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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Chimney Creation Completed

It's the end of the day on Saturday, and also the last day of January, and as the sun goes down out west behind the house, I now have a completed chimney and fireplace, with the exception of the hearth and a bit of clean-up of the mortar. Since it's likely to be raining Tuesday, Casey James will probably be back out to wrap up the fireplace project. The crew made a day of it but they got a great result. Here are more pictures from mid-afternoon through completion of the top of the chimney...these two show more of the work on erecting the chimney above the roof line, taken from the rear attic gable window:


Robert took a moment from helping Pete with the siding on the rear of the addition to cut the top inner tile down to the right size:

And before the day was out, we had a finished chimney with a very nice bit of detailing in the top portion. I wish my pictures could do it a bit more justice, but maybe you can get the idea from these shots:

If you're dealing with James Masonry out of Mocksville, you'd best be prepared to be impressed. Four generations of masons and the current company with a 36-year track record, and you don't mind them signing their work at the top of the chimney:

[Click the picture for a larger view.]

1 comment:

JohnL said...

This job is flying along! And you're documenting it quite thoroughly, sir.

Looking good!