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Show ee oa B = WASATCH COUNTY COURIER Bil — ry | HOUSE CALLS errr rn ira What To Do When Your Flashing Fails metal primer and finished with _where the flashing meets the flashing and replace it with a paint to match that which roof. new material that is embedded why flashing and/or a flashing currently exists. When it comes to flashing into the mortar joint. | system will fail. For example, a The big mistake that most around vent pipes, pay special There is yet another reason flashing system that integrates folks make is to wait for attention to the joint between why the chimney is a primary “ome people regard flash- the use of an asphalt com- - Mother Nature to determine if the flashing and the vent pipe, source of flashing leaks, its Se as deviant behavior. pound or caulking material will their flashings are leaking with called the “collar.” Often, the independence. While this isn’t ‘We, on the other hand, fail after prolonged exposure the first winter’s rain. The best collar is coated with an asphalt true with modern zero clearviewit as a necessary element to the elements. } time to check for leaks is in the material or consists of neo- ance models, traditional brick | of construction. Flashing is a Ultraviolet rays from the fall before the rainy season. All prene, both of which can fireplaces and chimneys are so means of preventing water sun will deplete these products you need is a sturdy ladder, become brittle with prolonged heavy that they require their from making its way into areas of their elasticity and will result rubber soled shoes, and a gar- exposure to the sun. Wrapping own foundation. Consequently, of a building that could result in cracking and delamination.. den hose. Caution: walking on the joint with duct tape or makthe fireplace and chimney can in a leak. And where there is a Consequently, these matethe roof can be dangerous and ing a patch with roofing move at a different rate than leak, damage usually follows. rials must, from time to time, ‘can cause damage to the roof- cement are temporary fixes. the roof and the rest of the Whereas flashing can be found be replaced. The same holds- ing material. If you are afraid of The flashing should be home. The location becomes in many locations throughout a frue for the counter flashing heights or have not walked on ‘replaced with a new one. sort of a push me pull you, and home (foundation, steps, deckthat surrounds a brick chimyour roof before, you might ‘The chimney is another results in a tear. ing, etc.), it is used predominey. The mortar joint into want to have someone else perprime location for flashing failThe low side of the take. - nantly on the roof. In fact, . which the counter flashing is form the water test for you. If ure. Most chimney flashing ney should be water tested, many roof leaks haven’t any- embedded might eventually be you are up for the challenge consists of a two-part system, first working your way up to thing to do with roofing. matethe source of a leak as the mor- - and aren’t sure where to walk the “Lshaped” flashing that the high side and then to the rial. More often than not, they tar joint gives way to on the roof, consult a roofing abuts the roof and the chimney counter flashing. are the result of faulty, nonex- - freeze/thaw cycles. contractor for advice, as the and the counter flashing or Finally, when it comes time istent or poorly installed flashSealing the brick with a best location to set foot varies. “cap shield” that covers the to re-roof your home, insist on ing. high-quality waterproofing | from type to type. - piece facing the chimney. new flashings ‘everywhere, Most modern flashing is material can prevent this from Two people best perform Ideally, the counter flashing chimney, valley, plumbing, etc. can flues for mechanical systems ee ae Coenen Tn a Ti to metal flashing is rust. -and_ the other in the attic (or embedded into the mortar Keeping flashing material free inside the house, if no attic joint between layers of brick. also be used. Flashing typically of debris will help keep flash-_ exists) to spot the leak. A pair Often, however, the joint is. can be found around a chimings dry and, in turn, prevent of inexpensive walkie-talkies simply smeared with an ney where it meets the roof, in - rust. If rust should occur, tack- can enhance communication. _ asphalt roofing compound or valleys where two rooflines le it with a wire brush and a | Start by testing flashings at caulked, both methods of — come together, at a wall-to-roof. rust solvent. Once clean, the the lowest point on the roof. which are temporary, at best. _ connection, by the eaves and affected area should be spot- - Direct the garden. hose with | The. longest-lasting fix is towhere plumbing vents and the primed with rust, inhibiting | medium to low flow at the area remove the existing counter _ materials |} asphalt, plastic and other flexi- ble waterproof Trying to save afew bucksby ‘reusing the old flashings can end up. costing you evs the long run. : - President Yes, Fiero Ne Oo | - handling the issues, the Democratic vice president on personality and trust. _ a have - Jar; - WALTER R. MEARS _ been popucandidates 222 = who opposed Ronald Reagan policies came to admire his leadership style. But this campaign is lacking in political heroes and, by the polls, in real enthusiasm among independentminded voters for either Al Gore or - George W. Bush. That may tell why a daGopil survey _ two weeks from election day found that - regard and now is one of the most esteemed of modern presidents for his decisiveness in the ending and aftermath of World War II and at the start of the Cold War. Franklin on D. Roosevelt’s standing among the greatest presidents was earned on his leadership in the crisis of the Great Depression and in World War II; they made him a heroic figure to most, not all, Americans. That comes with a caveat , forecasts of the closest election in 40 years are Still, a Pew Research Center survey after- ward. Political heroes do tend to grow in retrospect. Harry S. Truman left office in low nearly a quarter of the electorate had suggests that neither Bush nor Gore _ has been able to break through in preelection support because of doubts — about each man, the Republican gover- _ the war of a campaign, and sometimes, not soon . Kennedy was a wounded, dec-— orated veteran of - in ~ retrospect, not in the divisiveness yet to finally decide how to vote Nov. 7, in a campaign that anes Bush a narrow lead. -It may also explain thie prospect of another low turnout election, with about the same rate of voting as the 49 _ percent four years ago, according to a specialist on the subject. no guarantee that it is going to happen. to grow Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, who expects a Nov. 7 turnout not much different from — . that in the 1996 election, which was the a campaign song ored the legend of John F Kennedy’s — ship. And_political reputations | | White House Camelot. Even people tend show tune before it became ae 1B terms like leader- D. Eisenhower’s presidency. They hon- ‘People don’t like politics any more,” says Curtis Gans of the Broadway — 1980 election the pollsters said was too - Hess notes that “T Like Ike” was. a always avoid that ‘WASHINGTON (AP) _ he deans = job description in. liked Ike before and long after Dwight. favor of positive for on experience and ig ry over President Jimmy Carterina _ The Pew poll also found that 45 per- _ have a war,” says Hess, who served in close to predict. cent of voters see Gore as a typical _ the White House near the end of the For all his political arts, Prosidcit politician, while 29 percent view Bush Eisenhower presidency.* ‘It ae to bea _ Bill Clinton began his national career -. that way. In an era of cynicism about popular war and a just war.” - with his flaws and evasions showing. politicians, being yee as one is a ) PEON Ss ‘standing ‘was aS a ‘His personal misconduct, scandal and : ; liability. fe - <2 “general,” not* a’ impeachment, heightened cynicism Then again, career politician. about politicians. No role model there. + politicians. PBEVEE, “AP SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT — armies «that defeated Nazi Germany. = “To have a hero you usually have to : a small. 90- | contain li ant should | | . first time since 1924 that fewer than half the eligible voters had cast ballots in the in a presidential election. He sees the rise of consultant-driven messages and campaigns, the intru- Pacific, a senator siveness of the media and the emphabefore he won in sis on the personal lives of candidates | 1960 by the nar-— as among the factors that turn people rowest popular off on politicians. margin in histoThe nonstop exposure, especially ry and became on television, has narrowed the dis‘the first Base Catholic president. He tance between leaders and the led, and _ brought the style and flourish of a new eroded the mystique that once led peogeneration to the White House, after _ ple to hold their small children above the staid Republican years. the campaign crowds, just to see the _ But the achievements of his nia iis: : ‘man who could be president of the istration, like his time, were limited. | And the Camelot image was created — United States. But that hasn’t ended American | after he was assassinated in 1963, not esteem for the man in the White while he was in the White House. The House, even if he has been impeached _ image-denting exposes of his affairs and people don’t think much of him and unsavory contacts came much personally. When the Gallup Poll conlater 3 Se _ Reagan’s skill as‘an. ‘orator some '. “Nobody is going to be a hero to — said performer, was the trademark of everybody,” said Stephen Hess of the | his persuasive leadership style, overBrookings _ Institution. eet coming the resistance of Democrats! came pretty close.” and not a few Republicans to his con-_. He entered politics as < a antondl ‘servative policies. He won the White hero, the supreme commander of the - House with a mandate, a 10-point victo- ree the leak detection process, one One of the biggest threats. on the roof with a garden hose - degree bend at the top that is rat galvanized ducts its annual survey of the world fig- ure Americans most admire, it has _ been the sitting president all but eight . times in the past 54 years. That includes Clinton in 1999, Be although he ranked only narrowly = ahead of Billy ae and Fove J fom ee Paul IL. , ae a of _ sheet metal, but copper, lead, a constructed J reasons { ~ exit the roof.There. are several JAMES AND MORRIS CAREY AP NEWSFEATURES Wig NOVEMBER 1, 2000 |