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DIY & Home Improvement

mopinko

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8. the $8k was to replace the whole unit.

Reply to TygrBright (Reply #7)

Fri Jan 27, 2012, 09:44 AM

Jan 2012

the stack is just pipe, triple wall, iirc.
i had a guy come to give me a second opinion. thinking of just building the box out of brick if this is all the life you get out of a prefab.

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prefab fireplace failure. [View all] mopinko Jan 2012 OP

Chimney fire? Eeek! Bad juju! Warpy Jan 2012 #1

I too installed one here in chicago about ten years ago. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #2

i would be shocked myself. mopinko Jan 2012 #3

You need a new chimneysweep jeff47 Jan 2012 #4

Does anyone know if the fire department would do an inspection hedgehog Jan 2012 #5

I doubt the fire department has the inspection cameras.... Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #6

Get a second opinion. Sounds hinky to me. TygrBright Jan 2012 #7

the $8k was to replace the whole unit. mopinko Jan 2012 #8

If you were closer to me I'd make you some new panels madokie Jan 2012 #9

How would you do that? I'm curious. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #10

I talking about the the sheets madokie Jan 2012 #11

Ahh. I see. i thought the brick was bad. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #12