Chimney Flashing & Repair in Erie, Pennsylvania
Most chimney leaks are flashing, not masonry. Step, counter and cricket rebuilt properly.
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Chimney flashing and repair in Erie, PA. Step flashing, counterflashing, crickets and crowns rebuilt properly, because most chimney leaks start at the flashing. Call (814) 212-9456.
Key Takeaways
- Local conditions: Yes, along with Fairview, Girard, North East and the lakefront communities. Erie County runs as one dispatch.
- Service area: Erie and Erie County. Direct line (814) 212-9456.
- Documentation: written scope up front and photographs throughout, which is what an adjuster needs.
- Licensing: registered Pennsylvania contractor — permits pulled and inspections scheduled as part of the job.
Why do chimneys leak?
Because the chimney is a hole through the roof, and the detail that seals it is the hardest one on the house to do correctly. The usual culprits, in order:
- Failed or absent step flashing where the chimney meets the slope. Someone caulked it instead of flashing it — caulk is a two-year fix on a thirty-year detail.
- Counterflashing not let into the mortar joint, just surface-sealed to the brick. It pulls away as the masonry moves.
- No cricket on the up-slope side of a wide chimney, so water and debris pile against it.
- Cracked crown at the top, letting water into the masonry itself.
- Missing cap, so rain goes straight down the flue — see chimney caps in Erie.
What is a cricket and do I need one?
A cricket is a small peaked structure built behind a chimney on the up-slope side, diverting water and debris around it instead of letting it pond against the masonry. Code generally requires one where the chimney is more than 30 inches wide across the slope.
Plenty of older Erie chimneys do not have one, and it shows as a stain on the ceiling below and rot in the deck behind the chimney. If we are reflashing a wide chimney we will quote the cricket, because reflashing without one just resets the same clock.
Flashing repair or full rebuild?
If the masonry is sound and only the flashing has failed, reflashing solves it — new step flashing woven into the courses, new counterflashing let into a cut mortar joint and sealed.
If the brick is spalling, the mortar has failed or the crown is cracked through, masonry work comes first. Flashing into failing masonry does not hold. We will tell you which situation you have, with photographs.
Chimney leak repair near Erie
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Chimney Flashing & Repair in Erie — common questions
How much does chimney flashing repair cost in Erie?
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By chimney size, roof pitch, access and whether a cricket is required. Quoted in writing.
Can you just caulk it?
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We will not sell that as a repair. Caulk is a stopgap; flashing is the fix.
Do you do the masonry too?
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We handle flashing, crowns and caps. Structural masonry rebuilds are referred to a mason we trust.
Is a chimney leak covered by insurance?
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Storm damage usually is. Deteriorated flashing and mortar are maintenance.
Should this be done with a re-roof?
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Yes, always. Reflashing during a re-roof costs a fraction of doing it separately later.
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