Roof replacement & chimney restoration in Pompton Plains, NJ
This Pompton Plains home needed a new roof, and the brick chimney coming through it was in no shape to last another 25 years. We replaced the roof and restored the chimney in the same project, so the new flashing was tied into sound brick instead of crumbling mortar.
Project summary
- Town
- Pompton Plains (Pequannock Township), Morris County
- Work
- Full roof replacement + chimney restoration
- Roof system
- GAF Timberline architectural shingles; underlayment, ice & water shield, ridge vent
- Chimney
- New beveled concrete crown, repointed brick, new metal counter-flashing, stainless flue caps
- When
- Time on site
- Roof size
What we did
Waterproofed
Eaves, valleys and the chimney base with ice & water shield, then synthetic underlayment over the rest.
Restored the chimney
Ground out and repointed the brick joints, poured a new beveled concrete crown that sheds water past the brick, and fitted stainless caps on the flues.
Flashed the chimney
With new step flashing under the shingles and new metal counter-flashing set into the mortar joints.
Installed the shingles
GAF Timberline architectural shingles, plus ridge vent.
Cleaned up
Debris hauled away and a magnet sweep for nails.
Similar work by our crew
Why do the chimney and roof together?
Flashing is the joint between the roof and the chimney. If you put new flashing against old, soft mortar, it fails within a few winters and the new roof gets blamed for the leak. Doing both at once means one crew, one set of scaffolding and one warranty conversation.
What this job used
Get a straight answer about your roof
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- We look at the roof and the chimney
- Written, line-by-line price
- Repair first, if a repair will hold