IMPORTANT: PERMITS REQUIRED ON ALL LINING SYSTEMS INSTALLATIONS!
IF YOU SEE THIS IN YOUR ATTIC. STOP USING FIREPLACE. A missing tile joint is allowing hazardous creosote to escape the flue and could catch the house on fire. |
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Missing Tile Joints
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Cracked Flue Tiles
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Damage from Chimney Fire |  |
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Hearth Fire
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Fire Damage
House Fire
It took a while, but it finally happened. Can you guess why this house caught on fire? (Most of the framing has already been replaced.) |
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| Close up of the area near the ceiling. |  |
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Looks like the mason forgot how to lay brick. Unfortaunatly situations like this exist more than we know. |
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Newly built million dollar home,
you would think the chimney was built up to code.
Start of a triple flue reline. |
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A view of the top of starting a triple flue. |
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Caps removed. |
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Begining of tile removal. |
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Shifted flue tile. |
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Close up of shifted flue tile. |
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Mortar falling out from between tiles. |
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Views of chimney after tile removal. |
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Inside of a chimney during tile removal.
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Surprises found after tile is removed.
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