Install A Roof Cricket

It doesn t take an expert to spot problems simply look for water stained ceilings or other telltale signs of leaking in the vicinity of your chimney.

Install a roof cricket. Place shingles over the cricket and nail them into place with roofing nails beginning against the back edge of the chimney and going up toward the top of the box that you cut into the roof. Caulk the joints where the cricket meets the panel and the chimney as well as the screw heads. Because chimneys are such a potential trouble spot consider installing a roof cricket as well as inspect them once every year or two. Secure the plywood triangles to the roof decking and cricket ridge with galvanized screws.

Proper flashing around a chimney includes three layers. Reinstall the roof panel under the cricket snapping its seams back in place. Installing a roof cricket. Install a waterproof membrane over the cricket sides and edges fastened to the cricket with a construction stapler.