During the severe wet weather and storms over christmas we had water coming in through the chimney stack into the lounge. Initially we had a pool of water in the ceiling wallpaper. Later on we had a large water stain on the ceiling and chimney stack in the lounge. We had a number of roofing companies in to the view the issue and was advised that the chimney stack needed repointing and the flashing renewed. We decided to have the entire stack repointed and re-flashed with a couple of coats of weathershield. Further to getting the work completed we still experienced a number of wet patches in the lounge when it rained - looking in the roof void we found the chimney stack to be saturated and with the dampness seeping down through the stack. After getting the roofing company back for a number of visits and to review the issue they advised we get a damp specialist as they could not find the source of the issue. A neighbour of ours has a similar issue and was informed by his builder that the issue was due to the brickwork becoming saturated eventually permeating into the stack and onto the interior walls of the chimney in the lounge. He advised to let the stack dry out and apply a couple of coats of weathershield.
Does anyone have any advice on this? I am thinking of getting a damp specialist in but also feel that the previous roofer should be able to identify the issue. Unfortunately I have already paid for the work as the subsequent damp only came through about a couple of weeks later. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Does anyone have any advice on this? I am thinking of getting a damp specialist in but also feel that the previous roofer should be able to identify the issue. Unfortunately I have already paid for the work as the subsequent damp only came through about a couple of weeks later. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.