This is the chimney that belongs to the best customer I have (if you measure in dollars).
Many years ago it was parged. Now the parging is falling off. It leaks.
The customer began the conversation saying they wanted the praging redone. But I’m not sure what the point to the parging is. Seems like some work on repointing and installation of some flashing would be sufficient.
Is there a reason why the parging may be needed?
Rich Beckman
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hmmm, coat of paint ought to do it.
-Thoreau's Walden
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Rich,
That chimney is in poor condition- parging is definately not the answer!
It needs to be taken down below roof line and rebuilt using new bricks.
The flashing is terrible, not to mention the tarred up valleys.
Don't let the client dictate the scope of the work, give a price for retopping and reflashing- everyone will be better served.
Walter
Good Gravy Beckman! Is this a joke thread!?
I would rather rebuild that chimney from below roof line on up and could do it cheaper than either parging or re pointing, except for materials cost. There is no flashing apparent there at all and all that black gumbo to remove before parging....!!!!What is up with the valley? They been DIYing some repairs for a couple of years?
They really do need a new one.
Curious - what do they burn? The inside is awfully clean for it to be oil or wood, which is good since there is no flue liner.
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"They been DIYing some repairs for a couple of years?"Nope. Elderly couple. All the roof work was paid for. And plenty of it looks, well, unusual."Curious - what do they burn?"As far as I know, the only thing using the chimney is a new (last couple of years) gas furnace.
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Gas makes sense as clean as it burns and that would be an easy one to replace with metal pipe.
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I thought Rich was giving ye ol' tongue in cheek routine when I first read the post.
be still do.Rich? When it stormed before my bread was baked, I fixed a few boards over the fire, and sat under them to watch my loaf, and passed some pleasant hours in that way.-Thoreau's Walden
Yeah, never know with that old roof rancher!;)
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Rich,
Check out my post this evening in" Properly counterflashing a chimney" in post 19.
Shows a retopping and reflash job from today.
Walter
As good looking as that chimney is, why not ditch it and go with B-vent?
"As good looking as that chimney is, why not ditch it and go with B-vent?"
That thought has been hovering around the edges of my mind. That probably is the best alternative. I'll look into that.
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If they want the look of a chimney then I agree with the others that say to take it down to the roof line and rebuild it.