Cricket Saddle Chimney. Cricket or saddle coverings shall be sheet metal or of the same material as the roof covering. Roof crickets prevent roof leaks.
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This is a device that covers the back edge of the chimney forcing the water to flow around the chimney. The pictures he pulled up is what i normally call a saddle behind a chimney for example though i have heard those called crickets as well. This cricket sheds rain water away from the chimney rather than allowing it to beat down onto the side of the chimney that is the most susceptible to water penetration.
This cricket sheds rain water away from the chimney rather than allowing it to beat down onto the side of the chimney that is the most susceptible to water penetration.
A chimney cricket or chimney saddle is a customized flashing solution specifically designed to prevent water snow and debris from collecting around the base of the chimney. You can prevent this from happening by building a roofing cricket sometimes called a saddle. This area is the least noticeable from the ground yet likely has more damage than other sections of a masonry or prefabricated chimney. Nothing and i look like an idiot.
