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Where the chimney leak starts, found and fixed in Doral

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Clues that a chimney is leaking

  • Ceiling stain beside the chimney breast
  • Musty smell near the fireplace after rain
  • Water on a lower floor below the chimney
  • Leak that began after roof work
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The order we follow on each chimney leak

Joining a leak repair with roof work

If a roof replacement is planned, the chimney leak can sometimes be fixed at the same time. With the roofing already off around the stack, the junction and the masonry near it are easy to reach. That can save disturbing the roof twice.

Tell us your roof plans when you book. We can assess the chimney before the roofer starts and agree who handles which part. If the leak is active and the roof work is some time away, we explain a short-term step so water is not left coming in while you wait.

A leak in a chimney nobody uses

A chimney that sits unused still stands in the weather. Rain that gets into it can damage the masonry, rust the damper and stain the walls, whether or not a fire is ever lit below. Leaks in chimneys that nobody uses tend to be found late because nobody looks.

A retired fireplace still deserves an occasional look at its top and its roof line, and a maintenance visit is a natural time for it. Should that look turn up a leak, the repair is exactly what it would be on a chimney used every week.

Booking the leak repair after your free inspection

Our free inspection ends with findings and an estimate, and nothing is committed at that point. Say yes to the leak repair inside the 72 hours after your free inspection, and 10% comes off that repair. The clock runs from the inspection at your own home.

Take the time you need inside that window. Read the findings, ask how the path was traced and set the estimate beside any other offer you hold. The discount simply rewards a household that has its answers and wants the water stopped.

Hearing drips inside the chimney

Some people hear water dripping inside the chimney during rain, even when nothing appears in the room. That sound usually means water is getting into the flue and landing on the damper or smoke shelf.

Note when you hear it and how heavy the rain was. The sound tells us the water is inside the chimney rather than in the roof. We start at the top and work down, checking the cap, the crown and the joint around the flue for the opening.

Checked during your free leak inspection

  • Cap and flue opening at the top
  • Joint around the flue at the crown
  • Wall joint on an outside chimney
  • Staged hose water test when the job calls for it

Before you approve leak work in Doral

How soon should a chimney leak be looked at?

Sooner is better. Water keeps working on the masonry, the damper and the wood around the chimney, even when the stain grows slowly. A small leak caught early usually means a smaller repair and less interior damage.

Do you fix the ceiling stain as part of the leak repair?

No. Interior repair is a separate trade, and it makes sense only after the water has stopped and the area has dried. We tell you when the chimney side is finished so the ceiling or wall can be restored.

Can you show me the part that caused the leak?

Yes, if the repair removes it. Ask before the work starts and we set the old piece aside for you to look at. The written record also describes what we found when it came off.

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