Chimney Repair - Ottawa Case study. Cement, concrete, brick, jointing, tuck-pointing and caulking services

Case Study 1 - Chimney Repair Case Study 2 - Concrete Countertop Case Study 3 - Parging Examples, Tools & Techniques Case Study 4 - Fireplace Brick Replacement Case Study 5 - Tile Installation Case Study 6 - Chimney Flue Replacement Case Study 7 - Broken Concrete Step Case Study 8 - Brick Sill Creates Wall Damage Case Study 9 - Brick Retaining Wall Rebuild	Case Study 10 - Basement Window, Cut-out, installation Case Study 11 - Concrete Walkway, Landing Case Study 12 - Stone Wall Rebuild Case Study 13 - Stone Step Rebuild Case Study 14 - Fireplace Surround - Cultured Stone Case Study 15 - Stone Stair Rebuild - in Winter Case Study 16 - Fireplace Surround - Natural Stone Case Study 17 - Stone Retaining Wall Rebuild Case Study 18 - Dry-Stack Stone Retaining Wall Rebuild
Case Study 6 - Chimney Flue Replacement The Assignment: Remove a broken flue, the bottom one, 17 feet down the chimney. Possible Problems: The flue is at the junction of the stack and fireplace, a stress point. Water evidentally leaked in, did it freeze at the junction? Were the concrete blocks put too tightly for thermal expansion?
	First Cut A chisel specialised for removing joints is used.
Clean and Organised Cones are used to mark the workspace. Clean canvas dropsheets cover the car. Tarp and dropsheet protect the driveway. Tools and materials are positioned for easy use. Debris from the chimney is bagged. A wet/dry-vac/blower stands by for clean-up.
	Cavity exposed The brick faces have been cleaned of old cement. Now ready for a new flue and rebricking.
Flue in. The old flue had two weak and flakey sides. Debris from the old flue had fallen to the fireplace. We vacuumed the fireplace, even the flue cavity. The flue's top and bottom edges have a bed of cement.
	Completed 30 bricks replaced, including 10 new bricks Using levels and straight-edges throughout, it is aligned. Clean-up is easy, with no damage to the property.

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