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The chimney is used only for water heater venting. There was water leak aparently for several years before I moved into the house. Got the chimney re-sealed outside (looked like broken cap from lightning strike possibly and resealed the flashing). With this fixed, now the inside repairs need to be done.
The water seeped into the bricks through cracks, etc. and now what remains is a mess of some sort. The plaster walls pealed away exposing some of the damage. Some of the bricks actually are powdery when you touch them and I really don't know how to address this.
I can fix the wall easy enough but I don't want to just cover up the bricks if there is something that needs to be done to ensure that this does not become a problem in the years to come or when/if I go to sell the house.
We have had two or three people come out but no one really wants to deal with the job - either saying they will send quotes and then never do or simply taking 10 second look and saying not to worry about it... I will be glad to do this myself if I can but I don't really know how to assess how serious it is. Any and all advice is very much welcome.
The water seeped into the bricks through cracks, etc. and now what remains is a mess of some sort. The plaster walls pealed away exposing some of the damage. Some of the bricks actually are powdery when you touch them and I really don't know how to address this.
I can fix the wall easy enough but I don't want to just cover up the bricks if there is something that needs to be done to ensure that this does not become a problem in the years to come or when/if I go to sell the house.
We have had two or three people come out but no one really wants to deal with the job - either saying they will send quotes and then never do or simply taking 10 second look and saying not to worry about it... I will be glad to do this myself if I can but I don't really know how to assess how serious it is. Any and all advice is very much welcome.
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