Rainfall accuracy

[Houb]

Folks I have a leak in my house and the contractor said he can only come to check it if there is major rainfall. Can you recommend a site to check how many inches of rain are expected in zip code 11419. I need a few hours of mid to high rainfall as this is a very slow leak between the chimney and the house that doesn’t show up if there is light rainfall

 

thx

[etudiant]

Forecast is for heavy rain Dec 14th, so if your contractor works Saturdays, you should be able to find your leak.

That said, my limited experience with leaks is that the water usually drips down some distance away from the actual leak, so look around for all potential culprits. I found very high grade clear silicon caulk a very effective help, sealing generously between the chimney and the flashing, especially where the flashing abutted the chimney. The contractor had wanted to take down the bedroom ceiling, as that was where the leak was showing, so I was forced to try to find a less disruptive solution. Fortunately the roof had a flat section that allowed access to the chimney, as it would have been much more involved had ladders and scaffolds been required..

[Houb]

18 hours ago, etudiant said:

Forecast is for heavy rain Dec 14th, so if your contractor works Saturdays, you should be able to find your leak.

That said, my limited experience with leaks is that the water usually drips down some distance away from the actual leak, so look around for all potential culprits. I found very high grade clear silicon caulk a very effective help, sealing generously between the chimney and the flashing, especially where the flashing abutted the chimney. The contractor had wanted to take down the bedroom ceiling, as that was where the leak was showing, so I was forced to try to find a less disruptive solution. Fortunately the roof had a flat section that allowed access to the chimney, as it would have been much more involved had ladders and scaffolds been required..

 

[Houb]

I didn’t call him today as I know he was on another job but there wasn’t much rain actually, just light throughout the day and the ceiling doesn’t show a leak today. I think we need a far he’s a far heavier rainfall like dec 9