Cracks in Render on Chimney Stack and Firewall
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 12:44 pm
Hi all,
Just had scaffolding put up to give access to roof as we had some water ingress in the loft space. Have located a tear in the flashing, but also seen what looks like some questionable previous repairs to the chimney stack/firewall. The cracks in the render that have been "repaired" have a grey silicon I can pretty much peel away. Any idea what this would have been?
Also a rather large crack between the hip ridge and chimney stack.
What's my best option for repair? Re-render the whole thing? Someone also mentioned Acropol + as an option but I've seen varying opinions, although it seems to be on at least half the houses near me!
Thanks!
Just had scaffolding put up to give access to roof as we had some water ingress in the loft space. Have located a tear in the flashing, but also seen what looks like some questionable previous repairs to the chimney stack/firewall. The cracks in the render that have been "repaired" have a grey silicon I can pretty much peel away. Any idea what this would have been?
Also a rather large crack between the hip ridge and chimney stack.
What's my best option for repair? Re-render the whole thing? Someone also mentioned Acropol + as an option but I've seen varying opinions, although it seems to be on at least half the houses near me!
Thanks!