Brick or stone veneer provides a traditional siding material for exterior chimneys with no danger of flammability.
Cover brick chimney with siding.
First is stapling a layer of tar.
Either way it s a low maintenance option that will look terrific for years and years.
Genstone products are designed to enhance property features that are otherwise unsightly or ignored.
The sellers contractor wants to put vinyl siding over it instead of replacing the brick.
Turn practical chimneys into style accessories with faux brick and manufactured stone siding panels in a wide variety of colors and styles.
The tile flue is roughly 10x10 inches.
If the chimney indoors is covered with plaster or drywall but you want to install stone veneer to make it more prominent there are a few things you need to do.
1 mix your concrete.
Position a piece of siding that has been pre ordered and cut to the width of your chimney against the wood furring near the bottom of the chimney.
Check that the siding is even horizontally with a level.
Besides this i am getting fed up with contractors.
Step 2 hammer the siding into the furring through its mounting holes with corrosion resistant nails.
The buyer just sent me a text to see if i thought this was ok.
I eventually did just that.
Stacked stone veneer chimney refacing.
In conversation with one of the owners of the chimney service company that installed it i asked if it would be feasible to sheath the spalling brick exterior of the chimney with furring strips osb tyvek and siding.
These genstone customers used the stratford stacked stone panels to complete a relatively simple stone veneer chimney that adds a tasteful complement to their home siding.
Vinyl siding is composed of a series of channels and panels that interlock with one another to form a cohesive weather resistant shell over the exterior of your house.
Installing vinyl siding over existing brick is an easy and economical way to update the look and feel of your house.
I reported a brick chimney that had a good amount of spalling.
He indicated it would be okay to do that.
If you decide you want to renovate your brick chimney skim coat cement over it and either leave it that way or cover it with tile or a stone facade on top of the cement.
Furring strips should be mounted to the brick and then the vinyl channels are affixed to the wooden furring strips.