"Joe" wrote in message
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I got about 1.75" of rain the other night and a long slow leak in my
roof finally made it through the sealing. I bought this house last
year and I was left the name of the roofer who replaced the shingle
roof 5 years ago. I called him up and he told me that it's not his
flashing that the water is most certainly coming through the actual
brick of the chimney and that I should call a mason contractor to fix
the chimney. Is it customary for a roofer to not even come by to check
to make sure his flashing was done correctly? There is also a dormer
right next to the chimney so the chances that it's the flashing should
be even greater correct? Is there a way to tell which it is? Should I
get an estimate from a mason or should I insist that the roofer come
and check it or should I call a different roofer to check the original
roofer's work?


Most likely bad flashing. There may be a 20-30 year warranty on the
shingles but flashing may not be covered.
Myself, when I was younger, I'd be on the roof looking at chimney and around
it; maybe, even repair with roofing cement.
You did not say how old your house is. Mine is 33 years and in fact I have
a chimney guy coming out this week to cap off one of my fireplaces and seal
the cement on the top of the chimney which is degrading.

When I moved in the house 33 years ago, the roof was leaking and builder
told me to go in attic during rain to see where water was getting in. When
I looked along side of chimney, I could see daylight. He fixed that one but
I had to sue him for other stuff
Frank