The local factors behind chimney waterproofing in Kawartha Lakes
Two houses on the same Kawartha Lakes street, built the same year, can need completely different chimney waterproofing work — and usually do.
Post-war subdivisions across Durham share the same construction generation, so when one street starts showing the same defect, the neighbours usually follow within a couple of seasons.
Many Kawartha Lakes properties were re-roofed at least once without the flashing being re-detailed, leaving a cosmetic seal doing structural work.
Across Bobcaygeon, Omemee, Fenelon Falls, Coboconk and Bethany, the housing stock changes street by street, and the correct method changes with it. A century home with a soft-brick stack does not get the same treatment as a 2010 build with a factory-built vent — using one method on both is how systems get damaged.
the practical takeaway is that a chimney waterproofing visit should start with an assessment, not a tool. Any crew that begins work before telling you what they found is guessing on your behalf.