How to Take Down a Chimney From Inside a House : Remove Fireplace and Chimney

Taking down a chimney from a house is no small task. You should need a structural engineer for input as chimneys often support or are built into the support structure of the house. Our specific task was figuring out how to remove a chimney from inside a house. First we had to remove the top portion of a chimney from the roof - the top 2-3 feet. Once that was complete, we could start dismantling the chimney inside the house interior. For us theis was a DIY task - removing the chimney brick by brick starting at the top
There are a number of parts that make up a chimney. Each of these has to be removed in turn: So we had to make sure we knew:
- how to remove the chimney above the roofline.
- how to remove a chimney flue. 
- how to remove a chimney wall 
- how to remove a chimney breast surrounding the fireplace downstairs
We also had to include :
- how to remove a chimney from the basement 
- how to remove a chimney damper on the main level

This all involves significant "how to" deconstruct skills. That mean know how things are constructed is a huge help!
This kind of construction / deconstruction knowledge is involved in renovation. On the deconstruction side, we had to remove the chimney and flue from above and just below the ridge line of the roof. Then demolition inside the home, brick by brick. Much of the smaller debris got tossed down the clay / teracotta flue. Waste larger than bricks had to be carried down many stairs and out to the dumpster.
On the main and basement levels, the chimney had a brick chimney breast on both sides of the fireplace.
The chimney support at the basement level was on a concrete slab. The chimney structure above the floor of the main room was built upon the chimney structure below plus a steel reinforced concrete base that we had to jackhammer up to remove it. The chimney from the bedroom to the attic room was simply a 2 flues surrounded by cinderblock.
The brick chimney breast removal 
how to remove 
how to remove chimney breast remove and the natural stone chimney breast removal was straightforward. However carrying the debris was hard hard work!
Because chimneys are integral to a house structure, you need to be familiar with many related topics.
If you want to do further research, before taking on such a task, research and become familiar with the following terms: removing a chimney, chimney demolition, brick removal, stone removal, masonry demolition, remove fireplace, gallows brackets, steel rebar reinforced concrete, chimney pot, chimney removal before and after, remove of a fireplace hearth, chimney breast removal, home improvements, how a home is constructed, and how a home works,  

We did not get a price quote on how much does it cost to remove a chimney or fireplace. But it is safe to say that this job would likely have surpassed $20,000 including the beam installation to carry the loads the chimney used to support.

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