I shot this video and a huge amount of "Your New House". Al Carrell was the best! Fun to work with, always knew what he was doing. Filmed in the late 90's, not 80's
This is why i love RU-vid for videos like this, i so appreciate you for this video my beautiful brother please don't stop making these, thank you so much, you just never know how many people need this info, my new home has a wood burning fireplace and i am very glad to have found your video, this is valuable to an amateur such as myself
This was so helpful! My boyfriend and I just moved into an old stone home built in the 30's. Has a fireplace that no one has used in years. Id like to use it for Christmas since he and I will have the house to ourselves and I want to really have a romantic Christmas with him. Thank you so much for the great information. My boyfriend is a real safety nut and is always going on and on about us not using the fireplace because we don't know anything about them.
I love your sweet disposition and how easily you explain stuff. Me and my husband are buying our first house and it happens to have a fire place. I stumbled across your video and I’m so glad I did. Thank you so much!!
Really helpful video, thanks for this ! The specific words I needed to hear was "fireplace cement" - dealing with a damper where the brace screwed into the brick came out, trying to figure out how to get it back in.
As a certified chimney professional I have to mention a few things. First off I'm all for homeowner DIY, but this video overlooks several issues. First there was no inspection of the flue or smoke chamber in the masonry chimney. Defects in these areas are serious potential safety risks, as exhaust byproducts can escape (just like what was mentioned about the firebox area). A homeowner isnt able to properly inspect/diagnose these areas without specific training, expertise, or equipment. Regarding the prefab fireplace. This fireplace did not have a proper non combustible hearth extension in front of the fireplace. If sparks or embers should fall out of the fireplace opening and land on the carpet this can create a fire hazard. Also it appears this flue does not meet minimum code requirements for termination height. The flue must be at least 3' out of the roof and 2' taller than anything within 10'. This would include the second story of the home that looks much closer than 10'. It could be perspective or an optical illusion, but I think not. And lastly the flue pipe sections are designed to snap lock together....they should never be able to be pulled apart this easily! This is potentially very problematic as it's an indication that the flue sections were not installed correctly. Just my 2.5 cents.
I found it alarming that he could pull that pipe flue up so easily. I had a professional chimney sweeper clean my chimney yesterday. He didn't seem concerned about the flue coming apart, and it didn't.
I have a pre fab heatilator unit installed 1991. The back slab of brick is cracked behind it is metal. Isnt the brick just for show. Doesn't seem to serve much purpose other than aesthetics
This brought my attention to something I hadn't considered: deteriorating mortar. Can anyone tell if I should be worried about repairing that if I will be installing an insert (without a stovepipe; it's built to vent directly into the firebox).
I'm just a gas fitter in Canada, but I can tell you what I know (very little) just to give you an idea. The basic rule is that if the mortar is in good shape, a corrugated insert is often sufficient. But, if the mortar is crap, you should run double walled stainless steel (class A vent I believe) the entire length of the chimney. It's damned expensive, but if a fire starts and you haven't done it properly, your insurance will be void. That's a heavy gamble, imo. Good luck :)
@@derek8742 You're very welcome. I took my gas ticket courses with a guy who specialized in wood fireplaces. If you can find a good and honest company/"guy" they can sort you out well. All the best!
If you're tuckpointing your firebox you should just slap some refractory mortar on the joints and just rinse It of with a sponge it looks 100% better & it helps to scratch out the joints out with an old flathead first
If you have a wood burning stove that need's to be cleaned up the chimney pipe. We had one in a rental house. First night we lived there down to 30s. Put wood in stove and started fire opened flue in pipe. Just stopped ticking and was getting hot. All of a sudden the chimney blew up and shot sheet metal screw off into my cheek bone below my eye!!
OMG!! Are you okay? I mean I guess you would have to be, to be able to post this comment. Did the chimney blow up because it needed cleaned/inspected? Do you know why the fireplace was “ ticking” before it got hot? I’m just trying to understand your comment. I do hope you’re okay from what sounds like a horrible accident.
That's a dumb question. Depends on the size of your fireplace /chimney. It's like asking how many miles will my car run without specifying the type make model of your car
Hello , the chimney fire box looks really beat up the patches coming up part should be a warning!! To you carbon monoxide travels through cracks and walls and you can always do a video inspection for the non visible areas
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The most important part you showed everyone was the part about being careful about the center liner. These can pop out easily. You have done a good job of explaining the prefab unit. Just tell everyone when pushing the brush down and pulling up, put your hand on the top of the center can and push down on the liner at the time your pulling up the brush, this will give you a good Idea that you don't pull it apart while pulling up. Well done sir!
I was wondering about eye protection for that too, considering he said it could be harmful on your hands. That brush can send out the TSP in all directions if one isn't careful enough.
