Anybody have a full masonry fireplace?

[quot7quot]

Got a ton of rain a couple weeks back and saw some wet spots on the bricks on the inside of the house. not good.

Called a guy, he said solution is to waterproof the bricks on the outside of the chimney. That sound legit?

Anyone have experience in this arena?

Thanks

 

[punter]

Uh, this is the political fourm of a sports gambling site.

Sure you want to ask here? I've seen enough lies and misinformation that I wouldn't even try a recipe I read.

 

[Buster]

Uh, this is the political fourm of a sports gambling site.

Sure you want to ask here? I've seen enough lies and misinformation that I wouldn't even try a recipe I read.

heheheheeeeeeeeeeeee..except trust me on the crockpot recipes in the health forum...


"7"...sounds legit...however how old is said residence?

 

[Uno]

what are the chances that Obama did it? i am saying they are high.

 

[eek.]

A decent roofer will give your chimney the once over.

Might be the pointing, might be the flashing, might be the top section, only a visual inspection can find that out.

 

[punter]

Going to have to dry it out 1st and before it freezes.

you could build a fire.

Hows your A/C?

 

[quot7quot]

A decent roofer will give your chimney the once over.

Might be the pointing, might be the flashing, might be the top section, only a visual inspection can find that out.

that's exactly what I thought...the flashing. But, the guy took one look and said no. He said a heavy rain will soak the bricks and water gets in.

Never heard of that.

 

[quot7quot]

Going to have to dry it out 1st and before it freezes.

you could build a fire.

Hows your A/C?

I know. I had a couple fires and it took a long time but, its dry now. A/C is fine

 

[quot7quot]

heheheheeeeeeeeeeeee..except trust me on the crockpot recipes in the health forum...


"7"...sounds legit...however how old is said residence?

2 years old

 

[quot7quot]

what are the chances that Obama did it? i am saying they are high.

Obama would not set foot in my house...its not elite enough for him

 

[cussin'it]

It's the flashing...next?

 

[quot7quot]

It's the flashing...next?

that's what I thought too but

he said he looked and it wasnt the flashing.

 

[Buster]

2 years old

get a second opinion then

 

[roadreeler57]

Go to Home depot or Lowes & see what they have that will seal your bricks-fill any cracks...put a lid (roof) with enough on the sides for smoke to escape of course...Thats all I can think of.

 

[cussin'it]

Yeah, I found some cracks in the hat...the top of the stack. Filled em up and ended up with a leak.

it's about the amount of rain coming down on it.

Ours leaked on the native stone in the bathroom once, but we got about 7 inches of rain in a 24 hour period.

 

[roadreeler57]

I think Thompsons water seal works on brick & stone too.

 

[desrat]

Was the "guy" a Mason? It is hard to believe that rain water would soak through at least 2 thicknesses of brick. You would need a lot of water pressure to force water through a brick. This might be possible if the brick was underground. Water will always find the path of least resistance which in masonry walls is the mortar.

Have a roofer look at the flashing and a mason look at the pointing. One is not really an expert in the other's field. My guess is the culprit will be hairline cracks in the mortar which are not always visible due to expansion and contraction. I have a stone fireplace and had to have it re-pointed for just such a problem.