tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147432208989703659.post7277681657729659929..comments2024-03-07T02:13:33.204-05:00Comments on Gear Acres at Top of the Hill: Paint scraping updateJan Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12200868370970054076noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147432208989703659.post-46116934773787022082013-10-25T03:06:28.239-04:002013-10-25T03:06:28.239-04:00I'm really looking forward to the added space....I'm really looking forward to the added space. I know we have 3700 sq ft already but the chimney just sticks out on both floors.<br /><br />Annette....I'm hoping we can get the roof repaired in one day but I think it will take at least a day to cut through the plaster (wire mesh). I also don't look forward to that mess. The chimney is already exposed on the first floor. I have some ideas for the bricks and we were able to pick up a few pallets to stack the bricks on.Jan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200868370970054076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147432208989703659.post-43211919260925889212013-10-25T01:15:07.162-04:002013-10-25T01:15:07.162-04:00We removed our chimney, fireplace and hearth, almo...We removed our chimney, fireplace and hearth, almost all in one day! Our home is a basalite /cinderblock home, so the fireplace was not structural at all, just popped through the roof. We started at the top and disassembled going down. My husband had the roof patched and shingled before dark, and the interior finish work took only a few more days. Any bricks that were salvageable are now in my back patio. It was ugly, didn't draw, and used up 15 square feet in our tiny living room. We've been talking about getting a wood burning stove to replace it one day.Annettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5147432208989703659.post-91352089535124571852013-10-22T08:11:08.532-04:002013-10-22T08:11:08.532-04:00Great idea removing the chimney as long as it does...Great idea removing the chimney as long as it doesn't support any floors. It will give you a ton of new space.<br /><br />We were planning on doing the same thing until we threw in the towel and just took the whole house down. I don't think you'll need to do that.The Impatient Home Builderhttp://www.theimpatienthomebuilder.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com