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Thick as a brick - part II

Ultradog MN

Ultradog MN

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A couple of weeks ago I posted about the bricks I found on Craigslist and how I was pleased to buy them for 2 bits apiece.
So today the bricklayer came and we spent 6 1/2 hours building the new chimney in my living room.
I mixed his mud and hauled the bricks in etc.
Also did the striking off with a 'rollerskate'.
I wired in 2 light switches and an outlet, a box for the thermostat and also ran a length of 1" cpvc conduit from the basement to the attic for future tv, computer, phone etc.
Tomorrow after work I will sponge it off with muratic acid to clean the mortar smudges off.
Made one heck of a mess in my living room. Glad I put plastic down first.
Some things it's just better to hire a professional to do. He did a real nice job and
I'm happy with how it turned out.

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Looks like a nice project to have completed. Yes sometimes hiring a professional is the proper way to accomplish and complete a fire safe chimney. cheers, Murray
 
What do you have for a base under that? Does it start on the floor or go to the basement?

When I built my house, I put the fireplace insert on ground level. I had a lot of large rocks and broken concrete blocks so I formed up the support using concrete blocks from the basement up, 4' x 7', and filled that with the broken fill and cement. I now have a base 4' by 7' and 12' tall to support mine.
 
There was chimney in the house when I gutted it. Old one went from the basement floor through the roof.
I tore it down just below the 1st floor and built back on top of the old chimney to the ceiling. New B vent through the roof.
 
I hear ya. My dad used to say, let the farmer raise the corn, let the carpenter build the house, let the brick layer lay the brick and so on. That way we can all make a living.
 
You have got to be one dumb a$$ to put that pos in the middle of a room, much less pay 2 bucks for a crummy brick.
 
No, Looney, its two BITS- that's 25 cents- not two BUCKS.

And I've been betting myself that you'd say something positive one of these days- but you haven't made me a winner yet.
 
UD,
I see some horns over the door. When does the season start up there. Ours started August 15, haven't been yet though it is to hot.
Ron
 
Just wondering have done a lot of masonry work. How can you get away with ele inside the chimney. and how come you used tin piping instead of a masonry liner. Not knocking the work nice job, just wondering.
 
The pipe is a class B vent so it's not a "hot" chimney. It just vents the furnace and water heater. I could have built the chimney out of plywood and it would have met code. As for the wiring, yes it will pass inspection since again the chimney is just a cover for the B vent. I probably could have used romex wire but i used AC armored cable as I had it around and wanted to use metal boxes in the brick anyway.
I've been working on this place for a couple of years now and have had to get inspected every step of the way. Have had to pull half a dozen different permits - building, electrical, heating, plumbing, etc. Grrr! Inpectors have been pretty good though. Haven't beat me up much as they know i'm trying to do things right.
The worst thing is the darned tax assessor has been here three times nosing around, asking questions. And yes they upped the value/tax of this place two years in a row.
 
nice job, ultradog, and really nice brick for the price i thought, looks like loony down there cant read or maybe just dont have enough education to know how much a "bit" is, mabe he'll go back to the kid boards somewhere and leave us alone soon
 
Hey learned somthing today, The muric acid, where do you get it and how do you do it. I was thinking of trying some coble stone in my garden with natural rocks and mortar and have never done this kind of work before.
 
I grew up in the construction trades, and the guy carrying the brick and mixing the mortar was called a "hodcarrier". Another form of the term- "Bill built me a fireplace the other day, and I carried hod for him."

Is that term still in use?
 
I think you can get muriatic acid at almost any good farm/building supply, I saw some just the other day in the paint dept. when I was looking for thinner.
 
Nice Chimney!
I know it does not matter due to the internal vent pipe and your intended use, but I seem to remember the chimneys in older homes always being built at a slight angle/off level, was told that helped draw the hot gas/air out more efficiently. From the looks of your pictures yours seems to be nice and level.
 
Here in WI, gun season starts Nov. 20th this year, so the MN gun season probably starts the 13th. I think bow season has started already.
 
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