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Chimney Rebuild in Somerville (complete)

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Friday, May 20, 2011, In : Somerville restoration project 

This single flue chimney rebuild is complete.  Dana installed a stainless steel rain cap atop the newly rebuilt chimney to keep out water & critters.  To see the progression photos for this job
http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/chimney-rebuild-in-somerville-con-t-
Stay tuned, our next project is a fireplace reconstruction in Reading.  I'll be posting blogs with photos about that project next week.
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Chimney Rebuild in Somerville (con't)

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Tuesday, May 17, 2011, In : Somerville restoration project 

This chimney rebuild is well underway & the flashing is complete.  This project took one day from start to finish.  This is a good look at the jobsite on the roof, most of us won't get this close up.  What we see here are roof racks with an OSHA plank across the top of them.  This gives Dana & Brad a secure platform to work on.  To the right is the ridge hook ladder so they can climb to the ridge of the roof to get to the brick stacked there to continue the rebuild.  This link will take you t...
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Chimney Rebuild in Somerville

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Friday, May 13, 2011, In : Somerville restoration project 

Spring is here & so are the masonry projects!!  This is the begining of a single flue chimney rebuild.  The chimney has been torn down to the roofline & new lead flashing has been installed.  I like how the brick to be used for the rebuild are lined up along the ridge of the roof.  Check back with us to see the completion of this project.  To see a similar project in Somerville http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/chimney-complete-somerville
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Chimney complete (crown) Somerville

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Friday, July 23, 2010, In : Somerville restoration project 

This picture shows a closer look at the lead flashing and the new crown.  Another satisfied client whose chimney is the envy of the neighborhood!!  http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/chimney-taken-down-to-the-roof-somerville
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Chimney complete Somerville

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Friday, July 23, 2010, In : Somerville restoration project 

Rebuild complete!!  Good as new... notice the flashing & corbel @ top of chimney.  To see before pictures
http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/chimney-taken-down-to-the-roof-somerville
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Chimney taken down to the roof Somerville

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, In : Somerville restoration project 

This is the chimney taken down to the roofline.  Work was also done in the attic.  Dana rebuilt the chimney from this point up.
http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/rebuild-in-somerville-staging  click this link to see the staging it took to get Dana to the roof!
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Rebuild in Somerville staging

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, In : Somerville restoration project 
http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/rebuild-in-somerville
This is the staging involved to access the roof.  It was a tight fit, but they made it happen!  I would not have wanted to do all that climbing.
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Rebuild in Somerville

Posted by Alexandra Storrs on Monday, July 19, 2010, In : Somerville restoration project 
http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/rebuild-somerville-ma-con-t-
Note the hole in the roof where flashing should be...

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Dana M Storrs AT DM Storrs Chimney, we combine traditional chimney sweeping methods with current and future technologies in the chimney and venting industry. We are a fully-insured and licensed family owned business serving your local community. Chimney Safety Institute of America(CSIA) certified Massachusetts Construction Supervisor License (CSL) OSHA trained