Thank you Kurtivan and FireMaster! Great work description!
My crown sticks out only 2 cm from the brick, so I'll probably use lighter formwork than 45x95, but I'll follow the rest of the description. I live in a row of townhouses with many similar chimneys, so I want to maintain the appearance.
Kurtivan, there must have been many trips up the ladder with the casting, right?
Skip the crown. Since the chimney is now cold, it's time to install a cap! The fact that it has been cold and therefore hasn't dried, has caused the mortar to give up. It's related to oil soot and water. The mortar becomes eroded. Rebuild the damaged parts, and as mentioned, install a cap.
That sounds like a good idea oskis 123, anything that involves less work is interesting
I've now received several good tips! Does anyone else want to contribute?
I'll find out what the tinsmith charges for a hood and compare it with what I find online, there must be companies that specialize in chimney hoods.
Should I use degreaser to remove the oil soot from the bricks?
Now the chimney renovation has finally started, 11 years after we bought the house, and the inspector thought it was high time to renovate the chimney.
There wasn't much left when all the loose stones were removed, but now it's on its way up again. Using mortar B since I read that it withstands weather better than C.
Don't have any direct questions at the moment, mostly wondering if it's normal to sacrifice vacation for work like this, but that might be a question for a psychology forum
Are those the old stones you're using, they look fresh?
They are the old stones being used, after three days of hard work cleaning them from old mortar and other crap. There's nothing wrong with the strength of the stones, I've hammered them with a chisel and sledgehammer without a single one breaking. That they are crooked and discolored is something we can't do anything about.
I also need to fix my chimney and wonder if it's a difficult job for an amateur.
I didn't find it that difficult, I've learned to do some masonry as needed after 10 years in the house. But it was tiring and time-consuming for this amateur.
