{"id":814,"date":"2012-10-25T12:11:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T12:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=814"},"modified":"2012-10-25T13:20:36","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T13:20:36","slug":"whitby-chimney-jenga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idostuff.co.uk\/blogs\/2012\/whitby-chimney-jenga\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitby Chimney Jenga"},"content":{"rendered":"

(All the details for for the chimney rebuilding are here on the main iDoDtuff site)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The second of the top floor double bedrooms will be cosy. We are erecting a stud wall to form a passage to the master bedroom. It will easily fit a double bed but we want to make it as large and airy as possible. With this in mind I had managed to talk the Stuff Doer into removing a lath and plaster wall that had been built in front of the chimney stack, along with the two built in cupboards either side.\u00a0 Yes we were losing storage but it was much deeper than necessary.I visited after the Stuff Doer had been on one of his lone forays. \u201cYes\u201d he confirms, the room looks so much bigger now. The only problem is that the lime plaster behind the old lath and plaster wall is a bit crumbly, too crumbly to repair. Ok, no probs, pull it off and re do. The Stuff Doer’s been itching to have a go at a full wall anyhow.<\/p>\n

Oh dear! As we removed the plaster some rather curious gaps began to appear in the brick work. By gaps I mean fist sized holes that look like whole bricks are missing and a gap between the stack and the back wall you could slide your hand through! These gaps had been filled by the lime plaster. The chimney stack has actually twisted. Now I know this sounds scary but we know it’s not shifted since the wall in front was built, we can tell by the construction of the wall, hand riven thingies or some such which Stuff Doer will go into in more detail I’m sure.<\/p>\n

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Chimney stack in need of repair<\/p><\/div>\n

No, what’s scary is the Stuff Doer’s solution to make sure the stack is stable and moves no further. Hence Chimney Jenga, carefully removing one brick without disturbing its neighbours then reinstating it and pointing in, again without disturbing the other bricks. Using this method he can rebuild the chimney stack piece by piece.<\/p>\n

On the bright side we now have an explaination for the \u201cquiant\u201d shape of the stack and by the time he’s done, it will be safe for Father Christmas to visit. Although whether the roof will be safe for the sleigh to land on by then remains to be seen!<\/p>\n

Please scroll down to leave any comments, suggestions or responses, we do like hearing from you.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The full write up and “how to” for this chimney repair project<\/a> including tips and tricks for repointing with NHL (lime mortar)<\/a> are on the main site<\/p>\n

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Chimney stack repairs almost completed<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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