Chimney Siding Leak

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Chimney siding leak.

An inexpensive way to prevent a chimney from getting worse and causing leaks this is a easy and relatively inexpensive to rebuilding a chimney. 2 many chimney leaks are from cracks in the chimney crown. Apply sealant to the flashing of your brick chimney using a caulking gun. And more often than not the culprit is the flashing the sheet metal that keeps the intersection between the chimney and roof watertight.

The roof shingles around a chimney can also have problems although shingles are one of the least common causes for a chimney leak. Fixing leaks around chimneys my firm gets more calls about leaks around chimneys than about any other problem. If the leak does show up in this area have an expert check and repair the shingles. You can see that the very purpose of the chimney crown is to keep rain out.

The bricks go up around the tile flue liners but at the top you need something to stop the rain and snow from just falling in around the tiles. Leaks occur in places where sealant in the brick chimney flashing has become broken or damaged. Structural movement or damage shown in a more extreme case at above right can also allow significant leaks into the building. The chimney crown is the cement part on top of the chimney.