Putting Roofing Cement Around Chimney

Apply a generous amount of roofing cement behind the flashing.

Putting roofing cement around chimney.

Footings for masonry fireplaces and their chimneys shall be constructed of concrete or solid. Around the front corner as shown. Also place the nails high so the next course of shingles will cover them. Use roofing cement to secure the flashing to the roof s surface.

Fill small holes and cracks with roof cement. Place the nails on the base of the step flashing piece so you re nailing into the deck. R1003 9 1 chimney caps. Allow the caulk to cure a full twenty four hours before adding shingles or anything else to the area.

Use a silicone based caulk in any gaps between the flashing and the surface of the chimney or in the corners of the flashing to create a water proof seal. The cement slab on this chimney crown is cracked away for the bricks causing water to leak in. Step 2 install shingles. The roof or chimney must be dry.

This is a chimney crown that will never crack. Spread a thin layer of tar around the base of the chimney using a plastic trowel taking care to seal around the edges of the flashing and the adjacent roofing. Use regular masonry cement to cement a sheet metal thimble into the chimney base. With a caulking gun squeeze a small bead along the crack.

Apply roofing cement to the joint between the flashing and brick. Apply a jelly bean size dollop of caulk at the corner where the chimney meets the roof. Cover any exposed nail or screw heads with roofing cement. Work it into the hole or crack with the trowel or putty knife.

Of a building within 10 feet 3048 mm but shall be not less than 3 feet 914 mm above the highest point where the chimney passes through the roof. Once the kick flashing and first piece of step flashing are secure you have to apply a shingle. Snip and bend a piece of prebent 8 in. Embed the corner step flashing in the caulk and nail it to the roof with two roofing nails.

If you re using wet surface formulas work the cement thoroughly into the surface around. Take your finger and. If it is just a hair line crack the best thing to do is put rubber caulking on it. Then the breech pipe will fit into the thimble nice and neatly.

Use masonry nails or screws to reattach the flashing tight against the chimney. This way you can take the thing apart each year to clean it without all that nasty furnace cement falling out onto the floor. Square step flashing to fit 1 1 2 in.