DIY: Metal Roof Cricket Behind a Chimney

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4 жыл бұрын

Metal roofing works great but having a cricket behind a chimney that exits onto the roof is challenging. Here is our solution to the problem. Each roof is different so I did not document every single step. Huge thanks to my Jake and Charlie for helping (or doing) this project.

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@craiglist308 3 жыл бұрын

man what you did and the work it took to get there and all the tools put together to make it all and teh time spent... I admire that

@MakerMaxCorbett 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Top quality work. Better to put a few more hours in now then have water get in later.

@craiglist308 3 жыл бұрын

The work it took to do all of that and to make all the steps work together... thumbs up!!

@MakerMaxCorbett 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It was a lot of puzzle solving.

@andypeterk1720 3 жыл бұрын

Good job. Thanks for sharing...putting my metal roof on this week. This helped me out.

@MakerMaxCorbett 3 жыл бұрын

Glad I gave you some ideas. I could not find much for a cricket.

@victorpotts7244 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I having one installed on a present metal roof. My question is, How do you divert water from over a doorway on a pre existing roof? I hate gutters and down spouts.

@georgedavis9943 2 жыл бұрын

Top tier. Appreciate the pride you took in this. Researching crickets right now getting ready to fix a similar issue. Thank you for all the ideas!

@jorgev6077 Жыл бұрын

Looks good

@victorialian151 Жыл бұрын

gold job💯

@user-lp3uu9ir4h 6 ай бұрын

That’s why we have chimneys situated on the Ridge lol

@pcatful Жыл бұрын

One recommendation I see so far. Would it be better to keep separation of untreated wood (or treated wood FTM) and brick? Paper or anything? That brick will be from the rain, but could contain some moisture. nice how you kept the valleys out from the chimney. Makes it more difficult, but effective. Looks really nice!

@sdmairs2386 2 жыл бұрын

I was hoping this video would cover how you fixed your step flashing to the chimney. You touched on the caulking but no mention of routing or the mortar between the bricks or how you tied the step flashing together. Were those screws anchored to the bricks?

@jonmiguel 3 жыл бұрын

I'm years past being able to climb up and solve my own problems. Who am I to criticize? Looks clever, probably effective. I am a little worried about the tip of the saddle ridge overlapping the main ridge. Good luck.

@MakerMaxCorbett 3 жыл бұрын

It looks like water can get in, but the underneath is overlapped so it can't.

@trustysteeb27 10 ай бұрын

Through the roof was the worst caulk you couldve chosen for longevity and adhesion.

@stuart8219 11 ай бұрын

Lol all you have to do is flash it right … easy

@akiiakilius3476 3 жыл бұрын

I dont wish to be a hater or troll. But this is wrong.atleast in europe, Norway. You would lose your job if you did that.

@MakerMaxCorbett 3 жыл бұрын

What happens in Norway when a roof meets a chimney and snow builds up behind it? Anything poking out of a roof is a spot it could leak so I am open to other suggestions.

@akiiakilius3476 3 жыл бұрын

@@MakerMaxCorbett , We get a thinmetall worker who solves the problem for us. We call it : Båndtekking. Look it up :)

@paulmaxwell8851 Жыл бұрын

@@akiiakilius3476 Don't just brush us off. Tell us exactly what you would do instead. Any troll can say 'look it up'. More sharing of knowledge needed, not lazy criticism.

@edbouhl3100 Жыл бұрын

@@akiiakilius3476So that seems to translate to ‘band cutting’, not too shocking for thin metal craft. But from there, all the Google hits are mostly for Norwegian heavy metal bands. It would be useful to have a link. I saw a lot of metal roofing in Iceland so dealing with blowing rain, snow, and ice requires some interesting detailing. Haven’t been to Norway,

@georgemckenzie2525 10 ай бұрын

@@MakerMaxCorbett my concern is the valley could be wider. Good roofers would shape the valley as a W, that is with a 1 " rib running up the center, six inches minimum of flat on either side and a quad rolled hem at the edges to provide a little bump. The real secret is insulation Get yourself a bale of Roxul and do an R-100 wrap around chimney and under cricket.