I don’t really need to extend this do I? I’m thinking it’s fine
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Chimney height, how important?
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Yeah, from one bed one bath. Becoming 3 beds, 3 baths. Contractor going to take chimney down just past the old flashing. Says he can’t make that line pretty. I agree.
Also supposed to add another two bricks at a diagonal, it’s a small feature, hard to see but there’s one down lower on chimney. I think the house was built in the 20s. It was a little decorative feature some mason put there.
Also supposed to add another two bricks at a diagonal, it’s a small feature, hard to see but there’s one down lower on chimney. I think the house was built in the 20s. It was a little decorative feature some mason put there.
I would just demo that whole chimney and install pipe or even a veneered chase if you insist on the look.
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That’s more like it. It rained a lot after this was done and it was not covered. Is that streaking at the top going to go away? Or is that my crown washed down.
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SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
No it won't go away on its own you need to wash it with muratic acid. You also should have poured a crown instead of doing a wash.
From scratch a chased class a will be easier but cost a bit more. Quite a bit more because this one has 2 flues. But in this case extending the exiting chimney is much easier than tearing the old one down and starting over.
Looks better today, rained a lot yesterday I’m ok with it, wife is ok with it. So I’m good
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SpaceBus
Minister of Fire
I know nothing about brick masonry, but are the gaps at the top of the chimney on the sides supposed to be so large? Will the mortar contract as it dries?
I said same thing about joints, it must be wider at the top, slightly. I wouldn’t boast about my superior masonry chimney, but it’s nit hideous. I have to pick my battles, I’ll see about this one.
There all skilled professionals, as I’m told. I never saw them, I saw scaffolding setup and material delivered. It’s almost like two different people! It was cold, bricks shortened a bit? I’m going to ask the reason why the gap grows with height.
I'm a contractor myself, usually not so picky, but that workmanship is unacceptable IMO.
Best of all....it’s twisted! I thought I had a pic from from front but this shows it so sad. The joints are nicer
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Yes it does. I asked to hold off insulating that wall until it rained a good amount so I could see the wall was dry. I can only hope it was build back properly this time as there finished walls now.
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