good morning.
I'm new to this site. so i just wanted to thank you in advance for your help.
about 3 years ago i had a Chimney contractor come and install a stainless steel liner for my oil burner flu. I also had chimney caps installed. The contractor said to call them to inspect the liner in approximately 2-3 years to see if it needs to be cleaned. i had called them up for the inspection but they did not show.
So i had another chimney contractor come to look at it. He said that the liner was never connected to the boiler flue and that no thimble was installed. my first question is "is installing a thimble standard operating procedure?" In other words should the original contractor come in and correct the problem at no charge (there is a lifetime warranty for the liner itself).
In addition, the 2nd chimney guy said the caps were installed incorrectly with the roofing tar (see below). He said that the first 3 row of bricks need to be removed because the tar will shorten the lifespan of the masonry. he said that instead of the two caps that one would be installed.
the 2nd chimney contractor advised i call the original guy to correct the problems but he would fix it all if the original guy balks.
to tell you the truth i barely look at my chimney of my house and never realzied the tar as a problem. then again i knew nothing about chimneys.
thank you again on any advice or comments.
brian
I'm new to this site. so i just wanted to thank you in advance for your help.
about 3 years ago i had a Chimney contractor come and install a stainless steel liner for my oil burner flu. I also had chimney caps installed. The contractor said to call them to inspect the liner in approximately 2-3 years to see if it needs to be cleaned. i had called them up for the inspection but they did not show.
So i had another chimney contractor come to look at it. He said that the liner was never connected to the boiler flue and that no thimble was installed. my first question is "is installing a thimble standard operating procedure?" In other words should the original contractor come in and correct the problem at no charge (there is a lifetime warranty for the liner itself).
In addition, the 2nd chimney guy said the caps were installed incorrectly with the roofing tar (see below). He said that the first 3 row of bricks need to be removed because the tar will shorten the lifespan of the masonry. he said that instead of the two caps that one would be installed.
the 2nd chimney contractor advised i call the original guy to correct the problems but he would fix it all if the original guy balks.
to tell you the truth i barely look at my chimney of my house and never realzied the tar as a problem. then again i knew nothing about chimneys.
thank you again on any advice or comments.
brian