Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

In almost every case, I’ve seen no overhang, no reinforcing steel in the top and no flashing under the crown. It’s very rare to come across a chimney crown built the right way. For starters ...

A roofer looked at the chimney and found two small holes in the counter flashing where nails had rusted away. Perhaps that’s the source of the leak.” Her simple statement of the facts gives ...