How to fix the roof after removing a chimney
Fixing the roof requires framing the leftover hole and removing old, rusted sheet metal that allows water to leak into the surrounding drywall. Finding the right solution is often difficult because contractors give conflicting opinions on the best way to patch the area.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Turn into pointy boi with 2x4s and sheet overDid this help you?
- 2frame it flat and put a low slope roof on the top flintlastic, epdm etcDid this help you?
- 3applying a rubberized wet patchDid this help you?
- 4painting elastomeric waterproof coating over the exposed metalDid this help you?
- 5using a wire brush and rust converterDid this help you?
- 6hiring a professional roofer to completely reflash the areaDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Any tips on how to frame and patch the hole?”source ↗
“I have had different people over to go over what they would do on this area to fix it, and I have gotten different opinions, so I am mainly here trying to figure out what options might be best...”source ↗
“I have some sheet metal on my roof around the area of my chimney that has some rust spots resulting in possible water getting through.”source ↗
“There was some water getting into the house from around the chimney last winter, and I can see it in the drywall around the chimney, though I do not know for sure where it is coming from.”source ↗
Where this came up
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