Fixing A Chimney That Doesn't Look Broken! - DIY Brick Sealer and New Chimney Cap
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- Опубліковано 13 лис 2021
- We developed a leak in the house from the chimney and we assess the problem and try to fix the leak by sealing our brick chimney and installing a new chimney cap on top of the flue liner.
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anyone that stores their paint brush like that you better make sure that brush is clean.nice job
Absolutely. I had Kara clean it up for him and I put it back in it's holder. He takes good care of stuff. Thanks!
More George, please!
Yep that truck definitely makes it around the area. When I see that truck it means the Steam show is getting close. Another great video.
So true. They are good folks and thankful they share 👍🏻
Bucket truck was the winner today Neil , Jack of all trades.
Bucket truck MVP for sure! Thanks Ron :)
I would bet the chimney cap was the answer, but the sealer won’t hurt either. Nice job young man.
Thanks much Terry. Yes, I should have done it years ago I suppose. Fingers crossed it dries up.
Neil, think you could drive that truck to Delaware & help me with some Christmas lights? Haha looks like you did a great job!
Ha! I've had lots of invites to tour the country now! :) I may be able to go on the road if I play my cards right! Thanks!
Fun on the quad. I tell my daughter, If you leave tire marks on the driveway, you can rake it out when you get home. 😁👍
Ha! Yeah, sometimes the fun is worth a little raking! :)
Neil, It is very cheap and has worked for me the last 8 years without any problems whatsoever on product quality, and that is 6' x 20' rolls of black mesh plastic gutter guard. I have not had to climb any ladder and clean out gutters since I installed this. It stays put, too. The ONLY time I have had to reinstall is when one piece came out during an 60+ MPH wind. It fits tight under the shingle and the lip of the gutter with a slight bulge in the mesh. That's what keeps it tight and in place. These fancy leaf gutter guard systems you see advertised on TV is a waste of money, IMO.
The truck made your work a lot easier and safer for that job. Glad you had it.
Hey I like that idea of the plastic mesh. I do want to do something affordable. Those leaf guard places are crazy expensive!
I'm gonna check into that stuff. I guess I'll need to borrow the bucket truck again! I think I'll wait until the ground is frozen this time:)
Nice bucket truck! It’s good to know people with different toys
For sure! And these guys are the best!
Hello Neil .
thanks for the video
Hollandduck!!! Thank you as always my friend!
Looks like you might need a better cricket behind the chimney to divert the water and snow better. Just a thought
Great video! Perfect way to start the morning!
Appreciate it David. Glad to have you along.
Man it’s great to have connections…. With cool toys! That bucket truck is the perfect answer for getting to your chimney cap. Hopefully you won’t need to get up there again soon.
There’s a castle siege scene in one of those old black and white comedies. Wherein, the marauders are rolling a massive catapult across a sewage swamp to get to the castle.
The guys have four timbers. Two for the front wheels and two for the rear. They roll the wheels about a foot forward from one timber to the next. Then they position the ox team and pull out the timber from behind the front wheels. They then move the ox team to the other side of the catapult and pull the timber into place in front of the wheels. Next they drive the ox team back around the catapult and do the rear wheels the same way. The ox team then goes to the front and inches the catapult forward again. All this time they are slogging in knee deep sewage.
They put the procession into fast motion. In the background, the sun rises and sets several times as the catapult inches forward.
Finally they get it in place in front of the castle. Then they realize, the cart with all of their boulders is still on the other side of the sewer swamp.
As they are inching it across, a competing throng of marauders go around the swamp, just a few feet away from them, with their catapult and ammo cart.
The leader of the first group watches helplessly as the second group begins their assault on the castle. He then calls for his engineer. The engineer pulls out his map and starts explaining how the competition is in the wrong place. The walls there are too thick… they’ll never breach… the competitor’s stone hits the wall and it tumbles into rubble.
The leader says let me see that map. As he holds it up facing the castle he notices that he can’t read the lettering. So, he turns it over… and it shows perfectly that the competition is where they should have been all along… To the right of the sewage swamp.
The next scene is of the engineer being loaded into the catapult.
That’s what I was thinking as you and Kara moved that truck across your yard! Fortunately, you had her and not some misguided engineer to keep you on the right track!
Thanks Neil, I thoroughly enjoyed the video.
The connections to my farmer friends and relatives has been paramount to us living out here! The same crew that owns the bucket truck is who we bought this property from in the first place! So, I have never taken that connection for granted.
I chuckled at the marauders story. I didn't think I'd be typing that word today 😂
Half way through I was questioning my decision but was far enough along I wasn't going to give up. Itay have been overkill, but there are no ruts. Around here if you rut up the yard you live with it until you fill it in with more dirt! It was good exercise nevertheless. I say that when I think something was probably pointless otherwise. 🤔
Thanks for checking it out today. I almost didn't make this one!
Pretty nice having access to a bucket truck. Made that job a lot easier. Enjoyed video.
God Bless
You're right about that Kevin! Thanks for watching!
Good job, that truck was a game changer.
It sure was. Thanks BG!
I love the use of the bucket truck! Great idea!
Thanks Stephen. It is very handy!
Ooo the joys of home ownership! Good job using the boom truck but I think the backhoe would have made for a more entertaining video hahaha!
Yes, you're certainly right about that! I could have had a better thumbnail up on a ladder on top of the pallet! 😂
Looking good my friend. I hope that fixes your leak but I enjoyed watching your troubleshooting either way
Hey thanks Brock! Been watching the Quonset come along. That's one heck of a project! Thanks for watching!
Gotta love the early morning up loads 👍🏻
Oh yeah. Gotta love those early morning viewers! Thanks Ty!
I hope your fix, fixes the leak! Leaks are such a pain sometimes to find and cure. Working from heights is definitely my weakness, I avoid it as much as I can! Thank goodness for that bucket truck. Take care!
Appreciate it Ben. The bucket truck was the MVP for sure!
Another great video!
Thanks Dustin!
Hello from Dayton.
Hello Dayton! Glad to have you!
Nice to have a friend with a bucket truck. Having rented a trailer based lift once, it isn’t cheap - $500 for 8 hours
Oh, it's the best! That bucket truck has been great to have around when the need arises! Thanks Jim!
Good luck on the repair. Water leaks can be aggravating as crap to find and fix. Hopefully, you got it.
You got that right. I've chased a few. Hop this gets it! Thanks BD!
Good job Neil. Please be careful dont get to close or you would fall off.
Thanks Ryan! Very true. I always try to be careful.
I’ve had to take a garden hose up on roof to help find leaks around chimney. Water and wind can make its way through unimaginable places. Good luck hope that fixes your problem. Enjoy your videos.
Thanks a lot Chris! I've chased some leaks down the same way. Never a good time :)
Great video! Definitely cool to have a bucket truck hook up, hopefully that f550 has cruise control, because if it doesnt that would make a long drive even longer.
Oh that would have been terrible. Yes, itt does have cruise control. That truck has been a true blessing for over a decade now.
Gotta love the old school atv's
They don't die easily. If someone cares for them they'll keep on tickin'!
Being a 2nd generation builder from the old school, drip tray is put in the inside of the cheminey to duct any water to outside through weep holes. This is known to cause problem with moisture damage on the inside. Capping with raised cap allowing smoke to discharge could be fix. Good luck Neil
Good to know Nev! I hope this does the trick. Thanks for the insight!
Hey Neil, if you feel like another road trip in that truck, you can come East to NH and seal up my field stone faced chimney! :) I won't even make you seal it, I just need the truck! lol
Ha! My road trip days in that truck are done I'm afraid. You need a lineman buddy no or better yet, a farmer buddy :)
COOL!
Enjoyed
Thanks Greg!
I'd install the cap like they show on the box, to prevent smoke from backing down the chimney. And ditto on what casy casy said about the brush.
Probably a smart idea! Thanks Mowerman!
Hi Neil if you got gutter gaurds for your gutters no more leaves no more using ladders
Very true 👍🏻
LOL "I'll just use this"
I rented a house once that was a nightmare for many things including a leaking chimney. (desparate times *sigh*) The mortar joints in the brickwork leaked just as much as the water coming straight down the flue (no cap). I had to place buckets inside the fireplace to contain the water when it rained.
Whoa! Glad this wasn't that bad yet!
If you have a leak coming from inside the flue, maybe you could look into one of the mortar products that actually line the entire inside of the flue. I’m having it done to mine. Some of the products have a 20 year warranty too. A chimney cap is one of the most Important upgrades you can do to your system. I actually built my own cap so it covered the entire crown as well to protect all that up there. My chimney is from 1964, so protecting it is key.
I should have done this years ago for sure. If it persists I may need to look into one of those. Thanks Rob!
@@digdrivediy this is what I’m talking about. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen it or not. ua-cam.com/video/1536BGZd-10/v-deo.html
I think you could build a better cricket to direct the water away from the back of the chimney. It would look better as well/
You think? I'm not willing to tear up the roof at this point I suppose. Fortunately you can't see it from anywhere on the ground at least. Thanks for watching!
bucket truck would be very handy.....i have a pole light that needs changing.....I'll time ya..:)
Oh man is it handy. When my previous boss decided to sell it I was disappointed to lose access to it. So I suggested my cousins should buy it 👍🏻
Unfortunately, no more road trips in it for me though 😬
i didnt see a sliding D ring belt and a safety lanyard on while working aloft, and anytime youre cutting widow makers out of a tree a hardhat isnt a bad idea my freind, id like ya to be around a little longer to BS about tractors with. i worked most of my career with MA Bell out of a Telsta bucket truck, near the end they switched to Altec's, i like the Telsta's better, the controls on the Altecs were backwards, lol. but the Altecs scissor boom was nicer👍
You're certainly right. I could always be safer. I try to work safe but have lots of excuses. For me that Latex boom has been great. I think they're built here in Fort Wayne, IN. Thanks for watching and keeping an eye on my safety! I could have easily done the hard hat!
You need to put a stainless steel insert in that chimney with a Weather cap like you said you’ve seen smoke coming out of the chimney down lol around the roof so you definitely have a leak in the clay tile liner of that chimney Very unsafe situation
I should clarify. That was before they laid up the brick of the chimney. They replaced those blocks that were damaged when they laid up the brick. It's my fault for not making that clear in the video. Thanks William!
Dig Drive DIY and coffee and a pork shoulder on the smoker life is good
Man, sounds good. What time do we eat? 😎
@@digdrivediy should be done around 3
Having the right tools as you know always makes a job easier…..Someday I what to hear the F 550 trip out west story
Hope Basketball went well
Oh yes. That truck made that job possible for me to do in basically half the time or less.
I'll tell ya, that was a long ride. And we had a break down or two. Memorable though. I've only been to Yellowstone in an F550!
Basketball games were 1-1. Sunday is a good day for games.
Thanks Mike!
Is that rain water goose neck sealed because that looks wet to me as does the brick work adjacent to it damp goes up as well as down
I'm not sure I know what you mean Derek. I don't know what the goose neck reference means. Which brick looked wet? I only sealed what you saw in the video. All the brick surface.
@@digdrivediy
Hi Neil the goose neck is bendy bit at the top of the rain water pipe that channels water from the gutter to ground , if the Rain Water pipe is blocked or partially blocked and the joints aren’t sealed it will allow water to run on the outside of the pipe ?
It just appeared to me that the RWP and “wall” it is fastened to looked wet before you painted sealer on the chimney anyway I think if it had been me I would have tested that RWP with a bucket of water or running a hose down it to check for leaks ! I hope this helps mate !
Not a criticism just some information as always Neil
Little bit of 6.0 injector stiction on startup...
I can believe that!
Why put sealant on the brickwork under the porch? leaving that porous would allow any water from higher up to evaporate. Now it will get trapped surely?
I did it just to maintain the same look as the sealer seemed to darken the brick above. That part on the bottom is just z-brick covering up a concrete precast chimney as seen in the earlier photos. Hopefully it'll be fine. I wasn't going to seal it either but wife said it looked different than the rest afterwards.
That explains all Neil. When domestic management speaks we all know what has to be done!
It's now Jan 23, 2022. Is there still water intrusion? Did the Thompson's Water Seal work? The chimney cap? Is there an update on this project?
So far so good Susan! I think the chimney cap was the ticket! New paint in the closet too!
@@digdrivediy That's great to hear. At least you were able to borrow the cherry picker and make that job less dangerous.
@@snoozieq4584 very lucky for that indeed!
You need a liner my friend
Maybe so but the cap has done the trick for now at least.
The boards were over kill.
Yeah, maybe so. But our clay is unforgiving when rutted up. If it was sandy you can get away with it. At least no ruts this time around!
Well the cows finally came home to roost huh? Wait, scratch that. Chickens roost, cows in barn. Ok, got it. Kara is dropping the not so subtle hint, that it's time to build her a proper fireplace. All that negative juju you have been talking has finally caught up with you. So much so that the, "Father of the Bride," was involved. When "Daddy" shows up, you know your butt is on thin ice. Pick out your favorite decorative Mason jar, and give it to Kara. She's gonna be storing the "jewels" on her nightstand son. I hope you cleaned each individual bristle on that brush as well! BTW, you came all the way to Oregon and didn't call??? Geez Neil, missed beer opportunity there. I'll save the grass and ruts comments for later. Keep um coming brother! Always a great time at the Koch house.
Kara approved the chimney seal and hasn't mentioned the fireplace so I think I'm in the clear for now as long as the interior walls don't continue to turn yellow!
I had her clean her Dad's brush too so I'm off the hood on that one! :) I would have stopped for that beer in Oregon had I known! We grabbed a Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewery in Bend and then headed back home! I still have the bottle to prove it :)
I hope you returned your dad-in-law's brush in like-new condition, properly stowed in the press.
Of course!
How can Santa get in now?!
Dang it. Didn't think of that 🤔 I'll text him the door code and he can come in through the garage.
What part of Ohio are you from? I'm in Wooster
I'm actually right on the IN/OH state line and live on the IN side. Closest towns are Hicksville or Antwerp, OH. I've been to Wooster plenty of times :)