Dueling Chimneys

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Originally Posted By: apolillo
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Fellow Inspectors,


Today’s inspection brings us this.


http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/more/Dsc01802.jpg

This would appear to violate the chimney rules. One fireplace in the basement and one of the first floor, directly above. Any other comments?

Anatol

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Originally Posted By: aslimack
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Those are 2 chummy chimneys.


Adam, A Plus

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Originally Posted By: ecrofutt
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2 fireplace flues and 1 hotwater flue ]


The best place I can think of to get an authoritive answer on this is at Dale Feb's relatively new Chimney & Fireplaces Forums.

http://f-i-r-e-service.com/phpBB2/index.php

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Erby Crofutt
B4U Close Home Inspections
Georgetown, Kentucky
www.b4uclose.com

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Originally Posted By: Brian A. Goodman
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I think you may have a few little chimneys running around soon. icon_biggrin.gif


Thanks for posting that link Erby, I didn't know Dale Feb had started an on-line forum. I'm looking forward to meeting him and sitting through his class at IW in January.

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Originally Posted By: dhartke
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Great link Erby. Thanks.


Masonry chimneys and fireplaces are so common and traditional and so frequently built wrong. The crown on the one you pictured will be cracked like a roadmap and leaking in 10 years, if it is located in a climate with freezing winters.

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Originally Posted By: rsummers
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What type of flue pipe was that it looks like spiral lock ducting from the picture where they using it as a sleeve? From the looks of the roof they are missing the jacks covering the tops wont do much for that leak.