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   Qtrmeg_ | Aug 25, 2000 07:16pm | #4

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   Yep, I am sure to write down that tip about mudding over loose nails. ;-)

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   Guest_ | Aug 26, 2000 06:31am | #5

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   Which part of driving the nails in till they bend didn't ya understand? Nothing loose about it. Jeff

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   Guest_ | Aug 28, 2000 04:23am | #6

   *OK, this is a dumb DIY question, but wouldn't it be almost easier to tear the sucker out? My old chimney came apart with a wonderbar...dumbstruck, queueless, and not wiping Liquid Nails on my new friscos...

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   Guest_ | Aug 28, 2000 04:53am | #7

   *No. Then you'd have to patch another hole in the floor, the ceiling and reframe the wall. And often an "unused" fireplace chimney has new(er) furnace ducting run thru it. And if you remove the brick on the first floor, you better have a plan for the second floor! That, and the original tip was to apply to all brick structures. We run into brick interior walls all the time too. If the plan the whole time is to redo everything, a demo might make sense, but as a last minute....instead of patching the plaster, just drywall over it....it's easier to nail and glue. Jeff

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   Guest_ | Aug 28, 2000 08:39am | #8

   *Forgot about that other chimney with the hot water heater duct running up...was nice to get more closet space from the one that started on the second floor...and it was doing such a number on the first floor ceiling since they took the bearing wall out...But thanks! We don't have row houses here, so they remain a mystery to me, both design and ownership of the parts. I ASSumed the same person had all the floors, would want the whole chimney gone ground to ceiling.There has been an alarming increase in the number of things i know nothing about.

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   Jim_K_ | Aug 28, 2000 01:26pm | #9

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   Yesterday's rowhome is today's townhouse. Shared separating wall but nothin' else shared. We were lucky in ours--the brick was in good shape where exposed, and covered w/ good horse-hair plaster elsewhere.

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   Guest_ | Aug 29, 2000 07:45am | #10

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   On our rehabs, the rowhouses all have old (no longer used) brick chimneys. The owner likes all new drywall everywhere. We've found that liquid nails extra thick, and short roofing nails do the trick. Cut the piece to fit, squirt out the liquid nails, place the wall board in place, and drive in the nails. If you can catch the mortar joints, you're home free. If you miss, just drive the nail in , then pound it till it bends. More to mud, but it still holds till the glue dries. Next best nail is a cut masonary nail. Jeff

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   Guest_ | Aug 10, 2000 02:34am | #1

   *I have had good results using construction adhesive and tapcons. Same idea different fastener...no misses

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   Guest_ | Aug 10, 2000 03:32am | #2

   *I do it with spray foam adhesive and brace it for a few minutes.

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   Joel_Greer | Aug 10, 2000 04:00am | #3

   *Now ya freakin' did it, Jeff! You know a bunch of homeowners and DIY'ers are gonna read this post,but you gave away a carpenter's greatest secret-LIQUID NAILS! How could you?

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   Guest_ | Aug 29, 2000 07:45am | #11

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   And that's the way I'd keep these if it was up to me! Jeff