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 ...

DALLAS (CBS11) - It's a problem you may have never thought about until now: A leaking chimney. And roofing companies say many of you are calling them to fix the problem. Chris Crutcher, owner of ...

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: 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 ...

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 the thin strips of metal or membrane ...

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 ...