Chimney Rebuild

  We started this chimney project last week.  It was dangerously teetering atop the roof and the mortar was deteriorated throughout the rest of the structure. A steel insert had been placed inside the chimney probably ten years ago. Our only option was really to tear it down to the ground and rebuild it, which is precisely what we have been doing.
  The roof is very steep and staging was difficult.  Matters were not helped by the fact that there are slate shingles beneath the asphalt shingles. which forced us the use roof-saddles to attach the roof steel to.

  Of course, we had to do some demolition inside to access the structure.  It was already accessible in the basement and the attic, and we were able to go in through a closet wall on the second floor.  This shot is in the first floor living room. We tried to be minimal in our destruction.

  Chimney gone.  Looking down.

  And up...

  Note the curve of the hole. The original chimney made its way upward through the house at something like a 30 degree pitch.