Tearing Down a Chimney

Here's my way of removing a chimney from a house. It was pretty simple, all it required was a bug up my butt and a sledge hammer. A little light tapping breaks the mortar joints and then you can remove block from the top down. This chimney runs through the house, so it is supported while demolition. With a a chimney build on the side of the house you would need to take appropriate precautions to avoid an accident. Once I was through the roof, I went to the attic, then the main floor. The roof framing was repaired and the hole patched, the ceiling joist replaced in the kitchen and the hole in the kitchen floor also repaired. In the next video I'll show the repairs and the demolition of the chimney in the basement. In the end this project was pretty simple and did not take that long. Hope this is a little help to those out there looking to do the same but need a little inspiration to get started. I've never done it before now and it worked out perfectly.

Видео Tearing Down a Chimney канала The Homestead Craftsman