Patching A Chimney Hole

Place a piece of wood longer than the opening inside and secure it with screws.

Patching a chimney hole.

Apply the mortar to the joint using a pointing trowel if one is available. Secure this piece to the other piece of wood with screws. We removed a fireplace from a house we have been working on. The hole where the chimney used to be now needs to be filled in.

Put a long skinny bolt in the center to use as a handle. To begin restoring the brick mortar joints a process commonly known as tuck pointing first prep the area to ensure good mortar adhesion image 1. Chimney fires can ignite instantly those who have experienced them describe it as an explosion followed by a sound similar to a freight train. Here s what it looks like when sped up like crazy.

Insert the metal and move it until it is flush against the back blocking the hole. This old chimney had to go. Cut a piece of sheet metal in a rectangular shape slightly narrower than the hole diameter and a few inches taller than the hole. Repair cracks to prevent chimney fires even worse cracks in a brick chimney that continue from the flue to the exterior are one cause behind a terrifying devastating phenomenon.