Crown Repair & Replacement
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Call For Fast Service (203) 813-4810Chimney Flashing Repair & Replacement
A chimney leak can come from flashing even when the visible metal does not look obviously damaged from the ground. ABC Chimney Solutions evaluates the full roof-to-chimney connection, including hidden water paths, surrounding shingles or roofing, masonry condition and the way the flashing is integrated into the chimney.
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Flashing Repair in Connecticut
A chimney leak can come from flashing even when the visible metal does not look obviously damaged from the ground. ABC Chimney Solutions evaluates the full roof-to-chimney connection, including hidden water paths, surrounding shingles or roofing, masonry condition and the way the flashing is integrated into the chimney.
Spot repair when it makes sense
A localized flashing repair can solve the problem when the rest of the system is sound. ABC Chimney Solutions does not recommend a full replacement simply because a leak exists.
Full replacement when the system has failed
When the flashing system needs to be replaced, ABC Chimney Solutions removes the old flashing rather than building a new system over a failed one. Counter flashing is integrated correctly with the chimney masonry, and damaged roofing, brick or mortar around the work area is addressed as needed before the new system is closed.
Different roofs need different details
The flashing system is adapted to the roof type, chimney configuration and project rather than using one detail for every asphalt, metal or specialty roof.
- Crowns & flashing
- Firebox & damper
- Repair the cause, not the symptom
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Repair Inclusions
Also part of Chimney Repair
The best repair starts with the homeowner’s symptoms, not with a predetermined sales package. ABC Chimney Solutions asks what the customer is seeing, smelling or experiencing, then evaluates the chimney to determine whether that is the actual source of the problem. When more than one repair path makes sense, the options are explained clearly and the homeowner chooses the scope.
Tuckpointing & Repointing
Failed mortar cut out to a working depth and replaced — not smeared over the surface.
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Firebox & Smoke Chamber Repair
Firebrick, joints and smoke chamber surfaces repaired in high-temperature materials.
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Damper Repair
Throat dampers repaired, or a top-sealing damper fitted to close the flue properly.
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Refractory Panel Replacement
Cracked or burned-through firebox panels replaced with parts made for that fireplace.
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Chimney Stucco
A protective coating over masonry that is sound but weathered, tinted and textured to suit.
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Chimney Demolition
Partial removal above the roofline, or the whole stack taken out and the opening closed up.
Call For Fast Service (203) 813-4810Also worth reading alongside Flashing Repair: Masonry Restoration and Chimney Rebuild .
Questions & Answers
Flashing Repair — frequently asked
What homeowners ask ABC Chimney Solutions most often about flashing repair.
Can chimney flashing be repaired without replacing all of it?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions can perform a targeted flashing repair when the failure is localized and the surrounding flashing system is still serviceable. Learn more about this service.
Do you remove old flashing during a full replacement?
Yes. ABC Chimney Solutions removes the failed flashing system during a full replacement so the new roof-to-chimney connection can be built correctly instead of being layered over an old failure. Learn more about this service.
Do you repair shingles or masonry around the flashing?
Yes, when needed. ABC Chimney Solutions addresses damaged roofing, mortar or brick around the flashing area so the new flashing is not installed over a separate unresolved problem. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by spot repair when it makes sense?
A localized flashing repair can solve the problem when the rest of the system is sound. ABC Chimney Solutions does not recommend a full replacement simply because a leak exists. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by full replacement when the system has failed?
When the flashing system needs to be replaced, ABC Chimney Solutions removes the old flashing rather than building a new system over a failed one. Counter flashing is integrated correctly with the chimney masonry, and damaged roofing, brick or mortar around the work area is addressed as needed before the new system is closed. Learn more about this service.
What does ABC Chimney Solutions mean by different roofs need different details?
ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every job. The flashing system is adapted to the roof type, chimney configuration and project rather than using one detail for every asphalt, metal or specialty roof. Learn more about this service.
What is flashing?
The metal that seals the joint where the chimney passes through the roof. It is a two-part detail: step flashing worked into the roof, and counter-flashing let into the mortar joints. This is part of what ABC Chimney Solutions checks before quoting flashing repair. Learn more about this service.
Why does sealant not work on flashing?
Because sealant is not a flashing detail, it is a way of postponing one. It hardens, cracks and lets water through, and it is the single most common thing ABC Chimney Solutions finds where a flashing leak was reported. Learn more about this service.
Why does the leak only show in certain weather?
Failed flashing usually sheds a vertical fall and lets in wind-driven rain, so the leak appears in a storm and not in ordinary rain. That pattern is itself a clue to where the water is entering. ABC Chimney Solutions works to this on every flashing repair job it takes on. Learn more about this service.
Is flashing a roofing job or a chimney job?
It belongs to both, which is why it gets missed. ABC Chimney Solutions handles the chimney side and can coordinate qualified trades where the roof covering itself needs work. Learn more about this service.
Does flashing need replacing when the roof is replaced?
It should be. New roofing set against old flashing is a common source of a leak that appears shortly after a roof job. ABC Chimney Solutions can tell you which applies to your chimney when it looks at flashing repair. Learn more about this service.
Can flashing be repaired rather than replaced?
Sometimes, where the metal is sound and the failure is at a lap or a joint. Where it has corroded or was never stepped in correctly, replacing it is the only fix that lasts. It is one of the things ABC Chimney Solutions assesses when it looks at flashing repair. Learn more about this service.
How do I know whether my chimney needs repair or replacement?
It comes down to how much of the structure is still doing its job. Where sound masonry sits below a failed section, ABC Chimney Solutions repairs; where the deterioration runs through the stack, a partial or full rebuild lasts longer than repeated patching. Learn more about this service.
What causes most chimney damage in Connecticut?
Water, and then freezing. Connecticut goes through freeze and thaw repeatedly rather than freezing once for the season, so water that entered a crack in the fall is expanded and released many times before spring. That is what turns a hairline crack into a spalled corner. ABC Chimney Solutions covers this as part of its flashing repair work in Connecticut. Learn more about this service.
Can chimney repairs be done in winter?
Assessment and temporary protection can be done any time. Mortar and masonry work needs temperatures that let the material cure properly, so ABC Chimney Solutions will say honestly when a repair should wait rather than doing it in conditions that will make it fail early. Learn more about this service.
How It Works
Four steps from first call to certificate
No surprises and no doorstep pricing — you know what happens at every stage before we start.
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Book Your Visit
Call or send the form. We confirm a slot the same working day, with a real arrival window — not a vague morning or afternoon.
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Full Inspection
Every job opens with a survey down the full length of the flue, so what we quote for is what we have actually seen.
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Fixed Written Quote
A price in writing before any work begins. No day-rate creep, no parts found halfway through, no doorstep upsells.
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Done & Explained
The hearth is left cleaner than we found it, and you are told exactly what was done and what to watch.
What Homeowners Say
Reviews from the towns we work in
Eight of the several thousand chimneys we have swept, lined and rebuilt across Connecticut.
The inspection found a cracked clay liner two other companies had missed. Relined in stainless the following week and the smoke coming back into the room stopped dead.
Open fire had not been swept in six years. They pulled out a shocking amount of creosote, sheeted the whole hearth, and left the room spotless.
Damp was coming through the chimney breast for two winters. They traced it to a failed crown, recast it and waterproofed the brickwork — bone dry since.
Flashing had lifted and the damper had seized shut. Both repaired in one visit, and they showed me the before and after photos on the roof.
The inspection found a cracked clay liner two other companies had missed. Relined in stainless the following week and the smoke coming back into the room stopped dead.
Open fire had not been swept in six years. They pulled out a shocking amount of creosote, sheeted the whole hearth, and left the room spotless.
Damp was coming through the chimney breast for two winters. They traced it to a failed crown, recast it and waterproofed the brickwork — bone dry since.
Flashing had lifted and the damper had seized shut. Both repaired in one visit, and they showed me the before and after photos on the roof.
Full stack rebuild above the roofline on a 1920s house. They matched the original brick and mortar so closely the neighbors asked who did our repointing.
Booked the sweep on Monday, done Tuesday. The photographs and written flue report are more thorough than the survey we paid for when we bought the place.
Our wood stove never drew properly. They worked out the flue was oversized for the appliance, fitted an insulated liner, and it lights first time now.
Needed the chimney looked at fast for a house sale. On the roof the next morning, and I had a clear answer and a price the same afternoon.
Full stack rebuild above the roofline on a 1920s house. They matched the original brick and mortar so closely the neighbors asked who did our repointing.
Booked the sweep on Monday, done Tuesday. The photographs and written flue report are more thorough than the survey we paid for when we bought the place.
Our wood stove never drew properly. They worked out the flue was oversized for the appliance, fitted an insulated liner, and it lights first time now.
Needed the chimney looked at fast for a house sale. On the roof the next morning, and I had a clear answer and a price the same afternoon.
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