Chimney Leaking Into Attic

Chimney leaking into attic.

Chimney leaking into attic.

Sealing air leaks at ceiling penetrations can improve the efficiency of a home s heating and cooling systems. Many building codes require a. I have had flashing replaced but chimney still leaks. I towelled it up and the plaster has really held well.

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. Currently the chimney is used as a vent for my furnace and hot water heater. 6 chimney leaks that aren t chimney leaks. 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.

A few weeks ago i tarred around the chimney to hopefully stop the leaks but it hasn t helped. 2 many chimney leaks are from cracks in the chimney crown. I ve done a lot of research and it seems like it s probably the flashing that has failed. My chimney is 20 years old and wondering if there are cracks or lost mortar on chimney.

Apr 18 2011 bonus. 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. Sealing an air leak around a chimney in the attic. The bricks coming thru from the outside to the inside were saturated and i could see the water dripping on the left.

Is there a product to seal outside brick or another method to fix. My chimney is leaking into my attic space. My chimney leaks in attic through mortar brick when it rains. If the stringer is un level water can travel a ways and even wind up at the.

It drips out of mortar between bricks in several locations around chimney.