Eau Claire Roof Pros provides professional chimney flashing in Eau Claire, WI for residential and commercial properties across the Chippewa Valley. A chimney is two problems wearing one coat. On the outside it is the most complicated water detail on the roof. On the inside it is usually the largest single hole in the ceiling plane of the whole house, and in this climate the inside problem does more damage.
Take the outside first. Step flashing woven course by course, counterflashing cut into a ground-out mortar reglet rather than surface-sealed, a proper cricket behind anything more than thirty inches wide, and a crown that sheds rather than a smear of mortar with a crack in it. Ice barrier carried up the side walls before any of it goes on. Surface-sealed counterflashing is a two-winter repair in this climate, and everybody in the trade knows it.
Now the chase. Where a chimney passes through the attic there is a framed gap around it, often two or three inches on all four sides, running from the basement to the roof deck. That gap is a chimney in the aeronautical sense as well as the masonry one, and it moves warm humid house air into the coldest part of the attic all winter long. It is often the largest single opening in the whole ceiling plane.
The frost that forms on the deck around a chimney chase is heavy, local and unmistakable, and when it melts it runs down the masonry and stains the ceiling right at the chimney. Every homeowner who sees that stain concludes the flashing failed. Sometimes it did. Often the flashing is fine and the water came from the living room. We check both before anybody quotes metal.
So we seal the chase properly as part of chimney work: sheet metal cut and fitted to the gap, secured, then sealed with high-temperature sealant rated for the application, with clearance to combustibles maintained. It is a code detail and a moisture detail at the same time. Fiberglass batts stuffed into a chimney gap are neither.
If your chimney is no longer used, say so early. Removing an abandoned masonry chimney below the roof line and decking over the opening eliminates the flashing, the chase and the crown all at once, and on a lot of Eau Claire houses it costs less than rebuilding what is there. One fewer penetration is worth real money over thirty winters.
Our insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — a gasketed and dammed attic access hatch, site-cut vent baffles carried from the top plate past the insulation line, bath and range fans ducted to insulated roof caps rather than into the soffit, airtight IC-rated can housings sealed to the drywall, two-part spray foam at top plates, plumbing stacks and wire chases, eave intake sized at or above the ridge exhaust it feeds — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Eau Claire and nearby communities including Altoona, Chippewa Falls, Lake Hallie, Menomonie.
What We Handle
Everything our chimney flashing in Eau Claire covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of chimney flashing work in Eau Claire, WI. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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- counterflashing chippewa valley
- chimney cricket eau claire
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- masonry chimney leak eau claire
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Eau Claire services.
Materials, equipment and how we do chimney flashing
The difference between chimney flashing that lasts and chimney flashing that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with a gasketed and dammed attic access hatch, site-cut vent baffles carried from the top plate past the insulation line, bath and range fans ducted to insulated roof caps rather than into the soffit, airtight IC-rated can housings sealed to the drywall, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Eau Claire job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Chippewa Valley means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do chimney flashing outside Eau Claire
Eau Claire Roof Pros covers Eau Claire and the surrounding communities of the Chippewa Valley. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Chimney Flashing in Altoona, WI — Eau Claire County, population 8,293
- Chimney Flashing in Chippewa Falls, WI — Chippewa County, population 14,731
- Chimney Flashing in Lake Hallie, WI — Chippewa County, population 7,170
- Chimney Flashing in Menomonie, WI — Dunn County, population 16,843
- Chimney Flashing in Bloomer, WI — Chippewa County, population 3,683
- Chimney Flashing in Stanley, WI — Chippewa County, population 3,804
Start on the Eau Claire Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (888) 832-3078 and describe the job.
Why Eau Claire Chooses Eau Claire Roof Pros
- ✓We inspect attics in cold weather on purpose, because frost is evidence that erases itself. A March stain read in June tells you almost nothing.
- ✓Any quote that follows a winter ceiling stain names the moisture source before it names a product, and if the source is inside your house we put that in writing.
- ✓We turn down replacements. A frost problem survives a new roof, so we would rather you spent the money on air sealing than on shingles that cannot help.
- ✓Exhaust venting is the last thing we add, not the first. Pulling more air out of an attic that leaks at the ceiling simply draws more house moisture up into the cold.
The standards behind chimney flashing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The chimney flashing work we do in Eau Claire follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every chimney flashing project in Eau Claire gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (888) 832-3078 for a free chimney flashing free estimate in Eau Claire, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.