ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER 50 FEET OFF THE GROUND

Those are my feet, 50 feet(15.24 meters) off the ground. Why? Because, a chimney up here was starting to fall apart and was in need of repair. So...up we went. You can see in the picture below all the empty cracks between the bricks were the morter(brick glue) is missing. That is not good and could lead to bricks falling from the roof. It must be fixed.

It is a slow tedious process. And to make matters worse on this job, there were other people working here as well. So, we had to be very mindful not to drop anything as we disassembled and rebuilt the chimney.

*Being below the chimney as it is taken apart is dangerous, but these guys were okay with it.

So we reomove the bricks one by one and clean them so they can be reused. All the bebris is put in a bucket and carried to the ground. The bricks are then put back into place and reglued, also one by one.

The end result is a chimney that is as beautiful as it is safe and waterproof. We add special metal cap to the top. This will keep the water AND wildlife(like birds and squirrels) from being able to enter it.

Here's a side by side comparison. We thought it was a wonderful improvement. What do you think?

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I hope you all had a wonderful week. And that your weekend is full of fun and relaxation. Is there a highlight of your week you would like to share? If do, please let me know about it below in the comments. And until we talk again I send you all the best of my loving vibes and wish you all the best!

• All pictures are mine taken with my Kyocera phone.