Chimney Flashing Repair in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX

Flashing Failures On Fair Oaks Ranch Roofs — Shaded, Slow-Drying Masonry

Flashing is where Fair Oaks Ranch chimneys leak most, and locally that means roofs buried under oak litter, with leaves and acorns filling caps and valleys. Add in shade and moisture that keep masonry from ever fully drying out, and any gap at the roof line turns into an interior stain. In custom homes on large oak-shaded lots straddling the Bexar and Kendall county line we routinely find organic growth and constant damp on the north face of stacks that never see direct sun, so we cut new counter-flashing into the mortar joint instead of relying on a bead of sealant.

Most flashing leaks we repair in Fair Oaks Ranch were never installed correctly. Surface-applied counter-flashing held on with caulk lasts a few Texas summers before the sealant cracks and shrinks away from the brick.

Heat cycling does the rest. Metal expands and contracts every day across a Bexar & Kendall Counties summer, working the fasteners loose until water runs behind the flashing and down into the ceiling below.

Flashing work in Fair Oaks Ranch is a one-day job on most homes around Fair Oaks Ranch, Ammann Road, Dietz Elkhorn and Rolling Acres, weather permitting.