Some of the old brick was spalling, so we had the chimney rebuilt, with an increased height to improve drafting from the fireplace.
The spalling was likely also responsible for some seeping that happened along the edge of the chimney. There was a little minor staining & flaking on some of the ceiling plaster, above the coat closet & in the living room, which we separately repaired.
chimney – rebuilt & height increased – Domian Masonry, $6750, Sept 2019
2019/07/09 Tu – Chris Domian (domianmasonry@gmail.com) @ Domian Masonry (413-687-2866) came by; said the bricks are “spalling” — flaking — observed that it had been partially rebuilt in the past (front left corner, to my eyes, maybe also a little on front right corner) … and agreed that the opening should be higher to increase airflow in chimney
2019/09/03 Tu – Domian Masonry starting to replace chimney — took the whole chimney down today … finished around 9/10. Total $6750.