Roof Repair After Chimney Removal | THE HANDYMAN |

[@TheHandyman1]

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[@nicholasmanovich4330]

Roofer here...almost two decades....and given the circumstances I'd of done it the same way Handy....anyone who says differently doesn't understand the true power of the all mighty dollor.

[@themueth]

Roof repairs is one of those things that scares me until I get into it and realize how simple it is.

[@mikemorales2120]

Not simple if you're a hack. Large liability and water damage prevalent. Not saying you are just saying it only looks easy because of his expertise and experience

[@lukekalinowski]

Nicely Done. I live in a house with one of these, just replaced the water boiler. Probably should have thought to do something like this instead. Would have basically given me more kitchen cabinets and an upstairs closet. But I do enjoy the look of the chimney.

[@nmancini]

Not only do you put out really good quality content, I think most people don’t see the great variety of work you share too. Thanks and congratulations on reaching 500k+

[@Asherrothstan]

Great job getting overlap on all your edges, thats a good patch considering the situation and probably would hold more than a year.

[@Longeno55]

Cool video Handyman! My first house was a 1928 cape and had a masonry chimney smack dab in the center of the house and yes it was for venting the gas furnace, the water heater and a trash incinerator. If you don’t need the chimney there are a lot of space and remodeling advantage to taking it out.

[@TheMixmastamike1000]

nice work. I did the same thing 3-4 years ago but when I started using my demo hammer the chimney shifted maybe a 1/2 inch just above the roof line, so I had to switch to a cold chisel and a 2lb sledge brick by brick until I got to the roof. Thankfully nothing else happened but I had to check my pants on that one😂.

[@jacobpol8403]

hello i was working on a chimney recently and the previous builders didnt stager the shingles making the seems sit on top of each other. i was wondering what you would do because took me alot of time and frustration lol

[@gregb5254]

Ramboard covered with Masonite on the floors around the work area and to the door has saved me TONS of time in demo. Well worth the cost and minimal time it takes to put down.

[@HomeRapidRepair]

I was waiting for the huge roof hole video 🛠️🪚🪛😎

[@jmcguire56]

Our house was built in 1927 here in the Northeast. 2 chimneys. One for the furnace and fireplace. One for the hot water heater. I like what you did patching the roof. The shingle work looks solid.

[@yZeCounsel]

Thank you! I’m gonna be doing this soon . No roofing chops - I noticed you were only gooping older sections down and nailing new ones, but then some finishing touches of goop on the new. Any vids where ya do just shingles at normal speed?

[@BamaBreeze]

Very good show Handy, interested to see the next on. HandyOn

[@jeremyjones8872]

I had to do same job for same reason,and my chimney is in center of house,also built a houndred yrs ago..great way of explaining it👍👍

[@zerohour7634]

You bring honor to the handyman name. Not a lot of us out there that are truly knowledgeable and really care. I actually went to get a license in electrical to shake off the handyman stigma. Still do everything. Yet I carry the weight of a license in tow for my main product. Been watching you for years. Always come here first if I'm questioning anything.

[@crcdesign9886]

Glad to see it doesn't matter which way OSB is installed. keep hearing you have to put the rough side up.

[@ShotGunner5609]

Well it's preferred that way cus rough side gives better traction, and smooth side will slide into position easier. But that matters more when you're actively roofing the building.

[@jeremymenning56]

I have a house that was built in 1970. Centrally located chimney that serves two fireplaces and a oil fired boiler. The original boiler is still in the basement. Must weight 1000 plus pounds. I'd never remove the chimney, but if I did it would open up quite a bit of space in the living room, basement, one bedroom, and the boiler room. I love the look of my fireplace but for the few times I use it, I'd rather have the space it takes up.

[@maxrockbin]

I removed the chimney from my house (which had been used for furnace & water heater venting) to make more space in my bedroom & kitchen where there had previously been an awkwardly located column. You will get wildly different quotes for this. And you should have a plan for all those bricks.

[@tactikool4740]

I live in New England lots of old homes. Mine built in 1940. I'm on this video because I have an old home and by removing ths chimney to at least the top floor I gain 2 square feet of space if not more. This allows me to expand my current small bathroom . If I go to the first floor then the other bathroom and kitchen gain more space. So for those less educated this is why.

[@mattcasoni]

Great repair. I kept on thinking of writing that I am going to randomly remove my chimney too but then I thought I hope there’s no one out there removing their chimney that they need.

[@ShyGuySpirit]

That repair looks amazing.

[@peterwest323]

Yeah, took out my old furnace/stove vents in my kitchen last year - gained about 9 sq. ft. or so. And switched to a tankless water heater and moved that outside (west coast here) to gain another 6 sq. ft. Most of the old houses around here have unused old furnace/stove vents behind chases and people never think to wonder why those chases in their kitchens even exist.

[@portlandsean]

I live and work in the same geographical area as you and have done this same thing more than once. I would have done it the same. If the basement is unfinished I like to throw the bricks down the chimney and remove them in the basement. It's amazing how removing a disused central chimney opens up a kitchen and basement. Im sure you will see evidence in the kitchen of where the old wood burning range would have vented. These homes are usually around 100 yrs and the mortar and flashing starts to fail which is another good reason to remove these.

[@TheHandyman1]

Stay tuned for the next video.

[@sihatchyvtec]

@thehandyman - Is there a link to the original version that explains the process without the updated commentary overlay? I'd like to follow the original video for instruction.

[@bcoakley7541]

Great job sir, this is exactly what I was looking for. Im going to be patching a hole in my roof from an old wood stove pipe. Literally identical to what I have to do. Subscribed 👍

[@JK-Handyman]

The house i grew up in had a fireplace in the middle of the house in the living-room. Yes, it was a waste of space, the area it took up was probably 8'x8' but it was a nice feature and it was a selling point. My house today has a gas fireplace in the middle of the house in the living-room and that's just the way i like it.

[@moorefab8192]

In your neck of the woods, is it common when reroofing a home, to remove those little vents and run a continuous ridge vent? I always recommend ridge vent but I see some contractors in my area still using those small vents along the ridge. Great video.

[@DeborahHall-w5o]

That repair looks amazing.

[@LoudBarkDesigns]

This is what I've been wanting to do to make more counter space in my already small kitchen as I remodel it. Also, create a more livable space in the basement by moving everything over 7 feet and opening up the center of the space. Its only a 750sqft home so gaining 3 feet squared in the middle of the home all the way down is a huge difference. Just need to upgrade my furnace and water heater first. Kitchen is half torn apart. I'm chomping at the bit to get rid of this chimney through the kitchen. Its a one an a half story with just attic space. All cinder blocks below the roof line.

[@jerrodwhittington3009]

I have to remove two chimneys and repair storm damage on a 100 year old house. One chimney was for cooking stove and one was for heating house. Roof has steeper pitch and higher off the ground than my age agrees with. What is the best way to anchor or protect from falling? I have seen some permanent anchors but not sure if worth it. Great video

[@cantgetright742]

Would you say removing a chimney is better when already reroofing it? I have an old house because it was cheap and since the chimney has been abandoned. The fireplace was closed off and the things vented thru the chimney have since changed, central ac and heat and an outdoor water heater (I live in the South so winter isn’t really much of a thing).

[@TeomanOnay]

Still the case in the EU. We do not use aircon or any warm air system. We use boiler with heaters and all the houses have chimney either on the middle or the sides of the house. Boiler + heaters (radiators) is much more efficient than what you use in the US

[@TheHandyman1]

What do you use for air conditioning?

[@TeomanOnay]

@@TheHandyman1 Air conditioning is not common in houses (it is for corporate buildings of course) at least in the northern countries. Countries around the mediteranean sea (Spain, Italy, Greece) use much more air conditioning as the weather is much warmer but still during winter they use boilers. AC is in addition to the boilers. But we tend to replace boilers by heat pumps (to use less gaz or fuel) in well insulated houses as the performance of heat pumps are not that good compared to boilers.

[@batbawls]

Ho lee fak, this is the number one handyman youtube channel in this solar system !!!

[@fmradio42]

Great. hope to see you put in a sky light some day too.

[@chidrummer1]

No question, but thank you for all the amazing content. Keep er coming.

[@sinasima7248]

How did you know the chimney wasn't used for any structural support? I have a similar chimney, removed it from the roof to the attic but worried about removing it all the way down to the basement for fear of a roof collapse.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

I never really considered the location of the roof exhaust for my hot water tank and previously the old furnace. Both pretty much as close to the center of the house as possible. Which brings me to the question - are these brick chimneys mostly just there for decoration? Or is there a tangible benefit over just having a double wall metal exhaust thing for that purpose?

[@TheHandyman1]

In the old days they didn't have duct work they used bricks.

[@bobbyfanclub5749]

37yrs roofing , I see nothing wrong here

[@michaelplays2449]

Great cideo ! thank you

[@dansullivan2954]

Well done HM.

[@brentnearhood8874]

Thanks! Handyman 🔨

[@WesMott1994]

So you're telling me I shouldn't pipe my wood stove into the centrally located chimney of my 1905 home? I'm looking to repair the flue with a former and repoint it. Will it not be safe enough to fire?

[@GrammarPoliceInvestigations]

I see that my older Kobalt 20V 1/4 inch impact is actually a DeWalt.

[@yogoombah2356]

Turns out, "Corn Pop" was the good guy.

[@jemimanascimento_]

great video! Thanks!!

[@JAbbott391]

How long did it take to get to this point. In southern New Jersey I had a contractor quote me $1500 for what you have shown so far.

[@naui2]

Working hard brother! 💪

[@spacewolfjr]

Definitely agree that more cupboards, floor space, efficiencies, etc. are what buyers in these older neighborhoods are looking for. Although, another efficiency is your grocery bills and if you have a chimney you're going to get YEARLY Santa Claus traffic and that's going to be a big impact on your cookie, milk and carrot budgets. Also, one year Santa pooped on the floor... so there's that.

[@rogermccaslin5963]

I guess he was all out of coal by the time he got to you.

[@schsch2390]

Somewhere on YT there is a video of a chimney demo from the bottom up. Somehow they got away with that approach.

[@BenKlassen1]

Good stuff

[@kennethkoppel1934]

Keep at it man!

[@josephdupont]

Why not put on a hatch up there? So you can have access to the roof and do roof maintenance. Why you already have a hole??????

[@DarinMcGrew]

Our home (built in 1920) originally had a coal-burning furnace. These furnaces had no blowers. The furnace would heat the return air, and the warm air would rise to the vents in the center of the house (located at the bottom of the walls). The cool air would sink and be collected by floor vents at the perimeter of the house, and would return to the furnace in the center of the basement. The furnace would heat the return air, and the cycle would continue. The coal chute to the basement is still there. But now I need to check the brick "support pillar" in the middle of the house to make sure it isn't an abandoned chimney. I thought I saw a separate abandoned flue, but now I'm not sure...

[@TheHandyman1]

I completely forgot to talk about the old coal burning houses. Thanks for the comment.

[@maxxdad7]

As a certified roof ape serving year 23 on his sentence, i say good job. A million ways to correctly put roofin on.

[@doomsdaypreppersofsouthcar9301]

Good job....ain't your first rodeo....neighbors going by blowing horn want theirs done next.

[@tonyfreehauf4463]

well done ... OldTony

[@wymansmith9101]

I wish someone would have put my chimney and fireplace in the center of the house. Instead they put a gas furnace and water heater in the center. I still prefer heating with a wood stove. I made an insert for the fireplace, and it actually heats now. But just the main level living room.

[@tatescharnberg1205]

What did you charge?

[@buk6708]

I charge $600 total to do this. 2-3 hour job. I do it in Georgia, not Atlanta.

[@TheHandyman1]

😆

[@justpaintitright6442]

I can't imagine the questions you're a good teacher.... Don't you hate that, tar? I'd have to throw away a dryer got inside every time I did laundry rowing my clothes.

[@semperfi5861]

🇺🇸🤘 Heck Yeah Handy Dandy 🤘🇺🇸

[@JSUN-hn8ey]

Why not just use Shasta White instead of like a quarry gray??

[@JSUN-hn8ey]

It had one layer of shingles....on 7/16 osb....why a complete roof replacement?

[@TheHandyman1]

The house has hail damage and a full roof replacement is required for insurance.

[@Discovery123.]

How much this rework cost?

[@TheHandyman1]

I will do a cost break down once all the videos come out.

[@myhermitlife]

👏👏👏👏

[@ZipKickGo]

I'm waiting patiently for the comments saying you shingled the temporary shingles wrong and you should have spent hours making it perfect just to get ripped out later.

[@FirstNameLastName-okayyoutube]

when people say completely replaced, it comes across as the entire thing. As in the framing too. ," completely replacing ____" is not being used correctly. What they actually are trying to say is to entirely replace the shingles and underlayment. But fools can only manage to say roof.

[@buttabing9936]

Hi 👋 . My name is Shaneka. I am reaching out for help with headaches, fatigue, excessive sleeping, clay/dirt/dust “soot” widespread throughout the home and in my nose, bad smells in the attic and throughout the house. I need help. We heat and cool with mini splits but get the natural gas smells. The fire department read hydrogen sulfide. There used to be a furnace in the crawl space one technician told me and another told me it was no longer there… There is an oil smell in the basement. I need some serious help. What do you think the problem could be in this house? There are water marks on the upstairs ceiling around flue pipe. There are also water marks on ceiling in the kitchen as well on the first floor that has no second level.

[@cliloran]

I thought you said you only work on rich people’s houses…. People with “money” I believe were your words

[@TheHandyman1]

That is correct. This is a 1.2 million dollar house. Its also a rental that is being flipped in stages.

[@maximm1991]

Hi. How much this work?

[@TheHandyman1]

Its part of a much larger project. I will go over the budget when the last video comes out.

[@maximm1991]

@@TheHandyman1 Thanks 👍

[@jdshear01]

Making the hole was free...covering it up is what will cost you!

[@brodysemchuk5621]

thought that was a 24 of Bud Right up on the roof with you for a second. .. then i thought naw. this GUY dont drink that crap.

[@Lincoln_Hawk]

#1

[@dirtyburger7528]

Bring back THE BEARD

[@MyDIYAdventures]

First!

[@landmanil]

You pride yourself on solid workmanship but you didn't even attempt to match the shingles. I'm not even expecting an exact match. Light grey architectural is not a hard color to find.

[@2010subbie]

Great videos, I wanna remove my chimney soon, helpful info