Chimney Siding Leak

And more often than not the culprit is the flashing the sheet metal that keeps the intersection between the chimney and roof watertight.

Chimney siding leak.

If the leak does show up in this area have an expert check and repair the shingles. Fixing leaks around chimneys my firm gets more calls about leaks around chimneys than about any other problem. Leaks occur in places where sealant in the brick chimney flashing has become broken or damaged. Before applying the new sealant to fix the leak in your brick chimney you ll need to scrape out the previous sealant using a scraper.

Structural movement or damage shown in a more extreme case at above right can also allow significant leaks into the building. 2 many chimney leaks are from cracks in the chimney crown. 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. An inexpensive way to prevent a chimney from getting worse and causing leaks this is a easy and relatively inexpensive to rebuilding a chimney.

The chimney crown is the cement part on top of the chimney. See siding fiber cement gaps. Installation gaps in siding of any type if not back flashed invite leaks into the wall above left. Apply sealant to the flashing of your brick chimney using a caulking gun.