential for causing leaks. What is chimney flashing?<\/p>

When a roof has a chimney built above the roof, there is a gap between the roofing structure and chimney structure.\u00a0 <\/span>This space needs to be sealed, so layers of sheet metal are put around the chimney to seal it. These layers are known as \u201cflashing.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>Is chimney flashing important?<\/p>

Chimney or vent flashing provide a layer of protection of interior components below the roof. The roof is what protects the home from moisture such as rain, sleet, wind, and snow.\u00a0 <\/span>The roof also protects you from other natural elements.\u00a0 <\/span>If there is a gap between the chimney and roof, it provides elements access into your home.\u00a0 <\/span>Thus, properly installed chimney flashing seals this space and keeps water, wind, and debris out.<\/p>

Water has the potential for being destructive to a home\u2019s interior finishes as well as having the potential for causing mold.\u00a0 <\/span>Do not let a lack of flashing or improperly installed flashing become an issue and source of moisture penetration in your home.\u00a0 <\/span>At Above All Else Inspections, LLC, If we observe any roofing or flashing issues, we will make the appropriate recommendations for further review and repair as needed by a licensed roofing contractor.\u00a0 <\/span>The photo shows improper flashing at the chimney.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you enjoy wood heat? I do! A wood burning appliance in the home is an awesome feature. It can provide heat on cold winter days; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,14],"tags":[12],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1825"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1998,"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1825\/revisions\/1998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboveallelsehomeinspection.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}