Roof Flashing Repair in Essex County, NJ

Roof flashing is the thin metal barrier installed at every vulnerable transition point on your roof — valleys where two slopes meet, walls where the roof meets a vertical surface, around vent pipes, at skylights, along dormers, and at the drip edge along the eaves. When flashing fails, water bypasses shingles entirely and enters your home.

Flashing failures are the number one cause of roof leaks, accounting for more than half of all residential leak calls. The metal itself may last decades, but the sealants, fasteners, and mortar joints that hold it in place deteriorate much faster. In NJ, freeze-thaw cycles are especially destructive — water seeps into tiny gaps, freezes and expands, then creates larger openings that grow with each cycle.

R&E Roofing repairs and replaces all types of roof flashing: valley flashing that channels water between intersecting roof planes, step and counter flashing along walls and chimneys, vent pipe flashing boots, skylight flashing kits, dormer cheek flashing, and drip edge along eaves and rakes. We use copper, aluminum, and galvanized steel depending on the application and your budget.

Every flashing repair begins with a thorough investigation to identify all failure points — leaks often travel along rafters and sheathing before appearing as ceiling stains, meaning the visible water spot may be far from the actual entry point. We trace every leak to its source and repair the root cause, not just the symptom.