Building a Brick Chimney

Demolishing an earthquake damaged brick chimney. Installing rebar for an engineered brick chimney. Laying brick on a reinforced brick chimney. Time Lapse video constructing a brick, or masonry chimney.

[@Whittatude]

I'm glad to know there are still true craftsmen left. Very nice job.

[@ambroseavery5229]

Hey, thanks just the video I was looking for! My father was a consumate brick- mason, & I used to work w/ him as a teen. We've built many fireplaces, but I never really paid attention to the details, as I was young & u know the rest. I was mainly a laborer. But, now that I'm grown & have a hearth that needs to be rebuilt, I'm wishing I'd paid more attention! This video helped refresh my memory! Thanks!

[@WithAllMySoul]

Where can I find workers that work so fast? (hahahaha) Great video, really enjoyed it.

[@originaldanman]

Wow, shows how few real fireplaces we build down here in south florida. I've been in the trade for over 40 years and have also built several fireplaces myself, but this is the first I've seen of the veneer being installed before the firebox. I've never so much as even heard of it being done that way before. It looks a like it's a lot slower more difficult having to work around the face brick that way. Yet being in the trade as long as I have, I find there's always something new I can learn. Nice work.

[@brucedeleskey8540]

These guys take pride in thare work good job

[@MrSpencerhammond]

This is a really great video ,the tradesman have such a brilliant hand skill,something missing alot today In workmanship.

[@mrblock1318]

The new Chimney is very well done.

[@ericrankin4666]

Ppl keep asking about the cost of this job.. I can tell you that the cost of chimney construction can vary greatly depending on location. I can tell you that a project like this in the Boston area could run between $27,000- $35,000. In parts of the country where the cost of living is much lower like parts of Pennsylvania maybe $17k-$21k. This job was done on the west coast, they just named the company after Boston. I'm from massachusetts and we are somewhat known for our brickwork and bricklaying style. Most masonry companies in my area charge $1,200-$2,000 per day labor only. Although I did work for a company out of west Hartford , Ct that charged $2,460.00 per day just for labor and not including materials. The worst part is they were the absolute worst bricklayers I'd ever seen in my life. They were more chimney guys then actual masons. Their joints varied in size constantly and it wasn't uncommon to see 1inch bed joints and bigger head joints and they didn't slick or tool the joints, instead they scraped the joint with back of the trowel handle! Lol. They figured they would sell the customer a water proofing application to seal up the rough joints anyway so who cares if they weren't properly tooled. Sad thing is they had so much work that they couldn't get it done.! They worked upper class communities and wealthy neighborhoods. Outside of a couple companies like this, Most chimney companies charge around $10-$13.00 per brick on a chimney when doing rebuilds etc. so if you have a small 200 brick rebuild you could expect to spend $2-$3k completed. The bigger the job the cheaper the cost per brick.

[@ZteveW]

WOW! GREAT AD FOR UR COMPANY! That was better than the stuff I've seen on Home Time!

[@silvermine2033]

Nice work

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Wow that's a lot of work and done very well!!

[@blade3944]

That was the coolest video ever I have a house built in the late 70's with full fireplace with brick on the outside pretty standard for the time as im in Colorado. I was wondering how much heat I could put on these bricks and how many layers their were near hearth area and how much radiate head it puts out since my wood shed is on side of house and only about 6 inches away from brick. Not that I think will catch on fire from heat but I have raised rabbits in shed wondered how much heat they got. This didn't go into enough detail but was suprisely satisfying to watch craftsman do their work

[@starlight76able]

Amazing they can demolish a whole chimney without bringing down the entire house

[@russellallen5482]

Damn that must have cost a fortune to build it that way and omg it must have taking forever to build , I’m not saying they did anything bad or wrong just different and more time consuming than I’ve ever seen and I’ve built and worked on many chimneys. Good job I’m sure as most chimneys it will last longer than the house itself lol

[@argon805]

nice vid and I learned a lot and yeah you guys are fast!

[@bobmcalister]

nice job ..those guys are quik!!!

[@SJBBrickwork]

Great brickwork

[@RichBshine1972]

Very nice job looks great

[@nofurtherwest3474]

I'm just a regular joe, but always curious how things work. thank you

[@nervousbreakdown1108]

master craftsmen right there

[@jaredmort54]

Very well done.

[@Johnny0005]

Looks great

[@jfarinacci0329]

Good vid. Good content. Thank you.

[@scottwitkowski1298]

People on here talking about safety amuse me. I doubt that any of them have ever worked a trade. Desk jockeys don't understand the work or the risk.

[@jonwcs5842]

Wish more were built like this today

[@jackslater230011]

Damn, you guys move so fast.

[@ZFlyingVLover]

Nice touch to end the vid would be to show that chimney lit up .

[@SanaSana-kq8xt]

Can some tell me the difference and why's of say english and russian chimneys? Why russians build theirs right inside the home, but in the west one of the chimney's walls is on the outside? What advantages of which system?

[@stevenwatson2699]

I would have built the firebox before I crossed the opening of the brick facing inside. I didn't see a damper unless it is the type placed at top of chimney.

[@ShanonT12]

I love hi speed. It always makes me laugh

[@Diesel8290]

how long did the demolition and construction take all together?

[@heisenberg3099]

If only I could build that fast...

[@57smorth]

nice grts graz

[@MildlyMoist1]

How long time did this take?

[@qquick2sketch]

what was the cost demo and cost of new?

[@roymedina6135]

O need to know de mesurements for the opening for the smoke and also how to build the mechanism for opening and closing it, Can anybody help me out?

[@iriliral6366]

Beautifully built..should have done little narration to make the video complete.

[@paulg444]

Fantastic work by BostonBrickandStone. True tradesmen. But looks like an insurance scam to me, I suspect that the original chimney could have been salvaged and reinforced for 1/4 the cost. Homeowner waited for a mild seismic tremor to claim his new chimney.

[@brickmason26]

I think I'm with everyone else on the flashing, very good job though. was the rebar grouted at the end?

[@Frenchwine15]

brickmason26 you are wrong about the flashing always last

[@Camokittey]

is it easy to unbrick a chimney?

[@stingraystud]

at 1:39 what was that silver box an ash box?

[@davidmunoz-rr1tb]

why want the flashing placed with the brick?

[@aaronparmeter8329]

Wow!

[@charlietanner6211]

my dad was a builder he layed brick around flue liners 1inch air gap then face brick on exterior but i am impressed with rebar and concrete around liner wonder about expansion especially in flue fire

[@bigbob3772]

Air gap is required by code. concrete and clay liner expand contract at different rates, it WILL crack the liner

[@anthonypantano4129]

The flues crack lol

[@simonmoore8474]

Anyone knows approximate cost to build a chimney like this?

[@jimsamples7069]

How much does a job like that cost? Of course minus the tear down as I would love to know cost to add a working fireplace to my home..

[@Diesel8290]

lol i was laughing the whole way thru :)

[@warr1]

How much to build a chimney?

[@brikkijim]

Even though this say BostonBrick and Stone I believe the job was completed in CA because of a few factors. One the footing is barely below the surface. New England is a minimum of 4 feet. The firebox is just a box not the shape of a true fireplace. If the flu does not have some type of buffer (foam insulation) against the grout they poured it will all crack due to expansion. They also re used the original brick. For CA this is typical and accepted but anywhere else that has winters it would not last.

[@georgeEPC]

James are you a mason? If so where?

[@bradspatz7690]

Ya,...subtitle said (original with earthquake damage)......unless ole boston got a earthquake???

[@brianadiaz8583]

what was the cost of this, labor and material???

[@adamkorekach9936]

My guess, $28,000

[@bonanzatime]

bradley8888 I'd do it for $20,000, no problem.

[@GreekpowerMITSOSGR]

the original facing looked liked the door for the dog :P

[@oldhandyluke]

Make sure you dont use mortar that is too hard for the brick by the way fabulous job by reusing the original brick

[@aziznoureddine4705]

رائع

[@BigHomie030]

i think this video is funny😂

[@jackking666]

@reciprocation23 They from Los Angeles, not Boston. They probably got about $17,000 for the job. Their workmanship is excellent, but they charge big time for it.

[@cloudstrifeification]

As far as cost goes it would have been way cheaper to bust the top part of the chimney down below the roof line, then seal off the chimney, then build the roof over what was left of the fireplace. The bottom half could have been left as is for decoration. I have seen it done many times to old irreparable fireplaces that the home owners did not want to sink that much money into. If they did that though we would not have this cool video though!

[@mssublimelife]

seabees?

[@meandnature6452]

they should have used old bricks on the inside . They look alot better

[@gutwrench6791]

damn, they fast!

[@SunsetSix]

You should have shown it with a roaring fire!

[@bonanzatime]

HALF The Job of building fireplace and chimney on Existing, Occupied house is 'Trying' Not to Damage anything.

[@stevendavis6590]

Agree with Ross Bone. Through-flashing should be installed during masonry construction--not after. If you get sustained or driving rain, brick will leak.

[@Frenchwine15]

Steven Davis You are talking rubbish flashing even here in the old country is put in after.

[@jbrobertson216]

You can tell this place ain’t in a seismic zone A B or C. Probably California

[@mystic81006]

All this work,time and money when another earth quake is coming shortly.

[@concretechrissantoro8424]

I thought you were supposed to step flash a chimney

[@jantuyp3438]

Chr

[@unclejack41]

You are correct,then Z-bar again over flash for true water proofing

[@iambeing4328]

Using a grout bag.... Lol..... Yikes. Way to fuck up a nice job.

[@rossb269]

Why was the flashing not built in as it was being constructed poor workmanship

[@giodazip]

+Ross Bone that's exactly what I was thinking.

[@Frenchwine15]

You are obviously not in the building trade because although we do things differently over here in England the flashing is always the last thing to go around a stack.

[@donantoine2424]

🅓🅐🅜🅝 🤯👍

[@danoking69]

Just destroying his knees with no pads. His knee surgery will be soon. Safety first boys.

[@tompaj10]

many modern new houses do not have chimney like that.. are they American workers paid 50$ an hour???

[@redsresearch]

u guys musg be from china.. this isnt how u build a chimney...

[@gary24752]

This was a complete waste of time watching.