Memphis Premium Roofing provides professional chimney flashing in Memphis, TN for residential and commercial properties across the Mid-South. In Shelby County a masonry chimney is not only a flashing detail. It is a place the building code names as an anchorage point. That single fact changes what an honest roofer should tell you when your chimney leaks for the third time.
In a structure assigned to Seismic Design Category C or D, and Memphis is D, a masonry chimney must be anchored at each ceiling or roof line more than six feet above grade using two straps of three-sixteenths by one inch, embedded not less than twelve inches into the chimney, hooked around the outer vertical bars, extending six inches past the bend, and bolted to at least four joists with two half-inch bolts.
Chimneys built entirely within exterior walls are excepted. Here is what that means in practice. When we open a roof at a chimney we are standing at the exact elevation the code is talking about, and we can see whether anything is there. On Memphis houses built before that was enforced locally, the answer is that nothing is, and that the stack above the roof is unreinforced brick with nothing tying it to the building.
So our recommendation on those chimneys is not more flashing. We flash it properly, and we write down what we found, and we give you the name of a Tennessee-licensed structural engineer. Re-flashing an unanchored stack a third time is a service we can perform and a piece of advice we will not give.
The flashing work itself is unremarkable when it is done right. Step flashing woven one piece per shingle course, counterflashing cut into a raked mortar joint and locked rather than caulked to the brick face, a saddle cricket on any chimney wider than thirty inches on the up-slope side, and a crown that sheds water away from the flue rather than a smear of mortar that cracks in a year.
And the cheapest correct answer, which we offer more often than owners expect. If the chimney serves nothing, taking the stack down to below the roof line and framing and decking over the opening costs less than rebuilding it, ends the leak permanently, and removes several hundred pounds of unbraced masonry from the top of your house. We check the cap and the top course while we are up there either way.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — two 3/16-inch by 1-inch chimney anchor straps at the roof line, twelve-inch strap embedment into a masonry chimney, roof-deck subdiaphragm crossties in the perimeter bays, parapet height-to-thickness bracing ratio, wall anchors at six-foot maximum spacing, out-of-plane wall anchorage at 42 pounds per square foot — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Memphis and nearby communities including Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, Millington.
What We Handle
Everything our chimney flashing in Memphis covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of chimney flashing work in Memphis, TN. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
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Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Memphis 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 two 3/16-inch by 1-inch chimney anchor straps at the roof line, twelve-inch strap embedment into a masonry chimney, roof-deck subdiaphragm crossties in the perimeter bays, parapet height-to-thickness bracing ratio, 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 Memphis 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 Mid-South 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 Memphis
Memphis Premium Roofing covers Memphis and the surrounding communities of the Mid-South. 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 Bartlett, TN — Shelby County, population 57,786
- Chimney Flashing in Collierville, TN — Shelby County, population 51,324
- Chimney Flashing in Germantown, TN — Shelby County, population 41,333
- Chimney Flashing in Millington, TN — Shelby County, population 10,582
- Chimney Flashing in Arlington, TN — Shelby County, population 14,549
- Chimney Flashing in Lakeland, TN — Shelby County, population 13,904
Start on the Memphis Premium Roofing homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Memphis Chooses Memphis Premium Roofing
- ✓Every proposal states the new covering's dead load in pounds per square foot next to the load of whatever comes off, because Shelby County is a Seismic Design Category D jurisdiction and weight is not a decorative question here.
- ✓Our inspection report includes the chimney's anchorage at the roof line, the parapet's unbraced height and the deck fastening where it meets masonry, three findings that are almost never on a Memphis roof report.
- ✓We tear off rather than overlay, because a tear-off is the only hour in which the chimney straps, the deck fastening and the top of the wall are all visible at the same time.
- ✓We turn down tile on existing stick-framed houses unless a Tennessee-licensed structural engineer has written down what the framing can carry, and we will help you find that engineer.
The standards behind chimney flashing
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The chimney flashing work we do in Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.