Hey, when removing the chimney, don't forget to add in some other conduit, just in case you ever want to lay any kind of cable for, as an example, solar or better networking in the future. Also, when 3D-printing things for use around the house, you'll probably be printing with something like ABS, which creates some pretty questionable fumes (like any printing does). You are currently renovating, so you've still got time to think about it, but consider adding some ventilation-hole to your office, so you can enclose the printer and dump any fumes from it straight out the house.
There is a second chimney in the house that could be used as a chase, but I totally agree on the importance of venting. There are a couple windows in the studio, and I was planning to vent out those. Alternatively I could vent up through the roof, but that would increase the chance of leaks with an added penetration, and I'm not sure I'd want to punch through the facade for a vent because of aesthetics.
Craigslist is a great place to get rid of usable materials fast, sometimes even within minutes (post in the Free section). Especially in such a populated area, you never know what people may be interested in (like nails, scrap wood, the junkier bricks that you can’t use). Love this project!
You can treat the bricks by rolling the patio with Thompsons, it makes a big difference if done yearly after a cleaning. 😊 Those bricks make a good outdoor fireplace to render with plaster or veneer. Oh yeah I came on the comments to suggest pallets to loand on then they can be moved by a forklift.
It's great to see that you had some valued support in the chimney demolition. I like how you're saving and reusing as many old bricks that you can for the rebuild as well. I was reading that this is a new and growing trend in demolition projects, not only to help avoid filling up landfills, but to help with the efficiency of the overall budget of the project.
Progress, baby, progress! Looking great Chris. Over here in Australia, we'd use the crap bricks, crushed for paths. Old bricks are sought-after. Maybe you could put feelers out into your community and have them taken away for free. Just a thought that may save you time and money if someone else wants them. I'm really enjoying your episodes and look forward to Tuesdays now. Thank you.
One thing i like about yours and some other reno channels is the anti-HGTV-ness of it. Youre generally more chill, detailed, and you're not unnecessarily dramatic about anything. In* short, imo, just* more genuine and "real". I appreciate the edutainment you provide! Looking fwd to continuing to follow this journey of yours!
Thanks for your support! There are perks to having no production crew, director etc that wants to spin things for max viewership, but rather just a dude with a camera and a house
Woo hoo! New video! Red tape seems to be one of the worst things about this project. Those standing desks are worth their weight in gold. I never realized how nice they were until a job I had installed them. I know your back yard is small, but could you make a fire pit out of the bricks? Maybe even something that could double as an outdoor grill? So good to see all the progress!
I hope to have enough bricks saved by the end for all kinds of projects like that! Love the new desk. Wanted to buy one anyway, so I was stoked that they reached out to sponsor
Great vid! Thanks for posting. Even if it feels cold when you start I still think doing this in the winter is better than doing it in the hot weather. You warm up as you move - even sweat! In the hot weather you can be sweating before you even start. And then all that dust and dirt sticks to you and gets into your pores. Not fun. Also, I get organizing stuff that’s just going to be tossed. Sometimes it feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic (as in it feels like a waste of time, not that your house is going down!) but in the end it’s better to keep things tidy as you go. Bricks is the word of the day!
I love watching this transformation! I feel you're pain with the chimney tear down and carrying the bricks in buckets down flights of stairs 😂. I love the fact you actually have a design plan as opposed to just nailing stuff together and winging it like they do around here 🙄. It really aggravates me about all the permits and money spent and inspections and everything you have to go through in Philadelphia to do a residential project like this!🙄 doing the same thing to a home here in schuylkill county Pa. would take a day or two for a permit and cost less than $100 for everything! On the permit it would just say "general construction and renovation " You could start working on it before you even got the permit actually lol 😂. It is good in some ways but also bad in others because some people who have no clue what they are doing do horrible and dangerous work!🙄. I am a actual contractor and electrician and take pride in my work! Others not so much 😂.
Thank the Maker for taking that door down! Last episode it was eating me up watching you two open and close that thing. It was like you were trying to toy with my emotions!
When you're all done, can you have a hidden tiny hideout room in the attic area with a hidden access point, like so many UA-camrs seem to do in their houses? LOL
right when you said they already patched the roof and took down the top portion. I already know what you were about to say after that hahaha. Love that for you
Love your videos! On a side note, thank you for changing your channel name. I now know that it was just a mix of your first and last name combined but I could not for the life of me remember it. I am subscribed to a lot of channels so it made finding your channel, and videos, a challenge. Your actual name is so much easier to remember, at least for me. Good improvement!
I considered a chute of sorts out the window, but figured I could just handle it the straight forward way. The bottom half of the chimney will be easier
@@ChrisHythain Amsterdam we have beams with a hook on the top front of the buildings specifically designed for this - to take stuff out without having to use the stairs that are often very narrow. But I think it needs two people to operate well
FYI. Use a dead-blow hammer to demo the brick, it can prevent them from breaking into pieces. You need more buckets by the looks of it to minimize the trips you are making. I don't envy you, that demo has got to be brutal, but the end result will be something you will be proud of.
Thanks for the tip, It was hard work, but I actually kind of enjoy the simplicity of it compared to the complexity of everything else in my life. Just one brick at a time
@ they have a character different for each type. Like all the different types of cement characters. They take some understanding. I noticed how you packed your bricks. What is their dimension? Are they particularly for chimneys?
I have some plans for that! I def want to make a little catwalk to access the skylights to get out to the roof, or just to open them for ventilation. Thinking of a black metal grated walkway, and could house plants too. There might be an HVAC unit up there too for the 3rd floor, and extra storage
When I have worked on projects like this I always wondered who were the men that did the original work. A century and half ago someone carried all those bricks upstairs and laid them in place. Also dragging the mortar and other supplies up the stairs. It would be fascinating to know who these men were and more about them.
I love thinking about that as well. Their work held up for quite a while, interesting to have a new chapter for the house. Wish they could see the renovation
What a pain with rubble inside chimney! Like the bricks weren't enough hassle. Taking it out one bucket at a time. I was wondering if you could build some kind of chute along the back wall to dump bricks instead of carrying them down.
Get rid of that old bad brick pile... KEEP the Girl... Just an observation! Take it from an old man: girls who aren't afraid to get dirty are hard to find!!
Maybe you can give those bad bricks away? Like they can be used to outline some flower beds or smn like that? Then you don’t have to think abt taking them out
I hope to as well! Depending on budget, I would love to find some salvaged period accurate doors, but might have to settle for the hollow core paneled doors if project costs get out of hand.
You have got an awful lot of 2nd rate bricks unsuitable for use in the yard, I guess the builders used the better bricks on the areas you could see. Great update 2x👍
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Hey, when removing the chimney, don't forget to add in some other conduit, just in case you ever want to lay any kind of cable for, as an example, solar or better networking in the future.
Also, when 3D-printing things for use around the house, you'll probably be printing with something like ABS, which creates some pretty questionable fumes (like any printing does).
You are currently renovating, so you've still got time to think about it, but consider adding some ventilation-hole to your office, so you can enclose the printer and dump any fumes from it straight out the house.
Smart!! Good ventilation is so important in the studio!!
Good advice.
There is a second chimney in the house that could be used as a chase, but I totally agree on the importance of venting. There are a couple windows in the studio, and I was planning to vent out those. Alternatively I could vent up through the roof, but that would increase the chance of leaks with an added penetration, and I'm not sure I'd want to punch through the facade for a vent because of aesthetics.
a new rowhouse video on a Monday might even make it my favorite day of the week :D
Thanks for following the process! Glad you're enjoying it
Its a Monday thing now!
You need a trash bag sponsor next 😂
lol Money Pit reference
Had to do it
Craigslist is a great place to get rid of usable materials fast, sometimes even within minutes (post in the Free section). Especially in such a populated area, you never know what people may be interested in (like nails, scrap wood, the junkier bricks that you can’t use). Love this project!
Thanks for the tip! Might be worth a shot to see if someone would want some of the broken bricks
Why not pave the backyard with all the bricks? They look beautiful as a courtyard floor (and planters) and a great setting for all the plants.
Thats my plan!
You can treat the bricks by rolling the patio with Thompsons, it makes a big difference if done yearly after a cleaning. 😊 Those bricks make a good outdoor fireplace to render with plaster or veneer. Oh yeah I came on the comments to suggest pallets to loand on then they can be moved by a forklift.
I watch these every Monday between classes
I watch them every Monday during work. 😂
It's great to see that you had some valued support in the chimney demolition. I like how you're saving and reusing as many old bricks that you can for the rebuild as well. I was reading that this is a new and growing trend in demolition projects, not only to help avoid filling up landfills, but to help with the efficiency of the overall budget of the project.
Progress, baby, progress! Looking great Chris.
Over here in Australia, we'd use the crap bricks, crushed for paths. Old bricks are sought-after. Maybe you could put feelers out into your community and have them taken away for free. Just a thought that may save you time and money if someone else wants them. I'm really enjoying your episodes and look forward to Tuesdays now. Thank you.
It's amazing how fast things have changed, I remember you climbing into the ceiling through the cupboard not too long ago.👏
They will soon change even more quickly!
Brick!
I love me some bricks
@ChrisHytha Its really bricking me out!
@ChrisHytha Bricks are fun! Exhibit A: ua-cam.com/video/FgyonkrEWik/v-deo.htmlsi=fCybNg8IPSndzaUy
You can thank the bureaucracy for giving you the extra time for your artworks.😁
Lovin the plan revisions !
Good work Morgan.
Looking at how the Sixers are terrible this season you have enormous pun potential in your backyard.
There's actually a comedy show in Philly called "It's Always Punny in Philadelphia"!
One thing i like about yours and some other reno channels is the anti-HGTV-ness of it. Youre generally more chill, detailed, and you're not unnecessarily dramatic about anything. In* short, imo, just* more genuine and "real". I appreciate the edutainment you provide! Looking fwd to continuing to follow this journey of yours!
Thanks for your support! There are perks to having no production crew, director etc that wants to spin things for max viewership, but rather just a dude with a camera and a house
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" has a lot to say about a brick.
I read part of that book a while back, I forget the brick mention
@@ChrisHytha he actually gets into the significance of a brick and a student.
Good news with the permits. You’re a trooper with the bricks
Woo hoo! New video! Red tape seems to be one of the worst things about this project. Those standing desks are worth their weight in gold. I never realized how nice they were until a job I had installed them. I know your back yard is small, but could you make a fire pit out of the bricks? Maybe even something that could double as an outdoor grill? So good to see all the progress!
I hope to have enough bricks saved by the end for all kinds of projects like that! Love the new desk. Wanted to buy one anyway, so I was stoked that they reached out to sponsor
Great vid! Thanks for posting. Even if it feels cold when you start I still think doing this in the winter is better than doing it in the hot weather. You warm up as you move - even sweat! In the hot weather you can be sweating before you even start. And then all that dust and dirt sticks to you and gets into your pores. Not fun. Also, I get organizing stuff that’s just going to be tossed. Sometimes it feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic (as in it feels like a waste of time, not that your house is going down!) but in the end it’s better to keep things tidy as you go. Bricks is the word of the day!
Love that you are consistent !
Keep on keeping on
I love watching this transformation! I feel you're pain with the chimney tear down and carrying the bricks in buckets down flights of stairs 😂. I love the fact you actually have a design plan as opposed to just nailing stuff together and winging it like they do around here 🙄. It really aggravates me about all the permits and money spent and inspections and everything you have to go through in Philadelphia to do a residential project like this!🙄 doing the same thing to a home here in schuylkill county Pa. would take a day or two for a permit and cost less than $100 for everything! On the permit it would just say "general construction and renovation " You could start working on it before you even got the permit actually lol 😂. It is good in some ways but also bad in others because some people who have no clue what they are doing do horrible and dangerous work!🙄. I am a actual contractor and electrician and take pride in my work! Others not so much 😂.
remember most dumpsters charge by weight! ie seek alternate disposal
Or reuse the rubble and bad bricks as backfill
Thank the Maker for taking that door down! Last episode it was eating me up watching you two open and close that thing. It was like you were trying to toy with my emotions!
The “oh dear” at 3:26 sent me lol
I find the whole permit thing stressful - horrible when things are out of your control. Good luck!
It just requires a lot of patience. I learned a whole lot about the process through this project though!
I feel for you. Handling material two or three times is not fun. Too bad you are limited to getting rid of the waste.
3:25 Это лучший кадр!😆😆😆 Глаза Морган красноречивее всех слов! 😳😆😆😆😆
When you're all done, can you have a hidden tiny hideout room in the attic area with a hidden access point, like so many UA-camrs seem to do in their houses? LOL
Lol I have been planning for just that. Might have an HVAC unit up there tho
@ChrisHytha can't wait to see what your house turns into. I plan to watch through the whole process.
@@JustinDaniels Thanks for following along! It will take awhile to realize all the dreams, but I can't wait to keep seeing the project develop.
Nice ladder!
Thanks 😎
Nice "Money Pit" reference! "Just" $400, oof. Hopefully the red tape will all be cleared soon and you can get to the meat of the project.
right when you said they already patched the roof and took down the top portion. I already know what you were about to say after that hahaha. Love that for you
You're doing brick solid work my friend. Congrats on the sponsorship.
Thanks for your support!
Love your videos! On a side note, thank you for changing your channel name. I now know that it was just a mix of your first and last name combined but I could not for the life of me remember it. I am subscribed to a lot of channels so it made finding your channel, and videos, a challenge. Your actual name is so much easier to remember, at least for me. Good improvement!
Glad to hear its a good change! I hear that from a few people. Glad the change helps
Ah yes, a new installment in my favorite series: Man Removes Brick and/or Drywall
Soon it will be "man watches with a camera as a framing crew rebuilds the house he took apart." Can't wait
Well, they are the government, they’re there to help you. 😊
Buckets, rope, window? Going up and down those stairs will be so much more of a pain.
I considered a chute of sorts out the window, but figured I could just handle it the straight forward way. The bottom half of the chimney will be easier
@@ChrisHythain Amsterdam we have beams with a hook on the top front of the buildings specifically designed for this - to take stuff out without having to use the stairs that are often very narrow. But I think it needs two people to operate well
FYI. Use a dead-blow hammer to demo the brick, it can prevent them from breaking into pieces. You need more buckets by the looks of it to minimize the trips you are making. I don't envy you, that demo has got to be brutal, but the end result will be something you will be proud of.
Thanks for the tip, It was hard work, but I actually kind of enjoy the simplicity of it compared to the complexity of everything else in my life. Just one brick at a time
Bricks are amazing 🤩
Big brick lover over here
@ they have a character different for each type. Like all the different types of cement characters. They take some understanding. I noticed how you packed your bricks. What is their dimension? Are they particularly for chimneys?
Make sure when putting bricks down to basically squat to help your back
There is so much space in the attic area you could almost make some mezzanines in the rooms for extra space.
I have some plans for that! I def want to make a little catwalk to access the skylights to get out to the roof, or just to open them for ventilation. Thinking of a black metal grated walkway, and could house plants too. There might be an HVAC unit up there too for the 3rd floor, and extra storage
You were really channeling Rick and Morty vibes there at the end with the bricks. Lol.
Love the show, channeling my inner Morty
A ladder!!!!
My prized possession
Oh noooo, it has a dreaded boob light in the hallway. lol
One of my fave channels sir
Thanks for your support!
Vids are always super quality man
Keep the half-bricks !
Only need 1 or 2 good sides on those.
@@Wannes_ half bricks, even pieces are great. My driveway is a mosaic of bricks. Charming beyond asphalt or anything else!!
Perhaps a free brick with purchase of two prints…
@@rokustereo1747😂😂😂 and a fortune for shipping 😭😭😭
I have considered keeping them, but when the inside of the brick is exposed they deteriorate pretty quick I thought. How has the drive held up?
Bricks? Bricks!
BRICKS! 🧱
Hi Morgan!
She says hi
Once upon a time there was a group out of Atlanta called Brick. Their first album was titled "Good High." If you like funk, you'll like this group.
Dazz (Disco Jazz) was their hit from this LP but Brick City is apropos here!
Jammin' 😂
When I have worked on projects like this I always wondered who were the men that did the original work. A century and half ago someone carried all those bricks upstairs and laid them in place. Also dragging the mortar and other supplies up the stairs. It would be fascinating to know who these men were and more about them.
I love thinking about that as well. Their work held up for quite a while, interesting to have a new chapter for the house. Wish they could see the renovation
There's a huge beam RIGHT THERE - get a pulley for that bucket!
And hire an acro (or whatever you call them in US) to support the floor from underneath…
You could make an outdoor pizza oven or BBQ pit/grill with all that brick
P2 LETS GOOO
What a pain with rubble inside chimney! Like the bricks weren't enough hassle. Taking it out one bucket at a time. I was wondering if you could build some kind of chute along the back wall to dump bricks instead of carrying them down.
I considered it, but figured it wasn't worth it by the time I thought about it. I kind of enjoy the brutal work in a way.
I don't know about there, but where I'm at, those decent bricks are worth about $10 each.
That sounds craaaaazy, idk the price of bricks around here but I won't hold my breath for a buyer. I'll reuse the nice ones
You may want to invest in a rotory hammer to replace that sledge hammer.
I think it might be time to rig up a brick slide that goes out the window and around to the back yard.
The time has come and past, already finished the 2nd floor chimney removal. I did it the hard way to get more muscles
@@ChrisHytha you're a beast!
@@jumar360 I canceled my gym membership when I bought the house, so got to make up for that ya know?
Kind of late now, but I would have rigged some sort of a pulley system to lower those bricks to the floor.
Work harder not smarter 🤔
Get rid of that old bad brick pile... KEEP the Girl... Just an observation! Take it from an old man: girls who aren't afraid to get dirty are hard to find!!
Jesus. Are you from the 19th century with comments like that. Offensive on so many levels.
🔥
The whole bricks are worth money. Too bad so many broke so easily.
They are old and deteriorated unfortunately. Also, they probably used not great bricks to begin with because this was all covered up with plaster
Make a simple plywood shoot so you can put gravity to work and stop going up and down that ladder carrying a bucket full of bricks….
You forgot to put sheets on your bed.
Could you post the bricks for free fill, they remove?
I was going to suggest the same thing. Offerup or Marketplace. Some people look for fill and other uses.
Ngl i would totally subscribe to a model making channel. It would be cool to watch you create those pieces
I hope to make some more models in the future! Stay tuned
Would a post hole digger get unto the chimney flues?
Probably could work, the little shovel has been pretty decent at the job though
Can you use the trash bricks for raised planters? Even if it only worked for a few years…
Maybe you can give those bad bricks away? Like they can be used to outline some flower beds or smn like that? Then you don’t have to think abt taking them out
I'd like to, but cracked bricks decay very quickly because their soft inside is exposed, they just reduce to powder in a few years
Hopefully one day You will be able to replace those ugly "modern" doors!
I hope to as well! Depending on budget, I would love to find some salvaged period accurate doors, but might have to settle for the hollow core paneled doors if project costs get out of hand.
@@ChrisHytha I don't know how standardized the doors of the time were.
Just do it piece by piece, starting downstairs.
You have got an awful lot of 2nd rate bricks unsuitable for use in the yard, I guess the builders used the better bricks on the areas you could see. Great update 2x👍
Yeah, the majority are trash. I think I have enough for laying down in the patio, but they might all crack in the first freeze thaw cycle, we will see
Get a mason's hammer
Did you get a quote for professional demo on the chimney? I bet you saved tons of $$$
I did not get it quoted, but I agree, I'd imagine it would be expensive.
Backyard brick pizza oven? 🤔
Coming to a brick filled back yard near you
I've read that the small shovel you have is a "granny shovel". Seems self explanatory. I've been looking for one for years.
Would recommend
I'm 90% certain that MKBHD had your art as his iPhone wallpaper in his recent video...
He did indeed! He grew up around Philly and has been a fan of my work for awhile. Finally got to work with him as an artist on his wallpaper app
I... I'm not proud. Uggh. Sigh. Okay.
First.
It had to be done... I understand
Why not rent a brick crushing machine in turn it to dust
Why, in America, do you have to pay the government for the convenience of them annoying you with red tape?
Bureaucracy of liberal cities.
This is a great ad for never moving into a major (liberal) city. My God.
Stop that. 😮
It is worth it for the perks though. Walkable city, great food scene, endless things to do / communities to get involved with. I love the city
I love the renovation parts of your videos, but no so much the life update parts (they're not very interesting).
fuck being good i want a bad brick
Naughty bricks get punished