Kickout flashing
Kickouts are fitted at the bottom of roof-to-wall joints so runoff stops soaking the siding.
Roof Repair
Flashing Repair Whippany, NJ
A Whippany roofer can stop leaks where the roof meets a wall, dormer, skylight or edge by renewing the flashing at that joint, woven correctly with the shingles and tucked behind the siding. Call (862) 693-4362 to reach a local roofer.
Wherever a roof meets a wall, a dormer, a skylight, a valley or an edge, it relies on flashing to keep water out. The main types are step flashing at sidewalls, apron flashing at headwalls, counter flashing over the top, kickouts at the bottom of walls, valley metal and drip edge at the edges. When any piece is missing, loose or rusted through, water gets behind the roof covering.
Flashing leaks are sneaky because the water often runs into the wall instead of the attic. A missing kickout is a classic example: water running down the roof edge pours behind the siding at the bottom of the wall, and the rot shows up later as soft trim, stained siding or a damp window below. By the time it is visible, the repair may include some siding and wall sheathing too.
Caulk is not flashing. Sealant can hold for a while, but it fails sooner or later, and the joint leaks once more. Lasting flashing repair means new metal installed in the right order, with sealant only as a backup.
Flashing Repair is often paired with chimney flashing repair and roof leak repair, depending on the cause.
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Call nowThe process
What happens during a flashing repair
Here is how a roofer typically approaches a flashing repair.
Find the failure
Each joint is examined for missing kickouts, loose step pieces and counter flashing that no longer covers the top. Soft siding or stained trim below the joint suggests the wall needs a look too.
Expose the old metal
Siding is lifted or removed along the joint so the old flashing and housewrap can be reached. New flashing has to tuck behind the housewrap, which means opening the wall a little.
Weave in the metal
New step flashing is installed one piece per shingle course, each lapping the one below, with a kickout diverter at the bottom. Fasteners go into the roof deck only, never through the vertical leg into the wall.
Cover the top
The weather barrier laps over the step flashing, and siding is reinstalled with clearance above the roof surface. Siding pressed tight to the shingles stays wet and rots.
Check drip edge
At the roof edges, drip edge is reset or replaced to protect the fascia and deck edge. Correct laps at the edges keep water out of the fascia and soffit.
What is included
Common flashing repairs
Drip edge
Edge metal is renewed along the roof perimeter with the underlayment lapped correctly.
Sidewall flashing
Step pieces along walls and dormer cheeks are replaced so water stays on the roof.
Counter flashing
Counter flashing over step pieces is refitted or replaced where the wall and roof meet.
Headwall flashing
Apron flashing where a roof slope meets a wall above is renewed with proper laps over the shingles.
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Roof Flashing Repair Whippany, NJ
Roof flashing repair ranges from resetting a single loose piece to rebuilding a full sidewall. Minor work includes refastening loose metal or adding a missing kickout; bigger jobs mean pulling siding and replacing every step piece along a wall. The roofer should explain which applies before work begins.
The metal used should suit the house. Copper, galvanized steel and aluminum all show up on roofs, and each has spots where it works best. Mixing copper with aluminum or galvanized metal in contact can cause corrosion, so the roofer matches the metal to what is already there.
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Roof Valley Flashing Whippany, NJ
Roof valleys carry the runoff from two slopes, so they handle more water than any other part of the roof. An open valley uses a strip of metal, often a W-shaped valley pan with a center rib, with the shingles cut back on each side; a closed valley has the shingles woven or cut across it with no metal showing. Both need ice and water shield underneath, centered in the valley.
Common valley problems include rusted metal, debris dams, worn shingles and nails placed too close to the centerline. Uncut shingle corners can catch water and direct it under the roofing. Fixing a valley usually involves stripping it, relining it and installing new metal or reshingling.
Local help
Flashing Repair Near Me
Around Whippany, flashing leaks tend to show up wherever a roof runs into a wall, a dormer or a skylight. Homes in Whippany and nearby towns like Cedar Knolls, Parsippany, Morris Plains and Florham Park range from older houses with aging galvanized flashing and no kickouts to newer homes with complex rooflines that rely on many wall joints, so a close look at every joint is worth asking for.
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What the local climate does to a roof
Winters here are long and cold, with snow on the roof for weeks at a time and plenty of nights below freezing. When warm attic air melts the snow, the meltwater runs down and freezes again at the eaves, which is how ice dams form and back water up under the shingles. Coastal storms and heavy spring rain drive water sideways into flashing, valleys and old chimneys. Most homeowners in Whippany, NJ have the roof checked in the fall and again after the snow melts.
Why call
Why fix it now
Less damage
A roof problem fixed early rarely spreads to the decking, the insulation or the ceilings.
Roofers who know Whippany
Roofers in Whippany know the roof types and weather wear common in local homes.
Straight answers
Ask your questions before you agree to anything.
Common questions about flashing repair
What is a kickout flashing?
Kickout flashing sits where a roof eave dies into a sidewall. Its job is to keep the water coming down the joint off the siding and out of the wall. Leaving it out is one of the most common causes of rot in the wall under a roof edge.
Can flashing be repaired without replacing the roof?
Flashing repair is a routine job on roofs that are otherwise sound. Only the shingles and siding next to the joint come off while new metal goes in. On an old roof, it may be smarter to plan the flashing with a full replacement.
How do I know if my flashing is leaking?
Leaks near walls, dormers, skylights or valleys are the strongest sign. From outside, rusted, loose or caulked-over flashing is a warning sign. Soft or stained siding at the bottom of a sidewall often means a missing kickout. A roofer reached at (862) 693-4362 can look at every joint.
Can I just seal the flashing with caulk?
Caulk can slow a flashing leak but almost never fixes it. It shrinks and pulls away, then lets water in where nobody can see it. A proper repair replaces the metal so it sheds water without depending on sealant.
Why does flashing need to be woven with the shingles?
Along a sidewall, each shingle course gets its own small flashing piece that overlaps the one below. That layering means every piece sheds water onto the shingle below it, the same way the shingles shed water down the roof. A long single strip sends water under the roofing, which is why step pieces are the standard.
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Chimney Flashing Repair
Repairing the step, counter, apron and back pan flashing where a chimney passes through the roof, with a cricket added where the chimney is wide.
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Finding where water gets through the roof and sealing it at the source, with the damage underneath checked too.
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Skylight repair from the flashing on the roof to the glass and the frame, without replacing a unit that can still be saved.
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Vent and pipe boot repairs for leaks, hail damage and worn-out parts, so every opening in the roof stays sealed.
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