Hi,
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
We moved into a 1930’s semi last year and had the roof re-slated after the survey identified lots of previous repairs and generally just old, but no definite evidence of leaks.
After the re-slate, noticed water running down chimney breast in attic causing a large wet patch on the chimney breast in bedroom below. Turned out the roofer didn’t replace the flashing but just resealed the mortar joint with lead sealant after repointing the rest of the chimney.
Got another roofer in to replace lead (new rear gutter, soakers and counter flashing? however noticed some ongoing small leaks. Now focused in the spot at the lower corner of the rear chimney rather than all the way around.
Can anyone suggest if there’s any other possible causes?
- The neighbour chimney pot is uncovered but the issue seems to be on the outside of the breast directly below roof line
- Neighbour also hasn’t had their roof done - Could it be a problem with a leak at the overlap running down the felt and hitting the chimney?
I’ve attached some photos from after the most recent flashing repair.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
We moved into a 1930’s semi last year and had the roof re-slated after the survey identified lots of previous repairs and generally just old, but no definite evidence of leaks.
After the re-slate, noticed water running down chimney breast in attic causing a large wet patch on the chimney breast in bedroom below. Turned out the roofer didn’t replace the flashing but just resealed the mortar joint with lead sealant after repointing the rest of the chimney.
Got another roofer in to replace lead (new rear gutter, soakers and counter flashing? however noticed some ongoing small leaks. Now focused in the spot at the lower corner of the rear chimney rather than all the way around.
Can anyone suggest if there’s any other possible causes?
- The neighbour chimney pot is uncovered but the issue seems to be on the outside of the breast directly below roof line
- Neighbour also hasn’t had their roof done - Could it be a problem with a leak at the overlap running down the felt and hitting the chimney?
I’ve attached some photos from after the most recent flashing repair.