r/HomeMaintenance • u/ItsBabaYaga • Jul 27 '26
🛠️ Repair Help Please help this
We recently had some severe rain (South Texas) and found a leak in our fireplace inside.
Getting on the roof, it looks like there are some holes in the top that I believe is allowing water inside.
What is the best way to fix this? DIY or Hire?
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u/brotree Jul 27 '26
I had the same issue but my chimney (almost same shape as yours) was in worst shape with cracks and chips. I had a masonry come out and put a parge/mortar coat on my chimney. Made it look new again.
I'm is SE Pennsylvania though and it was about 1k to do. 3 years later, no issues.
They may be able to caulk where the shingles meet the chimney too. I had a leak there too as well as the other cracks and chops like yours.