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Ground Up Rebuild in Norton (day 1 con't)

December 12, 2011
Brad is in the process of removing the clay tiles.  We saved and reused what material we could (good for the environment and the homeowners pocket).  For earlier pictures of the staging and tear down process http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/ground-up-rebuild-in-norton-day-1-
 

Ground Up Rebuild in Norton (day 1)

December 12, 2011
Here is another shot of the staging.  The rope & pulley are attached to a bucket which is used to get the brick down safely as the chimney is being torn down.   All debris was removed from the work site using an on site dumpster provided by DM Storrs Chimney. For the beginning of this project http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/ground-up-rebuild-in-norton
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Ground Up Rebuild in Norton

December 12, 2011
This next series of blog posts will be about a ground up rebuild completed in 5 days!  These pictures and posts will show the progression of the project beginning with the tearing down of the chimney to the complete reconstruction, with some fun shots in between.  The picture in this post shows the staging and the beginning of the tear down process.  If you look closely you can see the deterioration of the brick.  The deterioration was extensive throughout the height of the chimney, therefore...

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Franklin Institute Boston

October 27, 2011

This picture shows venting from the left side horizontally 20 ft (second of three total wall penetrations) then vertical 30 ft to outside wall termination which is 14 ft off of ground level.  All of this pipe is double wall AL294C special gas vent.  To see the boilers this pipe is venting click 
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Franklin Institute Boston (part 1)

October 27, 2011

This is one of two Hydrotherm gas boilers installed at the Franklin Institute of Boston.  It's hard to believe that something so small can heat a building that size.  Dana was contracted to construct and install the AL294C single and double wall pipe for these condensing boilers.  Two 80 ft side wall stacks needed to be constructed and installed to vent these boilers.  The horizontal runs going from the boilers into the 80 ft stacks also needed to be constructed and installed from the same ma...

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Commercial Stainless Steel Stack Construction in Somerville (complete)

September 8, 2011

This is the large stainless steel stack.  It is complete except for the guy supports.  The plate protruding from the outside of the liner near the top is where the guy supports are to be attached.  Click here for earlier photos of this project http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/commercial-stainless-steel-stack-construction-in-somerville-part-4-
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Commercial Stainless Steel Stack Construction in Somerville (part 4)

September 8, 2011

Here we can see that two of the smaller stacks have been completed.  They are supported with heavy gauge guy supports.  For earlier progression photos of this project http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/commercial-stainless-steel-stack-construction-in-somerville-part-3- One more to go...
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Commercial Stainless Steel Stack Construction in Somerville (part 3)

September 8, 2011

Here is a close up of the transition piece with custom fitted band to connect it to the base.  There is also a drain piece so that the condensation can drain out of the stack.  For a close up of the base piece http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/commercial-stainless-steel-stack-construction-in-somerville-part-2- As always, more to follow!
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Commercial Stainless Steel Stack Construction in Somerville (part 2)

August 10, 2011

This is a close up picture of the custom fabricated stainless steel transition piece at the base of the stainless steel stack.  This is transitioning from a six inch pipe within the building to the seven inch stack to be constructed and installed atop this transition piece.   For an earlier picture of this project http://www.dmstorrschimney.com/our-soot-stories/commercial-stainless-steel-stack-construction-in-somerville
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Commercial Stainless Steel Stack Construction in Somerville

August 10, 2011

This is the first picture in a series that will be dedicated to stainless steel commercial stack construction and installation.  This is a building in Somerwille which was sited by the EPA due to the raincaps they had on top of the stacks.  The removal of said raincaps would allow water to pour down into the flues which are venting their ovens among other appliances.  Therefore new stacks needed to be constructed and installed with custom termination pieces and  custom fabricated gutter syste...
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About Me


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