Monthly Archives: January 2020

Chimney Demolition Done

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Finished taking both chimneys down to the floor level and patched the roof. It was quite a bit bigger task than I had envisioned, but I’m sure glad its done. The house looks strange now…

Now to figure out how to best remove that load bearing wall…

  • Second chimney below roof line
  • Patched
  • Below the ceiling height finally.
  • Down to the floor level now.

Chimney Demolition Weekend

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The big task this weekend with the ongoing Gray House refurb project was to remove the chimney on the right side and patch the roof hole. Started on Friday with the above-roof portion, this took me until it was pretty much dark. I was rushing at the end to beat a pending rainstorm.

On Saturday me and my super-model wife rigged up a block and tackle to a roof joist and proceeded to deconstruct the chimney inside the house until it was roughly waist high. Was drenched in sweat by the time this was over. The back and shoulders will be sore tonight. See the progress and results below.

  • Here we go!
  • Not too bad to this point
  • Getting this one out was a real hassle.
  • Finally below the roof line, time to patch.
  • From the inside
  • Rubber patch, temporary (<2 months )
  • Block and tackle worked well
  • Super-model
  • She’s a keeper!
  • Result at the end of the day Saturday.