Other common issues include cracked flue tile repair which can cost anywhere from $250-$5,000; sealing and waterproofing, $150-$1,000 and repointing/tuckpointing, $500-$6,000. Advertisement ...

That’s why chimneys are built with double walls, typically, an inner flue of hollow clay tiles surrounded by either brick or concrete block. For gases or flames to break through into living ...

Most of those masonry chimneys had two to three flues to accommodate a furnace and, potentially, multiple fireplaces. A basic chimney consisted of tightly sealed and stacked clay flue tile where ...

My question is about chimney bricks. In 1987, I bought a twenty year old brick house. The furnace, gas water heater, and fireplace are all in the basement so the double flue chimney ...

Q: Not long ago you answered a question from a reader about fireplace chimneys. You talked at length about dampers but you did not mention the need for a chimney liner. My house is 1906 vintage ...

At first glance, the concept seems ludicrous: Build a bonfire inside a home constructed entirely of wood, let the enclosure sit in the weather ...

Now consider the chimney, or flue, and its construction. Flues are either masonry or steel; each has a different calculation for warm-up. A masonry chimney comprised of block or brick plus a tile ...

Once the silicone cement is spread onto the top of the clay tile, feed the wire cable down the chimney flue. 4. Firmly place the damper centered on the clay tile flue.

That’s why chimneys are built with double walls, typically, an inner flue of hollow clay tiles surrounded by either brick or concrete block.