Guys, thanks to all of your replies to my original note. While I'm
waiting for my roofer to call back (wish me luck), I think I might
give a chimney place a call and ask them to seal everything up tight.
I'd do it myself, but I'm not handy, plus I'm a big guy (300 lbs.)...a
combination that has disaster written all over it. LOL

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 21:12:01 -0500, John Willis
wrote:

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 01:57:52 GMT, "HRL" scribbled
this interesting note:


It doesn't take much of a crack in that mortar cap to cause the kind
of leak you describe.

I agree. I do not see any cracks. But the mortar may be porus enough that
after a few hours of rain it begans to seep through. I live in Colorado
where we do not get many days like that. Shows up less than once a year.
I don't think it can be coming in from the top. I just am thinking if I
sprayed on some of that Thompson's water seal it might do the job.


It might, but I doubt it will do any good. You have a small spot
somewhere that water is getting through. I suspect until you find that
one little place you will continue to have this problem...