It’s getting to be time again. The guy I normally use is retired. Seems like the price has gone crazy like everything else. Has anyone done this DIY? Was there a product recommended to you or that you would recommend? Used to be a couple hundred if done with a sweep and inspection, now the only shop that will come out here wants $1250. I called BS on that instantly. Thanks, Hoarders Owl
Haven’t been able to get a hold of him. Left a message but don’t have a lot of hope for a call back. Owl
Sealing the whole thing. The crown and the main structure. Pictures later this afternoon/evening. Owl
Roughly. 22’ - 25’ tall. 60" tapering to 30" X 20". Standard mortar crown. I will look at Chimney RX, thanks Locust. Owl
Ive been using Chuimneysaver water repellant since 1997. The solvent based. Its a water repellant not sealant. The masonry should breathe. Expensive but lasts a long time.
Its expensive $100-125 gallon and maybe only available to industry professionals...sweeps/roofers etc.
What about a Stainless Steel liner with a chimney cap and baseplate that covers the crown. Then seal edges with high temp silicone? Then no need to seal the chimney??
The purpose of "sealing" the chimney is twofold. First the masonry is porous and a source for leaks even when properly constructed and flashed. Second it stops/slows freeze/thaw damage in such climates. My late father discovered this on his own chimney when it leaked in a heavy driving rain. He was a roofer by trade. This was before i was born in the 1960's.
northline express has a sale on chimney sealer by crown (today only). I have no experience with it, seems pricey even on sale and I have no context on pricing either. code is fixmycrown just passing it along if you don't get emails from that company
siloxthane ( I think that is the spelling) is what i used back in the 80's to seal brick chimneys. garden sprayer application. it is a sealer, dries clear, not just a repellent. It was pricey back then, but it did the jobs perfectly. If your mortar between the bricks is crumbling then you will have to grind it out and re-mortar, or tear it down and start over, depends how bad things have gotten. if your crown is solid and not cracked it will seal that as well, you still have to caulk at flashing's.
I chased a roof leak in my house for years.. 2 cups water 1 time a year.. hired 3 different roofers. No good. Cousins father in law.. finally gave me info. Double chimney, concrete block, clay flue middle house.. stainless steel chimney cap re seal every 5 years fixed it
We did too, for years. Water leaked in laundry room, ONLY when the wind blew a certain way while raining. He finally found it 20' away in different room, previous owner/roofer did not connect a piece correctly, water got in there, and rolled over the 1952 roof under this one to laundry room. Yeeesh!! Yes, little house in 1952, additions over the decades, and this roof goes over everything including that roof that is still intact
Brad’s, chimney saver, solvent based option is on sale too. 5 gal, $416, at efireplace. That should get everything sealed or water resisted, here, my folks and at the boys place. Steep but we’ll all be good to go for a while. Now we just need some dry and preferably warm for a few days. Owl
Excellent. I had heard of chimneysaver in trade magazines in the 1990's. In 1997 i priced a roofing job. House had a triple flue chimney that had leaking issues since day one. The owner asked i get the chimneysaver and if i did the job was mine. Well i got the product and have been using it ever since. One little thing i do on every job i use it on is to spray a 6" spot of the product on their concrete steps or sidewalk. When it rains it will stay dry showing how well the product works.
In the old days we just used Thompson’s water seal. It’s important to put extra coats on top where the rain wears it more. From the pic if you have water problems it’s mostly your flashing. The lead was cut into the brick at the roof angle. That’s always a problem.
