Well I started on that chimney cap today. First timer on this and have no
reference but it's pretty mucked up if you ask me. Lot of it just came
out in chunks when I chipped away at it. It looked to me like the top
surface was a patch job for a bad original job, What was underneath the
surface was crumbling and very sandy in areas
(http://i16.tinypic.com/3z21t09.jpg). Guessing it was hand
mixed?...wrong.

Then after all was removed, they way that top layer of bricks is there
looks pretty ****ty to me. Oh well, just fill with mortar and slope from
the flue to the edge of the chimney best I can. Gotta be better than it
was.

Looking for input and comments.

http://i16.tinypic.com/3169ats.jpg
http://i12.tinypic.com/2irloih.jpg
http://i16.tinypic.com/3z21t09.jpg
http://i13.tinypic.com/42k9pvr.jpg
http://i16.tinypic.com/2ztfus6.jpg
http://i10.tinypic.com/2vb1uep.jpg

Thanks,
Al...