Flashing in Pompey
Roof flashing repair in Pompey, NY: a leak near a vent pipe, chimney or skylight needs a joint-by-joint list
Roof flashing repair in Pompey, NY is the likely job when a drip sits beside a vent pipe, chimney or skylight. That is a joint. Name the one nearest the stain, then book the visit that checks each in turn.
Asking where the water gets in commits you to nothing.
What we do
We help you find where the water really gets in and book a diagnostic visit with an independent roofer, who puts the fix in a written proposal.
Our word before the ladder goes up
- You owe nothing for asking, and you can walk away.
- The visit looks for the way in before any roof talk.
- You see the repair proposal in writing before work starts.
- The $100 credit follows the rules on our Terms page.
The roofer you hire answers for their own work and contract.
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Questions
Roof flashing repair in Pompey: short answers
What does the code say about vent pipe flashing?
The state code sets no dimensions for it. It defers to the shingle maker's instructions, so ask whether yours follows them.
Which joint should the contractor check first?
The one nearest the stain. Tell us which that is, and the contractor works outward from there.
Can a bath fan hood leak?
Yes, at the joint where it meets the roof. A fan that vents into the attic instead can cause a stain with no joint leak at all.
Roof flashing repair on a detached Pompey house: six joints
Most Pompey houses stand alone, so each opening in your roof is its own joint: chimney, wall line, vent pipe, fan hood, skylight, valley.
Nearly a quarter of Pompey homes predate 1940, and about half are from 1980 on. Housing that old commonly gets worked on in stages, so two joints on one roof may not share an age. Ask which flashing is the newer one.
The state code asks for flashing around every opening in a roof, and wherever the slope or direction changes. Behind a chimney that spans over 30 inches of slope, the code wants a cricket. A valley lining goes on before the shingles.
Then ask the contractor to list the joints on your roof and say which one is leaking.
Signs
Signs a Pompey roof needs roof flashing repair
A drip beside a vent pipe
The seal around the pipe is a joint. Note which pipe sits nearest.
A stain under a bath fan hood
The hood is cut through the roof, so it has its own seal.
Water along a valley
A valley carries two slopes' worth of water through one seam.
A drip beside a skylight or chimney
Name the one that is closest. The contractor starts there.
Vent pipes and fan hoods: ask what the flashing follows
For vent pipe and soil stack flashing, the code sets no dimension. It points to the shingle maker's printed instructions. So the question is whether the flashing follows them, not how old it is.
Ask what the flashing is made of, how it is laid under and over the shingles, and why it is leaking now.
A fan hood is the same kind of joint. If its duct also ends inside the attic, say so, because that is a separate problem. See attic ventilation in Pompey.
A Pompey joint-by-joint proposal
A proposal for flashing work should be as specific as the problem. Ask for these items in writing:
- Each joint, and the one found leaking.
- What the flashing is now, and what replaces it.
- What is opened to reach it.
- How the water leaves afterward.
If the proposal says only that the shingles are worn, ask which joint that addresses. For more on each joint, read where roofs actually leak. The Pompey page shows the other four jobs.
Other ways in
Other ways water gets into a Pompey house
Roof Leak Diagnosis
Trace the stain to its source first.
Low-Slope Roofing
Ask for the pitch before anyone patches again.
Gutters and Drainage
Follow the water from edge to ground.
Attic Ventilation
Seal the ceiling before adding any vents.
Nearby
Neighbors of Pompey with this page
Tell us which Pompey joint drips.