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crack in the chimney

79PTB · 2019-11-04 21:42:10

Hi all, I am looking for advice on how to treat a cracked chimney. We live in a house that was build in the late 40s, maybe 50s. With a recent rain fall I discovered that there is water getting into to attic thru that crack. I have attached a picture below. Any advice would be much appreciated.

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04-11-2019 10:42pm

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79PTB

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Hi all,

I am looking for advice on how to treat a cracked chimney. We live in a house that was build in the late 40s, maybe 50s. With a recent rain fall I discovered that there is water getting into to attic thru that crack. I have attached a picture below. Any advice would be much appreciated.

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#2 05-11-2019 12:00am
Roger Mellie Man on the Telly

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Need to establish source of the water ingress. It may be tracking a distance and entering at the weak point, the crack. Need to see a photo from the outside.

Concrete can be resin repaired if you wish, but only after you fix the leak properly at the source. No point ‘fixing’ a leak from the inside!

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#3 05-11-2019 9:27am
79PTB

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good point, chimney is cracked on the outside. here is the snap

Thanks Roger

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