Bravo, brave men.

The chimney! Finally, the chimney is within reach. Brave Andy and brave Jared problem-solved the chimney issue, examined its anatomy, and then took it apart from the inside.

The plan is for Andy to remove the bricks, one by one, from the top, and then drop them through the shaft of the chimney aaaallllll the way to the bottom (in the basement). The only roadblock was that there was a flue and a wall of bricks and concrete in the way. Why, you may ask? Well, the base of the chimney on the main floor of the house consisted of said wall of bricks and concrete. In order to drop the bricks past the main floor of the house and through to the basement, the men needed to muscle their way through that "plug".

There was only one way to do it: brute force + hammer drill = success. Luckily, Jared happens to own a hammer drill.

Tools used:

hammer drill

small sledge hammer

cold chisel

shop vac (to suck dust as the hammer drill drills)

Jared Blanton

pry bar

Now we are ready to ascend to the top of the chimney and commence Project Chimney.