Tuck-Pointing a Fireplace Pulling from House
 

The brick fireplace chimney on my mother's 32 year-old home is in need
of repair badly, and since I parged her foundation last summer, I want
to get started on repairing the fireplace.

I never did tuck-pointing before, and it seems one of those
pain-in-the-butt type time-consuming jobs. If anyone has any tips to
make the job easier, I'd appreciate hearing about it here.

Also, the chimney lists about an inch away from the rest of the brick
fascia (of the house). I obviously can't glue it back. I'd like
suggestions on the best "adhesive mortar" to use for this job.

Lists-leans an inch? You better get pro estimates and be sure you are
fully covered even liability on her house for you work on this one.
Actualy I dought you may want to do it. The mortar may be so bad it is
just sand compressing. You need to remove all loose mortar, if it is
that deep loose what is going to hold it from going over. Many bad
chimneys get removed and rebuilt. Get a few pros out to get up and look
before you decide it is a simple job, some books are good to. There is
alot to correct chimney repair. It could have a bad liner so it is
deteriorated from inside and out, you need mortar mix, not to thin or it
will crack, it must be cleaned or mortar wont bond, it can mean acid
washing Before new mortar. Chimneys get the most abuse. It could be a
nightmare if you just jump into it or repairs fail in a few years done
improperly.

wrote:
The brick fireplace chimney on my mother's 32 year-old home is in
need
of repair badly, and since I parged her foundation last summer, I
want
to get started on repairing the fireplace.

I never did tuck-pointing before, and it seems one of those
pain-in-the-butt type time-consuming jobs. If anyone has any tips to
make the job easier, I'd appreciate hearing about it here.

Also, the chimney lists about an inch away from the rest of the brick
fascia (of the house). I obviously can't glue it back. I'd like
suggestions on the best "adhesive mortar" to use for this job.


There are at least two problems.
For repointing the masonry:
Check out BIA (Brick Industry of America) Tech Notes section.
Pay attention to directions on preparing mortar.

For the "listing" chimney:
There is a foundation problem which will continue until the weight of
the masonry topples.
Movement in the chimney is allowing water penetration where the brick
separates.
This will eventually lead to damage of the building structure.
If the chimney is / was attached to flashing at the roof, that is being
pulled apart.
This allows more water into the house.

I would take a good close look at the chimeny from foundation to roof,
then call an architect or engineer to suggest a fix.

TB

wrote:
The brick fireplace chimney on my mother's 32 year-old home is in
need
of repair badly, and since I parged her foundation last summer, I
want
to get started on repairing the fireplace.

I never did tuck-pointing before, and it seems one of those
pain-in-the-butt type time-consuming jobs. If anyone has any tips to
make the job easier, I'd appreciate hearing about it here.

Also, the chimney lists about an inch away from the rest of the brick
fascia (of the house). I obviously can't glue it back. I'd like
suggestions on the best "adhesive mortar" to use for this job.

There is no "adhesive mortar" that is going to hold the chimney. You
have to fix the cause of the settling first. As others have said, this
is not in the DIY range of things, it calls for a professional.

Harry K

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On 30 Mar 2005 02:36:58 -0800, "
wrote:

The brick fireplace chimney on my mother's 32 year-old home is in need
of repair badly, and since I parged her foundation last summer, I want
to get started on repairing the fireplace.

I never did tuck-pointing before, and it seems one of those
pain-in-the-butt type time-consuming jobs. If anyone has any tips to
make the job easier, I'd appreciate hearing about it here.

Also, the chimney lists about an inch away from the rest of the brick
fascia (of the house). I obviously can't glue it back. I'd like
suggestions on the best "adhesive mortar" to use for this job.


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before I had a gun, but I am sure glad I got one now. In fact, I
think I will go see if anyone wants to **** with me this weekend. I'd
kind of like to shoot someone again, besides the neighbors dogs and
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one who shot them. It's kind of like being God, because I get to
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Michael Baugh wrote:
I've been doing an impromptu study of trolls and troll wannabe's,
and I don't really have a category for this one.
Obviously not a troll, because it's so easily recognized for its
usenet
psychopath qualities.
Not a wannabe, since there aren't any troll aspects. If it were a
fisher, it
would be like one dropping a concrete block down to try to clobber
the fish.
So does anyone have some other category to put this high Bozo- factor
poster
into?

wrote in message
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On 30 Mar 2005 02:36:58 -0800, "
wrote:

The brick fireplace chimney on my mother's 32 year-old home is in
need
of repair badly, and since I parged her foundation last summer, I
want
to get started on repairing the fireplace.

I never did tuck-pointing before, and it seems one of those
pain-in-the-butt type time-consuming jobs. If anyone has any tips
to
make the job easier, I'd appreciate hearing about it here.

Also, the chimney lists about an inch away from the rest of the
brick
fascia (of the house). I obviously can't glue it back. I'd like
suggestions on the best "adhesive mortar" to use for this job.


The day I got my gun I became a man. Before that I was a
defenseless
wimp. Then I got my gun. That was the day I became tough, and
became
a man. I can now kill anyone I want. If anyone ****es me off, I
can
simply pull my gun and they're gone. A gun is what makes a man,
and
the bigger the gun, the bigger the man. I love my gun. It made me
what I am today. I now have respect and no longer have to put up
with
jerks who used to pick on me. Now I am tough, I just point my gun
at
them, and they leave. Well, most leave, one didn't, and I had to
shoot him. Pretty soon I will have enough money saved to buy a
bigger
gun, so I can be even more of a man. I dont know how I got thru
life
before I had a gun, but I am sure glad I got one now. In fact, I
think I will go see if anyone wants to **** with me this weekend.
I'd
kind of like to shoot someone again, besides the neighbors dogs and
cats. Watching a person die is so exciting, especially when I am
the
one who shot them. It's kind of like being God, because I get to
choose who lives and who dies. My gun is the coolest!



Errmm...someone with the mentality of a 6 yoa playing with mommies
computer??

Harry K