How do I paint a wooden chimney?

Posted by c gibson on July 18, 2005, 8:52 am

I have a tall chimney above my roof. It's not made of bricks but of
siding nailed or stapled to a wooden frame. The paint is old and I'd
like to know how to paint it myself, specifically (1) how to cover the
top of the chimney, and (2) how to secure the paint bucket from
spilling on the roof. The roof is not very steep, but the idea of
using a ladder sounds dangerous. Any suggestions or advice on this
project? Or do I have to call the pros?

Posted by c gibson on July 18, 2005, 8:55 am

>I have a tall chimney above my roof. It's not made of bricks but of
>siding nailed or stapled to a wooden frame. The paint is old and I'd
>like to know how to paint it myself, specifically (1) how to cover the
>top of the chimney, and (2) how to secure the paint bucket from
>spilling on the roof. The roof is not very steep, but the idea of
>using a ladder sounds dangerous. Any suggestions or advice on this
>project? Or do I have to call the pros?

I meant using a ladder on the roof (to get to the top of the chimney).

Posted by Duane Bozarth on July 18, 2005, 9:24 am

c gibson wrote:

>
>

> >I have a tall chimney above my roof. It's not made of bricks but of
> >siding nailed or stapled to a wooden frame. The paint is old and I'd
> >like to know how to paint it myself, specifically (1) how to cover the
> >top of the chimney, and (2) how to secure the paint bucket from
> >spilling on the roof. The roof is not very steep, but the idea of
> >using a ladder sounds dangerous. Any suggestions or advice on this
> >project? Or do I have to call the pros?

>
> I meant using a ladder on the roof (to get to the top of the chimney).

Sounds to me like the solution is to build a really big fire and you'll
not have to paint ever again... :)

I've absolutely <never> heard of a functional chimney either framed w/

or covered w/ wood that wasn't brick or otherwise veneered to prevent
any combustible material from being exposed. I assume this must just be
a decorative surround around a flue pipe?

How tall is the sucker? It's not all that bad to nail a ledger to the
roof and "tie off" a ladder. As for the paint bucket, just hang it from
the ladder rung w/ a hook. You could build or rent scaffolding, of
course. Dimensions and actual pitch would help to paint a better
picture, so to speak... :)

Posted by v on July 18, 2005, 4:45 pm

On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:24:12 -0500, someone wrote:

>I've absolutely <never> heard of a functional chimney either framed w/
>or covered w/ wood that wasn't brick or otherwise veneered to prevent
>any combustible material from being exposed. I assume this must just be
>a decorative surround around a flue pipe?

Don't be so technical. Yes yes sure it is a "surround" of metal
flues. But it looks like a chimney and functions like a chimney - the
smoke comes out the top of it, so let the guy call it a wooden
chimney.

But I'm not sure I get the part about why he needs to cover the top of
it???

Reply to NG only - this e.mail address goes to a kill file.

Posted by on July 18, 2005, 11:08 am

Why not? Communication skills are important, and to be encouraged any
way possible, lest the dumbing-down of Murica continue. Didn't know
net-Nazis encourage that.

TTFN,
J

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