El Monte Roof Pros provides professional chimney & wall flashing in El Monte, CA for residential and commercial properties across the San Gabriel Valley. Counterflashing is cut into masonry at a fixed height. Add a covering to the roof and that height shrinks, because the field rose and the reglet did not. On a house recovered once, the flashing at the chimney is working with an inch less than it was designed to have.
That is the most common cause of chimney leaks we find here, and it is also why the leak often starts years after the reroof rather than immediately. The assembly still sheds ordinary rain. It fails when a wind-driven system pushes water up the vertical leg further than the reduced height allows. In this climate that happens two or three times a winter.
At that frequency a homeowner suspects the chimney crown, the cap, or the flue. The actual problem is six inches of sheet metal. So the fix has to restore the height rather than re-seal what is there. Step flashing behind the shingles is the other half, and on a recover it is almost never renewed. New field goes over old field and the original step pieces stay buried.
The water path that mattered is left in place with a decade of corrosion on it. We open a chimney to bare deck, weave new step pieces course by course, and cut a fresh reglet at the correct height. Two-piece counterflashing then lets the chimney be re-roofed later without cutting the masonry again. Crickets are worth arguing for. Any chimney wider than about thirty inches on the upslope side collects debris and water behind it.
A framed and flashed cricket moves both around the stack instead of holding them against it. Adding one during a tear-off is a modest cost; adding one later means opening a finished roof. A cricket also sheds the debris that turns a chimney back into a planter every autumn. The same reasoning applies at every wall a roof meets.
Here that means the transition into a two-storey addition and the head of any patio cover tied into the fascia. Both want base flashing under the field, counterflashing in fresh reglet, and a kickout at the bottom of the run. The kickout is the cheapest piece of metal on the roof and the most often left off. Both details are cheap during a tear-off and both explain the staining on the stucco below.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — 1x6 skip sheathing, the two-covering limit in the California Residential Code, dead load in pounds per square foot, half-inch CDX and seven-sixteenths OSB re-decking, architectural laminate shingles, stone-coated steel panel — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve El Monte and nearby communities including South El Monte, Rosemead, Temple City, Baldwin Park.
What We Handle
Everything our chimney & wall flashing in El Monte covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of chimney & wall flashing work in El Monte, CA. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- chimney flashing repair
- chimney flashing
- step flashing
- counterflashing
- reglet cut counterflashing
- chimney cricket
- sidewall flashing
- chimney leak repair
- chimney chase flashing
- kickout flashing
- flashing replacement cost
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our El Monte 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 1x6 skip sheathing, the two-covering limit in the California Residential Code, dead load in pounds per square foot, half-inch CDX and seven-sixteenths OSB re-decking, 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 El Monte 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 the San Gabriel Valley 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 El Monte
El Monte Roof Pros covers El Monte and the surrounding communities of the San Gabriel Valley. 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 South El Monte, CA — Los Angeles County, population 19,567
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Rosemead, CA — Los Angeles County, population 51,185
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Temple City, CA — Los Angeles County, population 36,494
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Baldwin Park, CA — Los Angeles County, population 72,176
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Arcadia, CA — Los Angeles County, population 56,681
- Chimney & Wall Flashing in Monterey Park, CA — Los Angeles County, population 61,096
Start on the El Monte Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why El Monte Chooses El Monte Roof Pros
- ✓Every estimate states the layer count, the deck type and a per-sheet plywood price, so the number after tear-off is the number you were quoted
- ✓We measure rafter dimension, spacing and span from the attic before quoting any covering heavier than composition
- ✓Ventilation is sized by published net free area against attic floor area, not by counting vents on the roof
- ✓Counterflashing is cut into a fresh reglet at the correct height for the finished roof rather than re-sealed at the old one
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 El Monte 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 El Monte 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 El Monte, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.