Some good friends of ours got so cold during last winter’s power outage, that they installed a fireplace in their home this winter. My wife and I offered to help them out with the chimney installation.
Scott is one of my favorite project friends, and we had a nice day to work. But chimney installations have to be taken very seriously, because of the poisonous fumes that must be contained, the heat that must be protected against during normal use, and the extreme heat that can be generated by a chimney fire. For this reason all ducts must be double or triple walled, with adequate clearances, which very at different points in the installation. And the installation must be permitted by the city, and inspected.
Here are some of my pictures:
The chimney installation takes some careful planning
I’m on the roof, Scott is in the attic…..my wife Cathy took this photo from indoors
Scott and I doing work from the roof
The view from the roof…a pretty Renton neighborhood
Adding some support materials
Pounding nails into the new framing for the chimney supports
Scott takes his turn pounding nails
Scott’s wife Jenifer looks up to see how we are doing, and I catch her with the telephoto lens
Completing the chimney
Scott’s wife Jen calls for an inspection
Following the successful city inspection the next morning, Jen makes her first fire in her new fireplace
You can see Scott’s original design work in the tile. He’ll also add a patina to the copper heat screen.
Nice job guys!
And I can’t thank you enough!
It’s over 70 in here right now. And in 2 days we’ve only used 1 bundle of wood. What a change from those old fire places! I wonder if we’ll save money on heating? It will be fun to see.
Re: And I can’t thank you enough!
That comment above must be from Scott or Jen. I’m glad it is working so well!
Re: And I can’t thank you enough!
Great job Randy. I’m getting ready to remodel my bathroom (minor job) do you charge by the hour or the job? Where do you find time with your busy schedule?