Minneapolis Premium Roofing provides professional chimney flashing in Minneapolis, MN for residential and commercial properties across the Twin Cities. Chimney flashing is where more Minneapolis roofs leak than anywhere else, and it is also where the seasonal window closes first. Not because of shingles, but because the masonry side of the repair depends on mortar, and mortar has a colder floor than almost anything else we work with.
A correct chimney detail has two layers. Step flashing interleaves with each shingle course and turns up the masonry. Counterflashing gets cut into a reglet in the masonry joint, then dressed down across the face of the step flashing and sealed. The two are separate pieces for a reason, because the roof moves and the chimney does not, and a single rigid piece spanning both will tear.
What we find instead, on house after house, is a bead of roof cement smeared where counterflashing should be. It works for two or three years, then cracks and admits water directly into the top of the wall. Cutting a proper reglet and setting real counterflashing costs more once and then stops costing anything, which is the trade we recommend every time. It is one of the few repairs that genuinely ends a problem rather than deferring it.
The calendar problem is the mortar. Repointing a reglet, rebuilding a crown or tuckpointing a spalled joint all require the mix to cure before it freezes, and freshly placed mortar that freezes fails. So the chimney window in this market shuts weeks before the shingle window does, and a September call about a chimney leak is a very different conversation from a November one.
When a chimney leak turns up in the cold, we do the metal work and defer the masonry. New step and counterflashing can be set and mechanically fastened, sealed with an appropriate cold-weather sealant, and that will hold water out through the winter. The mortar work goes on the calendar for spring, and we tell you it is on the calendar rather than letting it quietly disappear.
The other thing worth checking while we are up there is the crown and the cap. A cracked crown lets water into the masonry from above, and no amount of flashing at the roof line addresses that. If the chimney is unused, capping and sealing it properly is often cheaper than keeping it serviceable, and we will price both. A chimney nobody uses is a hole in the roof with a brick tower attached to it.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — thermally activated factory sealant strips, ASTM D4586 hand-sealing dabs, sixteenth-inch butt-joint gapping, six fasteners per shingle at the nailing line, SBS-modified sealant chemistry, steel-ball-tested Class 4 laminates — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Minneapolis and nearby communities including St. Louis Park, Richfield, Edina, Golden Valley.
What We Handle
Everything our chimney flashing in Minneapolis covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of chimney flashing work in Minneapolis, MN. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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- chimney leak repair
- counterflashing reglet
- step flashing chimney
- chimney crown repair
- tuckpointing chimney
- chimney cricket install
- chimney cap replacement
- masonry chimney leak
- chimney reflash during reroof
- chimney saddle flashing
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Minneapolis 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 thermally activated factory sealant strips, ASTM D4586 hand-sealing dabs, sixteenth-inch butt-joint gapping, six fasteners per shingle at the nailing line, 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 Minneapolis 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 Twin Cities 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 Minneapolis
Minneapolis Premium Roofing covers Minneapolis and the surrounding communities of the Twin Cities. 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 St. Louis Park, MN — Hennepin County, population 50,010
- Chimney Flashing in Richfield, MN — Hennepin County, population 36,994
- Chimney Flashing in Edina, MN — Hennepin County, population 53,494
- Chimney Flashing in Golden Valley, MN — Hennepin County, population 22,552
- Chimney Flashing in Robbinsdale, MN — Hennepin County, population 14,646
- Chimney Flashing in Crystal, MN — Hennepin County, population 23,330
Start on the Minneapolis Premium Roofing homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Minneapolis Chooses Minneapolis Premium Roofing
- ✓Every quote names a start date and states what the scope becomes if that date falls outside the sealing window.
- ✓Late-season installs include perimeter hand sealing with ASTM D4586 cement and a spring visit to verify the field bonded, at no extra charge.
- ✓We record the ambient temperature at installation and log which courses were hand sealed, so a February wind event is a one-conversation matter.
- ✓Six nails per shingle as standard rather than four, sixteenth-inch butt-joint gaps, and no staples on any job.
The standards behind chimney flashing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The chimney flashing work we do in Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.