Sterling Heights Roof Pros provides professional chimney & wall flashing in Sterling Heights, MI for residential and commercial properties across central Macomb County. Flashing is where the roofs in this city actually leak, and the chimneys here are not the chimneys a contractor learns on in an older neighborhood. Many are framed chases with brick veneer, or metal chase covers over a factory-built fireplace, not solid masonry.
That changes the repair. On a framed chase the counterflash cannot be cut into a mortar joint, so it is fastened to the sheathing and lapped under the veneer, with a proper receiver rather than a bead of sealant along the top edge. Chase covers are the other common failure. The original galvanized covers on 1980s installations rust through at the low corner and drip inside the chase, showing as a ceiling stain near the fireplace.
On real masonry we cut a reglet, set the counterflash into the joint, wedge and seal it, and run step flashing course by course underneath. Never a single L-shaped strip of aluminum behind the shingles. Never roof cement as the waterproofing. Cement is a maintenance material that lasts a few seasons and then cracks, and it is the number one thing we scrape off before doing the job properly.
Crickets are not optional and people skip them constantly. Any chimney over thirty inches wide measured across the slope needs a saddle behind it so water is diverted around rather than pooling against the back wall. On a four-in-twelve tract roof that pooling is worse than on a steep roof, because the water is moving slowly and has time to sit.
Sidewall flashing where a gable meets a wall needs a kickout at the bottom, and its absence is the quiet destroyer of walls in this housing stock. Without it the entire run of roof water is delivered behind the siding at the eave. You do not see it for years and then a window header is gone.
We replace all flashing with a reroof rather than reusing it. Reusing step flashing saves a small amount on the quote and reintroduces the exact failure point you were paying to remove, and almost every leak we chase on a five-year-old roof turns out to be reused metal. New step, new counterflash, new kickout, new valley, every time, and it is a line item you can read on the quote rather than an assumption.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — metal truss connector plates, Fink truss webs, heel bearing over the exterior top plate, raised-heel energy trusses, H-clips between roof sheathing panels, seven-sixteenths OSB roof decking — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Sterling Heights and nearby communities including Utica, Shelby Township, Clinton Township, Macomb Township.
What We Handle
Everything our chimney & wall flashing in Sterling Heights covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of chimney & wall flashing work in Sterling Heights, MI. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- chimney flashing Sterling Heights
- step flashing repair
- counter flashing reglet
- chimney cricket saddle
- framed chimney chase
- sidewall flashing kickout
- chimney leak repair Macomb County
- chase cover replacement
- masonry chimney tuckpointing roof
- dormer wall flashing
- flashing replacement with reroof
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Sterling Heights services.
Materials, equipment and how we do chimney & wall flashing
The difference between chimney & wall flashing that lasts and chimney & wall flashing that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with metal truss connector plates, Fink truss webs, heel bearing over the exterior top plate, raised-heel energy trusses, 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 Sterling Heights 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 central Macomb County 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 & wall flashing outside Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights Roof Pros covers Sterling Heights and the surrounding communities of central Macomb County. 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 & Wall Flashing in Utica, MI — Macomb County, population 5,245
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Shelby Township, MI — Macomb County, population 79,408
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Clinton Township, MI — Macomb County, population 100,513
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Macomb Township, MI — Macomb County, population 91,663
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Mount Clemens, MI — Macomb County, population 15,697
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Harrison Township, MI — Macomb County, population 24,314
Start on the Sterling Heights Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Sterling Heights Chooses Sterling Heights Roof Pros
- ✓We photograph every metal connector plate and heel bearing in your attic and hand you the file, hired or not
- ✓Full tear-off only on truss-framed homes, because a second layer hides the frame and adds load it was never drawn for
- ✓Intake ventilation is corrected before any exhaust is added, so a starved attic is not made worse
- ✓We name the finished roof dead load in the quote and compare it to what the original builder specified
The standards behind chimney & wall flashing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The chimney & wall flashing work we do in Sterling Heights 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 & wall flashing project in Sterling Heights 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 (844) 511-2320 for a free chimney & wall flashing free estimate in Sterling Heights, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.