Q: We have a 6-year-old (1-story) with a cathedral ceiling in the great room, and the fireplace and chimney (which is a large chimney) in the middle of the house. This problem has been going on since ...

She used a telephoto lens to take closeup photos of the chimney from the ground. I could see she had a very nice metal chimney surround that appeared to be in very good condition. For me, this meant ...

Q: I have a problem with my chimney. It is a brick chimney on the gable of a 15-year-old colonial. The problem is in the attic, where I noticed a leak right where the chimney is along the rafter and ...

Q: Tim, I really need your help. My roof is leaking, and my last attempt to get it repaired was fruitless. It rained again and water still came in. Where do most roof leaks happen? Is it OK to use ...

When water shows up on your ceiling with no obvious hole in the roof, you are usually not dealing with a freak event. You are almost always looking at a failure in the thin strips of metal or membrane ...

Q: The cap over our fireplace chimney was nailed in several places on top. The nails rusted and caused a leak. The roofer installed a new one exactly like the old one, (about 4 feet square), but the ...

Q:I think rain is coming through the cement blocks of my fireplace, and my carpet gets wet. How do I fix this? Answer: This moisture getting into your home could be getting in where the chimney and ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) Homeowners across North Texas continue to face water intrusion issues tied to aging roofs and chimney systems, leading to growing attention on proper flashing repair and replacement ...

Roof leaks plague countless homeowners each year. Talk to experienced roofers, and they’ll tell you the vast majority of leaks happen at flashings. A roof flashing is a transitional material. It ...