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Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on March 16, 2008, 5:36 pm
> I am not a carpenter or mason. =A0I've has the house for two years and hav=
e no
> idea who built the chimney or when. =A0The chimney was used for our baseme=
nt
> woodstove only - I still have furnace heat and another woodstove with a
> different chimney.
>
> Last week the exterior brick chimney fell, all 25 feet of it from the base=
> up. =A0Ice built up on the roof and pushed it over. =A0The masons that cam=
e over
> to look at it all said the same thing - whoever constructed it did not put=
> straps in it to fasten the chimney to the house. =A0It appears the thing w=
as
> simply pushed over.
>
> The chimney: =A012x9 flue. =A0Almost 25 feet high. =A0Constructed of brick=
s - not
> entirely solid, but the kind of bricks that have holes inside.
>
> Insurance will cover the replacement costs, as well as the costs to repair=
> the soffit which is also damaged.
>
> My question - what should I expect a mason to charge to replace this?
It would be less expensive to use metal insulated flue or same with
wood surround than to build masonry.
T
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