Hi,
Hoping somebody can help as we've tried quite a bit to fix this. For a few years we've had some staining on the ceiling and in some select spots on the walls near our chimney, in the room right below the attic. Originally, I checked the attic, thought there might be a leak, called a sweep and got new flashing. Since then, have been capped, repointed, waterproofed, flashed again etc.... Also, there was no liner in it until just a few months ago, with an old furnace and water heater venting into it. I've spent quite a bit on these repairs and the ceiling and wall in the area are still quite moist. I have a moisturemeter reading at about 15 to 25% in the area. I have tried to be more vigilant in observing the attic during rain, and have seen no evidence of water coming in.
So, at this point, I'm not sure what the problem is. It's been about 2 months since the last chimney reflash and repair, plus the installation of the liner, shoudn't the ceiling be drying out by now? I should also mention there isn't a lot of venting in the attic, I try to open the attic hatch and blow a fan up there when I can, also put one of those big moisture absorber buckets you can buy at Walmart up there, but again moisture levels are staying the same for the most part, not drying out much at all.
Any help would be appreciated, either ideas what else could be causing the moisture, and/or who else we could call besides a chimney sweep.
Thanks!
Hoping somebody can help as we've tried quite a bit to fix this. For a few years we've had some staining on the ceiling and in some select spots on the walls near our chimney, in the room right below the attic. Originally, I checked the attic, thought there might be a leak, called a sweep and got new flashing. Since then, have been capped, repointed, waterproofed, flashed again etc.... Also, there was no liner in it until just a few months ago, with an old furnace and water heater venting into it. I've spent quite a bit on these repairs and the ceiling and wall in the area are still quite moist. I have a moisturemeter reading at about 15 to 25% in the area. I have tried to be more vigilant in observing the attic during rain, and have seen no evidence of water coming in.
So, at this point, I'm not sure what the problem is. It's been about 2 months since the last chimney reflash and repair, plus the installation of the liner, shoudn't the ceiling be drying out by now? I should also mention there isn't a lot of venting in the attic, I try to open the attic hatch and blow a fan up there when I can, also put one of those big moisture absorber buckets you can buy at Walmart up there, but again moisture levels are staying the same for the most part, not drying out much at all.
Any help would be appreciated, either ideas what else could be causing the moisture, and/or who else we could call besides a chimney sweep.
Thanks!