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William Mize
09-13-2007, 05:32 AM
Saw this yesterday and thought I would share. I ask my self to what extent will builders go to just to screw up. This was for a gas log fireplace put in when the house was built.

David Banks
09-13-2007, 05:40 AM
William. Any signs of leaks on the inside? Just curios.

William Mize
09-13-2007, 08:53 AM
No leaks noted on ceiling around brick fireplace, the room the fireplace is in has a cathedral ceiling and as much as I wanted to get back to the area where the chimney pipe goes through the roof I could not safely. The buyer was there and I noted my concerns.

My own personal feeling is not will it leak but when.

Willie

David Banks
09-13-2007, 09:19 AM
No leaks noted on ceiling around brick fireplace, the room the fireplace is in has a cathedral ceiling and as much as I wanted to get back to the area where the chimney pipe goes through the roof I could not safely. The buyer was there and I noted my concerns.

My own personal feeling is not will it leak but when.

Willie


I would say your personal feelings are correct.

Rick Hurst
09-13-2007, 09:22 AM
William,

That is how the architect probably designed it and the builder built it per the prints.

Design flaw.

Bruce Breedlove
09-13-2007, 12:16 PM
Placing a chimney in a valley is never a good idea.