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Fireplaces & Chimneys
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This job site involved several renovations to a home in Charlotte's historic Dilworth neighborhood. Additions to the home were also being made at this time. The old chimney was in serious disrepair and did not meet current building code. We completely removed it to 3 courses below the roof line and built up the new one from there. After the rebuild it was in compliance with code (and looked a whole lot better!) Renovations included fitting crawl space vents, filling in missing block, and parging up the whole to finish it all off. We also built new steps. The side steps involved building the supporting structure under the columns and then finishing the steps around them. The front steps were built up to the rebuilt porch. Finally, we prepared a foundation for the new porch. What it looked like before:
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Feature Index -
Fireplaces & Chimneys
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This is a fireplace fascia replacement project, seen here in before and after immediate construction. The fire box itself required no work. Note the use of Ogee shape bricks for the hearth edge. These specialty bricks visually soften the edge of the hearth and give a much more finished appearance on the sides of the hearth than the plain brick seen in the 'Before'. The Flemish bond pattern used in the new fascia also increases the visual appeal. The fireplace will be finished with a wooden mantel, mounted on the inserts visible on the fascia. What it looked like before:
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