Your roof is only as strong as the sum of its parts. The shingles and weather stripping and insulation that you invest so much in may be wasted if you leave your flashings or some other chink in your house's armor unrepaired or exposed. So today, we will focus on your home's flashing and what you need to look out for before you call your Dallas roofing experts for repairs.
Flashing is basically the extra armor needed around the holes in your roof from which pipes, exhausts, and chimney's protrude or other areas where you roof's shingles and protection is disrupted, like the joint where two pieces of roofing meet. It is impossible for your shingles to be flushed watertight to the sides of these pipes and vents, so they essentially offer a tunnel for rain and wind directly into your house. This is where flashing comes in. Flashing is a material that covers the vulnerable spot in question and directs the water away from it.
Flashing comes in many different materials. Check your roof to see what is being used on your house. Most exposed flashing will be a type of metal like galvanized or stainless steel, or copper. The flashing should be readily recognizable as a sort of sheath or trough running down the joint between sections of roof. When around a pipe or other protrusion, it looks more like a skirt that drapes down the bottom of the pipe and then lays flat where it touches the shingles or roof. Other types of flashing may be under the top layer of roofing.
Flashing can become warped through the sun and other weather factors, just like shingles. So, like shingles, flashing occasionally needs to be tamped down back into place. Small repairs like this can and should be done regularly by the homeowner. Simply find new nails or screws and re-secure the flashings in place and then apply a waterproof sealant. Occasionally, however, the actual flashing material can be deteriorated and damaged through age or weathering. When this happens, the whole apparatus will need to be replaced, which can involve lifting up layers of existing roofing and reinstalling all of it. This is the point at which many homeowners call in a Dallas roofing team to finish what they started.
It is completely possible for a homeowner to install their own flashing if they are comfortable working with the tools and materials involved, but the point is that it needs to be done fast and effectively. Without proper flashing a single heavy rain storm, common in Dallas, can bring ruin to your roofing system by flooding out all your insulation and can bring massive water damage into your actual home structure and living space. If you are concerned with the state of your flashings be sure to call your Dallas roofing experts in soon.
dallas roofing
Dallas, TX 75238
214.503.7663
Flashing is basically the extra armor needed around the holes in your roof from which pipes, exhausts, and chimney's protrude or other areas where you roof's shingles and protection is disrupted, like the joint where two pieces of roofing meet. It is impossible for your shingles to be flushed watertight to the sides of these pipes and vents, so they essentially offer a tunnel for rain and wind directly into your house. This is where flashing comes in. Flashing is a material that covers the vulnerable spot in question and directs the water away from it.
Flashing comes in many different materials. Check your roof to see what is being used on your house. Most exposed flashing will be a type of metal like galvanized or stainless steel, or copper. The flashing should be readily recognizable as a sort of sheath or trough running down the joint between sections of roof. When around a pipe or other protrusion, it looks more like a skirt that drapes down the bottom of the pipe and then lays flat where it touches the shingles or roof. Other types of flashing may be under the top layer of roofing.
Flashing can become warped through the sun and other weather factors, just like shingles. So, like shingles, flashing occasionally needs to be tamped down back into place. Small repairs like this can and should be done regularly by the homeowner. Simply find new nails or screws and re-secure the flashings in place and then apply a waterproof sealant. Occasionally, however, the actual flashing material can be deteriorated and damaged through age or weathering. When this happens, the whole apparatus will need to be replaced, which can involve lifting up layers of existing roofing and reinstalling all of it. This is the point at which many homeowners call in a Dallas roofing team to finish what they started.
It is completely possible for a homeowner to install their own flashing if they are comfortable working with the tools and materials involved, but the point is that it needs to be done fast and effectively. Without proper flashing a single heavy rain storm, common in Dallas, can bring ruin to your roofing system by flooding out all your insulation and can bring massive water damage into your actual home structure and living space. If you are concerned with the state of your flashings be sure to call your Dallas roofing experts in soon.
dallas roofing
Dallas, TX 75238
214.503.7663