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dlissauer

Need help with our leaking deck house chimney

dlissauer
hace 8 años

We purchased a deck house in 2011. We quickly found out that our chimney was leaking where the chimney met the kitchen ceiling. We've tried everything-a new chimney crown, rebuilding the chimney, a chimney cap, new flashing around the chimney, an oil based water proofing sprayed onto the chimney bricks. We even had a new roof put on. Now we're wondering if we need to remove some of the boards on the kitchen ceiling to see if there's possibly some rotten wood under there. This seems to be a weak spot in deck houses. Has anyone with a deck house experienced this leaking. Any suggestions?

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  • PRO
    Tee House Design LLC
    hace 8 años

    You didn't mention when your Deck House was built, but if it was in the 70s or 80s the chimney was probably done with used brick. Some batches better than others in terms of their porosity and it may well be that you need multiple coats of the waterproofing. The only way you will know you have put enough layers of it on is if you spray water and it forms droplets rather than seeping and transferring through the bricks.

    Steve of Buchanan Custom Builders has an outstanding mason if you're in Massachusetts.

  • Serge Markov
    hace 5 años

    I bought my Montgomery County, Md Deck House in 1986. The chimney was used brick and it leaked. After struggling a number of years we had the chimney removed and rebuilt with used-looking NEW brick. It leaked and we struggled for years, trying different chimney experts. It continued leaking. Finally one chimney specialist I found on Consumer Checkbook identified the problem: it was leaking THROUGH the new brick. He treated the outside of the chimney (I am not sure whether he treated the inside too) with a product I unfortunately don't remember the name of. The advice that I had seen was that brick should never be sealed: this advice was wrong. That was about fifteen years ago and the chimney has never leaked since.

  • tedbixby
    hace 5 años

    Yes, brick chimneys do leak and it doesn't matter if it is "new" or "recycled" brick. I've had two homes that I've had to have the chimney brick sealed. In both instances I hired a chimney sweep who did this in addition at the same time had him check out the chimney & fireplace and did any necessary tuckpointing.

    I know this is an old thread but if someone is having a water problem this could be where the problem is originating from if you can't determine it is coming from anywhere else. As it took me a few yrs to figure it out on the 1st chimney as I had no clue that the brick could be the problem.

  • Serge Markov
    hace 5 años

    Re: your last paragraph: that's why I am writing also.

    I found my bill for the repairs, in September 2011, it turns out (not 15 years ago, as I said earlier). The bill was $517.13 for labor and materials, which I gladly paid. The contractor, whose name I will share with anyone interested, used CrackMajic, Chimney Saver waterproofing material, and Crown Coat. The problem has not reappeared.

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