How Do I remove This Chimney?

[ClayW]

I just removed a wood-burning stove from my house (for sale HERE) and I need to remove the chimney. My current contractor thinks that the job is worth almost $1000, just to remove the chimney and patch the hole, even though I'm supplying the shingles. So, I figure that I could probably remove it and save myself from spending so much money.

It's a double-walled chimney. I'm thinking, "How hard can it be?", but my better angels are telling me to ask for advice before climbing up there with a reciprocating saw.

Advice?

 

[Falcon67]

Not a sweep, but those should come apart in sections - cap, pipe sections, etc leaving the roof jack and flashing. You'd then have to work the shingles loose from the jack out until you can get it off the deck. Patch the deck and go back with shingles.

 

[atotalnincompoop]

the pieces just twist lock together, start at the top, disassemble it piece by piece. the roof repair is pretty straight forward as is the interior work.

 

[Bronson]

Dont tear up those sections of stack, put them on CL, should bring You at least a couple hundred bucks with roof jack and etc.

 

[RHD 4 LIFE]

As stated above! I would price the job around $500 to remove, plywood, shingle and drywall patch an 2 coats of drywall mud! Half a days work for me!

 

[Train]

I did the exact same thing 2 years ago. Start at the top, work your way down. The only problem I had was someone screwed through the liner into a truss to secure it. Once I actually found the screw I just cut through it with a sawzall.

 

[Zeke]

Don't forget the brace, there will be holes there too.

Steep roof to work on and to guarantee no leaks plus do the inside patch is probably worth near what the contractor asked. Of course you can save if you do it yourself.

 

[TommyD]

To install my chimney I backed my Jeep up to my house, opened the tailgate, placed my extension ladder in butted to the back seat and climbed up. Keep it far enough back so it doesn't hit the gutter...much easier then trying to stand on the roof and work.

Make sure you mark where all the screw holes are for the brace so you can fill them afterward.

 

[805gregg]

$300 no more 44 years in the roofing industry.

 

[G_P]

Remove the sections of pipe outside and put the cap directly on the roof jack. Make a cap to plug off the small piece of pipe coming through the ceiling inside.

Now you have the option of adding it back later if needed again or you could use it as a vent for just about any kind of ventilation system.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Looks like it might be a Simpson Dura Tech. Indeed, that stuff is expensive. It looks nice in the pics. Preserve it if you can. It untwists less than a quarter turn (should be sheet metal screws at each joint that have to be removed first) and lift the cap off, then the first section (after removing the roof brace) and work your way down.

That is a Class A Chimney like you use on wood or oil.

Charles

 

[oilslick]

To install my chimney I backed my Jeep up to my house, opened the tailgate, placed my extension ladder in butted to the back seat and climbed up. Keep it far enough back so it doesn't hit the gutter...much easier then trying to stand on the roof and work.

Make sure you mark where all the screw holes are for the brace so you can fill them afterward.

got any pictures of that Jeep ladder trick? Sounds cool.

 

[ClayW]

Looks like it might be a Simpson Dura Tech. Indeed, that stuff is expensive. It looks nice in the pics. Preserve it if you can. It untwists less than a quarter turn (should be sheet metal screws at each joint that have to be removed first) and lift the cap off, then the first section (after removing the roof brace) and work your way down.

That is a Class A Chimney like you use on wood or oil.

Charles

Thanks for all the advice!

I removed the interior section last night. I used a reciprocating saw to cut the nails that held the mount to the joists, then just twisted and removed the two sections that were under the roof. I'll cap it loosely for now, since it only enters an uninsulated attic space, and remove the rest when I get around to it.

In the mean time, does anyone want to by 6" X 24" sections of stainless Duratech chimney? This stuff is in really nice shape and I'll certainly want less than retailers! Also, I'm trying to sell the Vermont Castings wood stove to finance some car projects.

 

[Vettman]

I removed a stove several years ago. I decided to install a round, tube type sky light in place of the chimney. Turned out to be a good idea! They really funnel a lot of natural light into the room. Lots of free light, and most of the installation work is already done! Worked so well I installed another in a dark bathroom.

 

[vabiker23518]

Vettman, thats a real "win-win"! Great idea.

 

[Vettman]

Thanks. Part of skylite idea was based on the fact that I **** at patching 24 yr. old popcorn ceiling

 

[GreyOwl]

The Skylight idea is the greatest. We have a skytube in our kitchen and it is fantastic. Some of them even have an option to add a light fixture inside for night time or cloudy day use.
Charles

 

[burleymike]

Clay, I would post it on hearth.com. I bet you will be able to find a buyer on that forum, always people looking for a cheap chimney.

 

[ClayW]

UPDATE:

Got it removed and patched for $350. We dented two section of the Duratech chimney, but saved everything else.

I really hope that someone buys it: This would be a nice project to be done with before next winter! For Sale Posting HERE

 

[mackrmnn]

Post the stove and pipe on Hearth.com and I bet it will be sold before the end of the day!