The framers have been busy busy bees since they got started in the house 2 weeks ago.
They are charged with removing the chimney which ran from the basement up through the roof of the house because it served the old boilers which are being replaced by a newer version which doesn't require venting through the roof. We asked them to save the bricks from the chimney demolition so we could reuse them somewhere else in our project. My request went something like "could you just leave the pile of bricks inside the house so my husband & I can sort through them & pick out the good ones? We'll figure a way to set them aside and you can take the rest to the dumpster on Monday"
Fast forward a day when Chris & I are back at the house to do the brick sorting project. After initially worrying that all the bricks landed in the (almost completely empty) dumpster, we found this:
We were so incredibly happy not to have to do the manual labor involved in finding the "good" bricks in a huge pile. We honestly almost broke out into a happy dance. Neatly piled up next to the fence (& a touch too close to the porta potty.....).
Here are some photos of the chimney removal for your viewing pleasure:
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| The chimney is down through the roof and into the 2nd floor |
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| Chris rocking out with the busted up chimney in our future bedroom! |
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| First floor view of the busted chimney. The framers are dropping the bricks from the roof through the pipes and out onto the first floor. |
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| Ha! Its fully gone! All the way down to the basement! No more chimney! |
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| For real, for serious - no chimney & honestly - not much house left! |
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