Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Q: Our 1940 home has a brick fireplace and chimney. We had it inspected recently and were told by several people that it has a crack near the roofline and needs to be taken down and rebuilt. The ...

Q:I think rain is coming through the cement blocks of my fireplace, and my carpet gets wet. How do I fix this? Answer: This moisture getting into your home could be getting in where the chimney and ...

Reuben Saltzman, president of Structure Tech in Minnesota, identifies potential home problems and what to do about them.

Q: Could you please give me some idea as to where I am getting a water leak from my chimney/roof? I have a three-bedroom ranch home with the chimney rising out of the middle of the home. I recently ...

Question: Rain always comes through the concrete blocks of my fireplace, wetting the carpet. How can I fix this? Answer: This moisture could be getting in where the chimney and roof connect. The water ...

Replacing a few shingles can quickly repair a leaking roof. If your roof hasn’t leaked yet, it probably will someday. But there’s no need to panic. It’s easier to repair a leaking roof than you might ...

Roofers Leeds UK is announcing its range of roofing and repair services for properties in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The ...

When water shows up on your ceiling with no obvious hole in the roof, you are usually not dealing with a freak event. You are almost always looking at a failure in ...