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    Beansbaked reacted to noseall's post in the thread Chimney with Thanks Thanks.
    As above - corbelling - yes. Perfectly normal.
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    Beansbaked reacted to stuart45's post in the thread Chimney with Thanks Thanks.
    I'd guess you mean the chimney is corbeled over to exit the roof at the ridge. It was quite common on older houses for the chimney from...
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    Beansbaked reacted to Harry Bloomfield's post in the thread Chimney with Thanks Thanks.
    Unlikely - Mine dog-legs too. It goes straight up, then in the loft dog-legs to one side, to exit entirely on one face of the roof. If...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Chimney.
    Sorry to ask another question. In previous posts I mentioned that the chimney breast in the loft hadn’t been removed. It hasn’t but it...
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    Beansbaked reacted to ree's post in the thread Chimney with Thanks Thanks.
    OP, Gas appliances using a chimney flue are usually fitted with a SS flexi liner - if the appliance & flue are made redundant then any...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Chimney.
    I have no idea about the flues or liners. The chimney that is leaning had a parkray fire in there when I was growing up after doing a...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Chimney.
    Thank you. Your post has brought back some memories of when I was younger and we had a coal fire, my dad would sweep the chimney I’m not...
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    Beansbaked reacted to ree's post in the thread Chimney with Thanks Thanks.
    OP, Lack of through ventilation in flues esp. soot dirty flues can cause chemical attacks to stack mortar (see post 11). Its a...
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    Beansbaked reacted to blup's post in the thread Chimney with Thanks Thanks.
    They lean, and its generally not a problem. More important to get the flashing right, which appears to be the vase.
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Chimney.
    Thank you for your reply. There’s no air brick so the person I spoke to yesterday said we can put one in. The flues haven’t been swept...
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    Beansbaked reacted to ree's post in the thread Chimney with Thanks Thanks.
    OP, Dont remove the chimney stack - there are many good reasons for keeping stacks. The above pic shows a few bricks that can be...
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    Beansbaked replied to the thread Chimney.
    this is the other side of the chimney. I did notice these cracks about a year ago when the roofer came to remove and re cement the top...
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