Friday, December 29, 2017

IN THE ATTIC

We are still in the clutches of this deep freeze. Yesterday morning the wind chill was 30 below and while the guys had planned to work on the chimney from the roof down. They changed their minds when they got here.  Yep. I was relieved. 

Flue blocks are big and heavy as is the flue itself.  Our "attic" is cold and there isn't a lot of room between the roof joists. I don't know how but they managed to set those blocks and the flue to within 6 inches of the roof. (You can't see the other person but trust me he is there. ) There is no choice now.  To finish placing the other flue blocks they have to get on the roof and drop them in from above.    

Today it was still sub-zero and windy again.   Not a day to be cutting a hole in the roof and trying to set block.  Instead, they finished up the pedestal and the hearth. 
 
 
It's a beautiful thing. 
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6 comments:

  1. Linda SwanekampDecember 29, 2017 at 9:42 PM

    Love the brickwork. Not too heavy looking. I have been following all the work, but too crazy to comment. Pretty cold here also. The guys seem like they know what they are doing. Hard, hard work.

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    1. ElizabethDecember 30, 2017 at 6:27 AM

      The house is small. We needed less mass. As it is, this chimney and its foundation weigh almost 6 tons.

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  2. JustGailDecember 30, 2017 at 10:23 AM

    It's looking good. I figured out the stack of cement block in the basement was to support the weight. One thing has me puzzled is the large pipe that was in the floor, now is covered up by brick. The one visible in yesterday's post, where they were just starting to build up the hearth area. I thought perhaps another flue pipe for a basement stove, but now it's all covered over with brick. What's it's purpose?

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    1. ElizabethDecember 31, 2017 at 7:53 AM

      That is the flue. It is made of clay. Usually they build the brick up and then drop that down in because it gets in the way as they lay the brick

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  3. SJ KurtzDecember 30, 2017 at 2:53 PM

    The central part of this country is supposed to be brutally cold (more than just normal too cold or freezing) for a few days, so I am glad to hear they didn't go up.
    And six tons seems right. People underestimate the weight of stone and brick (one kitchen remodel and a new support structure for the kitchen island granite countertop later....).

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  4. UnknownDecember 31, 2017 at 8:55 AM

    Loving the progress. Stay warm up there. I so miss our wood burning stoves up at the farmhouse. Even had a wood cookstove to supplement the electric one in case we were to lose power. I cooked on it a lot.. with my cast iron pans of course. I kept that thing going all winter as well. The good ol' days.

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