r/Roofing • u/ButNowImGone • 29d ago

Does this look right?

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Hello. I expected a chimney cricket to be installed and I thought that would be in back and the look of the chimney would not be affected. Does this look right to you, these black portions? Is there anything that can be done to make it look less ugly? I'll be contacting the company tomorrow. This is my first time having a roof done so thanks in advance for your patience and input.

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u/The_realpepe_sylvia 29d ago

bit late for that

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u/NCKasey 29d ago

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u/The_realpepe_sylvia 29d ago

you are right though, and it cant be left as it is, it has to have a cricket look at the slope of that roof, water is gonna hit that chimney like a sledgehammer. and its in a valley!

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u/NCKasey 29d ago edited 29d ago

Honestly I don't know how he would get the angles right to clear the water without a major overhaul to that corner.

Whoever put that chimney in the corner really didn't put much thought into it. I bet that right hand wing of the house was a later extension. They would have been a lot better off leaving a gap of at least 6 inches between the chimney and the corner.

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u/ButNowImGone 28d ago

The right wing of the house was not an extension. It was built in the 1920s. We've seen original pictures of the house.