Q. I have a brick chimney built thirty years ago. When there are high south-easterly winds, accompanied by heavy rain, I get a lot of water in my basement through the chimney clean-out doors. I tried covering the two flue tops temporarily, but it didn’t make any difference. I tried treating the chimney with a sealer, but that didn’t help either, it still leaks like a sieve. My main frustration is that no one seems to be able to tell …
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In CONSTRUCTIONTags chimney leak, eave protection, frost heave, ice dam, roof leaks, roof replacement, shingles37 ViewsLeave a comment Colin Goff
Drip, drop, plop! If you hear these torturous sounds in your house, you probably have one of the more frustrating types of maintenance problems – a roof leak. In spite …