How To Do Metal Roofing Around A Chimney

This is our third episode in our series on metal roofing involving chimney flashing.

How to do metal roofing around a chimney.

Panels above the chimney should be removed. Use tin snips to clip the flashing at the point where the other side of the chimney lies against the flashing. This video shows how to install chimney flashing with standing seam panels. The bent edge should fit around 1 corner of the chimney.

Ensure that the nails are spaced evenly. Cut two opposing 45 degree notches into z closure to allow a 90 degree bend. Hammer 4 galvanized roofing nails into the part of the flashing lying against the roof. Trim panels to fit around the chimney.

Applying roofing cement to gaps between metal flashing and the chimney. Drill a small hole in this spot to mark the chimney s center. Bend the clipped flashing around the chimney. Leaks around fireplace chimneys are common and can be hard to identify the source.

Bend legs up the chimney sides about 1 inch. To repair chimney flashing leaks. When installing a chimney for a wood stove on a metal roof you ll first need to assess the position. A silent movie about flashing a metal roof into a brick chimney from unioncorrugating.

A do it yourself video detailing step by step how to flash a chimney with our metal roofing chimney kit. Chimney roof leaks are usually caused by gaps or cracks between the metal flashing used to join the chimney to the roof and the chimney.