Bloomington Roof Pros provides professional chimney flashing in Bloomington, IL for residential and commercial properties across McLean County. If your ceiling stains near a chimney, the chimney is probably fine and the flashing is not. It is the most common leak on masonry houses in this county and one of the most consistently done badly.
Correct chimney flashing is two separate layers doing two separate jobs. Step flashing goes in one piece per shingle course, climbing the masonry so that each piece laps the one beneath it. Counterflashing is then cut into the masonry itself, lapped down across the step flashing, and sealed where it enters the wall. Neither layer works alone, and the second one is the one that gets skipped.
What we find instead is a bead of roofing cement smeared over the joint. It looks like a repair for about two winters, then it shrinks, cracks and admits water directly to the worst possible place. Tar is not flashing. If someone quotes you a chimney leak fix and the scope is sealant, that is a patch with an expiry date and it should be priced like one.
The other half of the problem is the uphill side. Any chimney much over thirty inches across wants a cricket behind it: a little framed saddle that splits the water and pushes it around either side, instead of letting it pile against the brick and sit. Snow and ice make this worse in central Illinois, because a drift that packs behind a chimney stays there for days while everything else has drained.
That is a week of standing meltwater against mortar joints that were never designed to hold it back. We also check the parts that are not roofing, because they leak too and it saves you calling someone else. A cracked crown at the top, open mortar joints in the stack, missing or damaged cap, and spalling brick where freeze-thaw has been working on saturated masonry all put water into the same ceiling.
Occasionally the right trade is a mason, not a roofer at all, and we say that plainly rather than sell you flashing that was never going to fix masonry. Reflashing a chimney properly means cutting into mortar and reworking shingle courses around it, so it is a job to do while the roof is open rather than as a standalone visit later. During a reroof it is incremental. Two years afterward it means opening new work.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — self-adhered ice-and-water membrane at the eaves, laminated architectural shingles over a synthetic underlayment field, baffled ridge vent sized to the soffit intake, step flashing woven course by course, counterflashing let into a cut mortar joint, six-nail high-wind fastening pattern — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Bloomington and nearby communities including Normal, Pontiac, Clinton, Eureka.
What We Handle
Everything our chimney flashing in Bloomington covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of chimney flashing work in Bloomington, IL. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- chimney flashing repair
- step flashing chimney
- counterflashing mortar joint
- chimney leak roof
- chimney cricket saddle
- chimney crown repair
- masonry chimney leak
- flashing replacement
- chimney flashing cost
- roof chimney seal
- chimney reflash
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Bloomington services.
Materials, equipment and how we do chimney flashing
The difference between chimney flashing that lasts and chimney flashing that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with self-adhered ice-and-water membrane at the eaves, laminated architectural shingles over a synthetic underlayment field, baffled ridge vent sized to the soffit intake, step flashing woven course by course, 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 Bloomington 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 McLean 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 flashing outside Bloomington
Bloomington Roof Pros covers Bloomington and the surrounding communities of McLean 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 Flashing in Normal, IL — McLean County, population 52,736
- Chimney Flashing in Pontiac, IL — Livingston County, population 11,150
- Chimney Flashing in Clinton, IL — DeWitt County, population 7,004
- Chimney Flashing in Eureka, IL — Woodford County, population 5,227
- Chimney Flashing in Le Roy, IL — McLean County, population 3,512
- Chimney Flashing in Heyworth, IL — McLean County, population 2,791
Start on the Bloomington Roof Pros homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Bloomington Chooses Bloomington Roof Pros
- ✓We confirm which municipality governs your address before writing a scope, because Bloomington and Normal permit separately
- ✓Our license number and company name appear on every bid and contract, as 225 ILCS 335 requires
- ✓A stated per-sheet rate for bad decking, agreed before the tear-off rather than discovered during it
- ✓Attic inspection included, because ventilation problems show up on the underside long before the shingles admit anything
The standards behind chimney flashing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The chimney flashing work we do in Bloomington 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 flashing project in Bloomington 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 flashing free estimate in Bloomington, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.