Chimney Flashing Repair in Garland, TX
Set the metal into the mortar, not the caulk gun.
The chimney is the most common place a roof leaks, and the lasting fix is step and counter-flashing worked into the brick, not another bead of caulk.
Chimney flashing repair that stops the leak at the source
Ask any roofer where a Garland roof leaks first and the answer is the chimney. Water finds the seam where brick meets shingle, and a bead of caulk over that seam buys a year or two before it dries, cracks, and lets the water back in.
A local roofer fixes it the way it is meant to be built: step flashing woven into each shingle course, with a counter-flashing cut into the mortar joint above it, so the metal sheds the water instead of the sealant. If the leak has already found its way inside, the roof leak repair side traces how far it traveled before the new flashing goes on.
Signs your chimney flashing is failing
Catch these before the leak reaches the ceiling.
- A brown stain on the ceiling or wall near the chimney chase
- Rust streaks or lifted metal where the chimney meets the roof
- Dried, cracked caulk along the flashing line you can see from the ground
- Crumbling mortar joints or loose brick on an older Garland chimney
- Damp or a musty smell in the attic around the chimney penetration
Any of these after a Dallas County storm is worth a look before the next rain.
What a chimney flashing repair covers
The pieces a local roofer replaces or resets to keep the chimney dry.
Not sure whether it is the flashing or the brick? Start with a roof inspection and photos taken from the chimney itself.
Step flashing at the shingles
Individual metal pieces are woven into each course along the chimney sides, so every shingle laps over the flashing beneath it.
Counter-flashing in the mortar
The top edge is cut into a mortar joint and bent down over the step flashing, locking the water out instead of leaning on surface caulk.
A cricket behind wide chimneys
On a chimney more than about two feet across, a small peaked saddle is built on the up-slope side to split the water around it rather than pond behind it.
Tuckpointing the failed joints
Where older mortar has crumbled, the joint is repacked so the counter-flashing has solid brick to seat into.
Why Garland calls for chimney flashing
Honest, no-surprise flashing work.
The metal does the work
Flashing set into the mortar sheds water for the life of the roof, so the fix is not a bead of caulk you redo in two years.
The price on paper first
The scope and the number go in writing before a shingle moves, with no add-ons invented once the roofer is on the roof.
Repair, not oversell
If the flashing is the whole problem, that is all you pay to fix. If the roof is failing around it, you hear that with the math.
How a chimney flashing repair goes
Find the entry, rebuild the metal, prove it holds.
Find the Entry
A local roofer checks the chimney from the roof and the attic to confirm the flashing, not the crown or the brick, is where the water gets in.
Rebuild the Metal
Old caulk and loose flashing come off, new step and counter-flashing go in set into the mortar, and the price is on paper before any of it starts.
Prove It Holds
The repair is water-tested or checked against the next rain, and you get a straight read on the rest of the chimney and roof.
What a chimney flashing repair costs, and what drives it
A chimney reflash is a fraction of a new roof, and the number moves with how much metal the job needs and how much of the mortar has to be repacked first. A simple reseat costs less than a full rebuild with a new cricket behind a wide chimney. Whatever it comes to, you get one written number before the work starts, with no surprise line items added once the roofer is up there. The honest ranges live on the cost guide, and your real figure comes from a look at the actual chimney.
See honest cost ranges- How much step and counter-flashing the chimney needs
- Whether the mortar joints need tuckpointing first
- If a cricket or saddle has to be built behind a wide chimney
- Access and the pitch where the chimney sits
Ranges are honest Dallas County estimates, not a quote. Your real number comes from the inspection.
Chimney flashing questions
What Garland homeowners ask about chimney leaks.
Get your Garland chimney flashing looked at, free
A local roofer inspects the flashing, shows you the photos from the roof, and puts the price in writing before anything comes off.