Are brick chimneys attached to the house with fasteners of some sort ,
or are they usually built free standing next to the house? I was on
the roof yesterday inspecting my chimney and when I gave it a bang
with my fist, it seemed to move a little. I don't see any signs of
leaning or crumbling, but I was just curious how it attaches to the
house. I was thinking of getting a U-shaped bracket to attach it to
the house, I don't know if its necessary or not. This is a split-level.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:25:35 -0700, Mikepier wrote:

Are brick chimneys attached to the house with fasteners of some sort ,
or are they usually built free standing next to the house? I was on the
roof yesterday inspecting my chimney and when I gave it a bang with my
fist, it seemed to move a little. I don't see any signs of leaning or
crumbling, but I was just curious how it attaches to the house. I was
thinking of getting a U-shaped bracket to attach it to the house, I
don't know if its necessary or not. This is a split-level.

It would make be a bit nervous standing next to a column of brick and
mortar that wasn't anchored.



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Franz Fripplfrappl

On Jul 22, 7:25*am, Mikepier wrote:
Are brick chimneys attached to the house with fasteners of some sort ,
or are they usually built free standing next to the house? I was on
the roof yesterday inspecting my chimney and when I gave it a bang
with my fist, it seemed to move a little. I don't see any signs of
leaning or crumbling, but I was just curious how it attaches to the
house. I was thinking of getting a U-shaped bracket to attach it to
the house, I don't know if its necessary or not. This is a split-level.

It should not be loose from the house.