Tear Down Chimney To Roof Liner

Before lowering the flex liner and tee body down the chimney insert the tee snout pipe coming off the tee that goes through the wall into the opening in your masonry chimney.

Tear down chimney to roof liner. We removed a fireplace from a house we have been working on. Here s what it looks like when sped up like crazy. This old chimney had to go. Even if all this is true in your case we recommend hiring a professional to remove your chimney to ensure it.

Rent an electric demolition hammer. The method shown is a slow del. If you re thinking about tearing a chimney down below the roof line the chimney must be located in the middle of the house. Now lower the flex liner assembly down through chimney it is recommended to use two people when installing the liner through the chimney.

Leaks and structural damage are the most common reasons for wanting to remove a chimney stack and in such cases you will have the option of simply covering over the rest of an unused chimney when you extend the roof over the gap left by the stack. If the chimney is located on an outside wall the fix wouldn t simply involve removing the chimney below the roof line it would require complete removal of the chimney which might be cost prohibitive. While it is possible to remove a chimney yourself it isn t a good idea unless you have home improvement experience you re comfortable performing manual labor up on your roof and you have a helper nearby to assist you and maintain safety as much as possible from the ground. This video shows the chimney removal of a small single skin chimney stack below roof level and then tiled over to make good.