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Water getting into the fire box might be coming right down the middle of the clay liner since you say it is when heavy and wind driven rains happen mostly. Might consider putting a spark arrester cap over the liner pipe and then check to be sure the damper isn't totally rust rotted which should...

Jerry, 1. All of the slate appearing steel roofing manufacturers today make a ridge vent system for their ridge caps courses. whether yours had one installed is something you would have to investigate and would look like a dark gap between the last course of the shingle course and have the...

It isn't a problem with the window frames it is a problem with the sill's surrounding mortar and that isn't sealed it needs repointed because it has FAILED thus letting water in via cracks, separations and where it has washed out from the water pushing it out.

The fact that efflorescence appearing requires copious amounts of water pass from behind the mortar and weep through that mortar outward, would give creedance to what the new contractors are saying. To get a better idea if that is infact the need, remove the screen and lean out over the sill and...

Several things which you need to consider regarding this insulation project. 1. Proper roof ventilation so as to not prematurely destroy the exterior roofing materials 2. Existing access to the rafter area of the true roof in the areas which you describe as "dormer rooms and bathroom" and...

From looking at the floor detail in your image and although you are making the building 12' x 10' vice the 12' x 8' depicted, the drawing clearly (upon enlarging), shows 24" oc as the joist spacing, which will allow for standard 24" wide insulation to be installed. That said, You are adding...

Sounds like you have some water drainage and grading problems which add to the interior moisture problems. We have seen that as a problem over and over for greater interior moisture problems and always fix those first. :beer:Bob

Exact same happened with a customer of mine. Their problem began from moisture entering from exterior walls under flashing.... assure the same doesn't exist in this situation. Steps taken were as follows; a) scrape failed texture until it reaches an area where current texture is firmly...

nealtw: You are correct regarding "beam" being to small and needing replaced, however the proper pre demo jacking & support of the joists is equally as important to assuring the beam is replacing the former wall at the floor level across all bearing points, which wasn't done during the remod and...

Ever111, I am saying that both sides of the beam location would have to have been equally supported assuming that there was no preexisting deflection of the story above and it were level, bracing those two sides of the second story floor joists would have sufficed. However, If there was already...

I see what appears to be top plate material above the beam, however between the top plate material and the header beam it appears that there is atleast one 1-1" x 2" on edge providing a gap then some other material at the far right side of the image in that same gap space, was my point, however...

1. From the appearance of your picture, the header beam is not directly attached to the second story floor joists, there appears to be a gap with 1x material above the beam which would allow for movement of the second story downward into that gapped area. That is if the image is as my eyes see...