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August 30, 2009
fireplace renovation
My husband and I have removed the dry wall from our living room walls to expose the brick. Behind the dry wall, we've found a fireplace! What a wonderful surprise, right? Wrong. It appears the fireplace/chimney needs some major work. We need to replace bricks in the wall, but how do we go about finding such bricks? Also, should we look for a general contractor to rebuild or someone who specializes in Brownstone reno. Please help
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You need to contact a chimney contractor, like Big Apple Chimney or A&A ( see ads to the right on this page ). Often brownstones had fireplaces for small gas stove inside, not wood burning. Talk to an expert about what you want.
Posted by: Rick at August 30, 2009 9:12 AM
Big Apple is seriously overpriced - We used Andre from A&A and he got our chimney working for about a tenth of the price that Big Apple quoted -
Posted by: katiem633 at August 30, 2009 9:23 AM
As long as you don't plan to use it for fires or cooking, all you need is to buy some old bricks from a building supply outlet and mix some cement. Or you can hire any handyman/contractor to do it for you.
Posted by: IronBalls at August 30, 2009 7:54 PM
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