Water Spot Near Your Fireplace? It Might Be Your Chimney, Not Your Roof
If you notice a water stain or peeling paint right next to your fireplace, your first instinct is to call a roofer. But here’s a little insider tip: the roof might be perfectly fine. The real culprit is often your chimney.
Because chimneys stick straight up out of your roof, they take a beating from the weather. Knowing whether the water is sneaking through a roof shingle or a crack in the chimney brick takes a specialized eye.
How Your Chimney Can Let Water In
A chimney has a lot of moving parts, and if one fails, water gets inside:
- Cracked Chimney Crowns: This is the concrete slab at the very top. When the winter cold hits, it can crack, letting rain soak straight down into the bricks.
- Bad Mortar (The Spaces Between Bricks): Over the years, the mortar holding your bricks together crumbles away. Water gets trapped in those gaps and leaks inward.
- Missing Chimney Caps: If you don’t have a solid cap on top, your chimney is basically an open bucket letting rain pour right down the flue.
- Failing Flashing: This is the metal trimming where your roof meets the brick. If the sealant dries up or pulls away, water runs right into your attic.
Why Hiring a Team That Does Both Matters
If you hire a regular roofer, they might miss a major masonry issue. If you hire a mason who doesn’t know roofs, they might accidentally damage your shingles.
Because the team at Right Team Construction LLC handles both roofing and chimney work, we can check the whole system at once. Whether you need brick repointing, a new chimney liner, a fresh cap, or roof flashing, we’ve got you covered from top to bottom.
Stop guessing where the water is coming from. Reach out to Right Team Construction LLC today, and we’ll come out for a free roof and chimney inspection.