Hey guys,
My chimney had been leaking. I filled some of the cracks in the crown with hydroloc cement. I've only had one rain since then but it seemed to be decent short term solution. The chimney used to be exterior, but now it's interior due to an extension in 1960 (I think). The chimney was brick, but then was wrapped in cement or mortar some time later. As you can see the mortar is cracking and falling off. We just redid the roof and couldn't really properly replace all of the flashing, because it was underneath the cement. So for now we replaced two sides of the flashing (where we could shove it up under the masonry), and tarred the crap out of the old flashing. The chimney looks hideous. I really want to do something with it to improve it's appearance. I spoke with a few chimney guys. The prices they gave me were all around $900-$1000. I do not have that right now, but I do have some time to do something myself. I am not a mason, but I am a carpenter, so I'm fairly capable. Any suggestions or ideas of a reasonable solution to improve the appearance and keep it water tight? Thanks so much.
*Also just a side note: Should I insulate the the flue at all around the 6" liner? Should I seal the flue with sheet metal? I don't think my installer did a great job. He was kind of a turd. Thanks again.
My chimney had been leaking. I filled some of the cracks in the crown with hydroloc cement. I've only had one rain since then but it seemed to be decent short term solution. The chimney used to be exterior, but now it's interior due to an extension in 1960 (I think). The chimney was brick, but then was wrapped in cement or mortar some time later. As you can see the mortar is cracking and falling off. We just redid the roof and couldn't really properly replace all of the flashing, because it was underneath the cement. So for now we replaced two sides of the flashing (where we could shove it up under the masonry), and tarred the crap out of the old flashing. The chimney looks hideous. I really want to do something with it to improve it's appearance. I spoke with a few chimney guys. The prices they gave me were all around $900-$1000. I do not have that right now, but I do have some time to do something myself. I am not a mason, but I am a carpenter, so I'm fairly capable. Any suggestions or ideas of a reasonable solution to improve the appearance and keep it water tight? Thanks so much.
*Also just a side note: Should I insulate the the flue at all around the 6" liner? Should I seal the flue with sheet metal? I don't think my installer did a great job. He was kind of a turd. Thanks again.