Chimney Leaking Into Attic

I towelled it up and the plaster has really held well.

Chimney leaking into attic.

My chimney leaks in attic through mortar brick when it rains. 6 chimney leaks that aren t chimney leaks. Chimney leaking into attic. Currently the chimney is used as a vent for my furnace and hot water heater.

Many building codes require a. For once i m lucky to have plaster rather than drywall. My chimney is 20 years old and wondering if there are cracks or lost mortar on chimney. My chimney is leaking into my attic space.

Water could get into the attic or above your ceiling and either drip to the floor or roll along the stringer the long piece of wood that spaces out the roof trusses and runs the length of your house. Crawling around in my attic in prep for an insulation job and found a pool of about 1 4 inch of water pooling above the ceiling board. A few weeks ago i tarred around the chimney to hopefully stop the leaks but it hasn t helped. For example your roof might have a leak through the attic vent or roof shingle at the top.

I ve done a lot of research and it seems like it s probably the flashing that has failed. The bricks coming thru from the outside to the inside were saturated and i could see the water dripping on the left. Apr 18 2011 bonus. It drips out of mortar between bricks in several locations around chimney.

Is there a product to seal outside brick or another method to fix. New chimney leaking into attic up to this point we had many different rain days with no problems but this was the first wind driven rain. Water could get into the attic or above your ceiling and either drip to the floor or roll along the stringer the long piece of wood that spaces out the roof trusses and runs the length. 2 many chimney leaks are from cracks in the chimney crown.

If the stringer is un level water can travel a ways and even wind up at the.