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- From: patter@dasher.cc.bellcore.com (patterson,george r)
- Subject: Re: Tearing out woodstove and brick hearth
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 15:28:21 GMT
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- In article <lm6osoINNj96@boogie.cs.utexas.edu> swisher@cs.utexas.edu (Janet M. Swisher) writes:
- >
- >What is involved in tearing apart brick masonry? Can we do it without
- >damaging the floor terribly much? In spite of the plastic sheet, I'm
- >sure there are places where the mortar got on to the hardwood.
-
- Well, you can use a cold chisel in the joints. This will work, but there's
- a big potential for damage to the sheet rock and flooring. I would use a
- circular saw with a masonry saw blade to cut the brickwork into chunks
- small enough to carry. Wear eye protection and a dust mask.
-
- >It will probably be simplest to just leave the stovepipe in place (it
- >goes through the ceiling to the attic and out the roof). Would taking
- >it out entail major repairs to the ceiling and roof?
-
- Yep, taking it out is major as far as the roof is concerned - the ceiling's
- no problem. I'd buy one of those fancy covers for it and leave it.
-
- >Anybody know how much a used wood-burning stove sells for these days?
-
- A friend of mine sold two in midstate New York a couple of years ago. One
- went for $50 and the other for $100. Depends on the quality of the unit.
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