I have had some work done - new flashing, waterproofing )though I don't
know what kind) The problem has gotten worse, especially with new
flashings - replaced twice in 2 years. I have gone on the roof and used
duct tape to tape up some of the flashing, which is the only thing that
worked, but didn't hold. It is a 51 year old home, inherited from my
father, and the chimney has always leaked, but just a little. There is a
concrete crown, but it is flush to the chimney. How important is it to
extend it beyond the chimney? The current crown is about 4 inches thick
and is slanted, not flat, and has had a few caulking repair, but currently
does not have any cracks, nor does the lannonstone on the chimney itself.
Could this be the roof as it aligns with the chimney? Must I pull up the
roofing to determine that and can the same roofing be reapplied? I know
this is alot of info, but I am desperate.

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kathysart wrote:
I have had some work done - new flashing, waterproofing )though I
don't know what kind) The problem has gotten worse, especially with
new flashings - replaced twice in 2 years. I have gone on the roof
and used duct tape to tape up some of the flashing, which is the only
thing that worked, but didn't hold. It is a 51 year old home,
inherited from my father, and the chimney has always leaked, but just
a little. There is a concrete crown, but it is flush to the chimney.
How important is it to extend it beyond the chimney? The current
crown is about 4 inches thick and is slanted, not flat, and has had a
few caulking repair, but currently does not have any cracks, nor does
the lannonstone on the chimney itself. Could this be the roof as it
aligns with the chimney? Must I pull up the roofing to determine that
and can the same roofing be reapplied? I know this is alot of info,
but I am desperate.

Some photos of the chimney and the flashing may help. If you take some
digital photos you can use this free website ( http://tinypic.com/ ) to
upload them. You upload them to that website, then it creates a link to the
photos that you can post here.

Good luck.

On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 10:08:30 AM UTC-4, TomR wrote:
kathysart wrote:

I have had some work done - new flashing, waterproofing )though I

don't know what kind) The problem has gotten worse, especially with

new flashings - replaced twice in 2 years. I have gone on the roof

and used duct tape to tape up some of the flashing, which is the only

thing that worked, but didn't hold. It is a 51 year old home,

inherited from my father, and the chimney has always leaked, but just

a little. There is a concrete crown, but it is flush to the chimney.

How important is it to extend it beyond the chimney? The current

crown is about 4 inches thick and is slanted, not flat, and has had a

few caulking repair, but currently does not have any cracks, nor does

the lannonstone on the chimney itself. Could this be the roof as it

aligns with the chimney? Must I pull up the roofing to determine that

and can the same roofing be reapplied? I know this is alot of info,

but I am desperate.



Some photos of the chimney and the flashing may help. If you take some

digital photos you can use this free website ( http://tinypic.com/ ) to

upload them. You upload them to that website, then it creates a link to the

photos that you can post here.



Good luck.

+1

If duct tape on the flashing stopped it, then it
would seem to be a flashing problem, nothing to do
with the crown.