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I am building my own house and am going with brick on the front, Hardy plank on the rest. I would like to brick venier the chimney too but I don’t know how or where to support the brick on the house side. the chimney is 2×4 framed up against a 2×6 wall with a 6/12 gable truss to attach to. At this point I have the chimney framed to the top plate just like any other load bearing wall. any help or advice?
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can you either
bolt a lintel (angle iron) to the gable just below where the chimney comes through the gable.
build an additional wall parallel to the 2x6 exterior wall inside the chimney to set the brick on.Just make sure that ther is enough support under new wall to hold up the brick.
jim
*The chimney is not supposed to rest on the roof. It should be layed up as one unit from the fire box up. You must have one of those metal box and duct fireplaces. If that's the case, you better consult an engineer about the amount of masonry load you're putting on your new roof. Otherwise you may find the whole thing laying in your living room one day.Ed. Williams
*Try some of the simulated brick veneer. (the 1/4" thick brick slices) Much lighter, and can be bonded right to wire lath and stucco.
*Ryan has the right idea. I was going to suggest that, but it might be difficult to match the real brick exactly. Not to say that it's still not a great idea. With a little imagination, you might be able to add a belt course of real brick to make a transition between the real brick and the fake brick. If you can find some real brick that looks like the fake brick, you could add that as accent brick to the real brick wall to make the whole thing make sense. It is still possible to support the real brick on the roof if you just do the right thing with the engineering.Good luck,Ed. Williams
*Typically a brick veneer chimney would not have would framing inside. But if that is what you have, lintel off at plateline against the gable sheathing. Layup with four inch block to near the roof line and brick up from there. In other words, don't wood frame on the roof side. Does that clarify it?Tom
*Thanks for the ideas, It is a prefabed unit. I have foundation for an all masonary "Rumford" but time, expense and my wife not wanting wood in the house dictate the gas log route. Thanks to all of you, This is a great site, I'll be back with more questions.