Drill through the furring strips and into the bricks behind them.
How to wrap a brick chimney with siding.
How to use siding on a chimney.
Screw pressure treated 2 by 4s vertically to the surface of your chimney with masonry screws and a power driver.
Start at the bottom and work your way up.
The buyer just sent me a text to see if i thought this was ok.
Affix furring strips horizontally around the base of the house.
Apply concrete mixture to the wall with the flat metal trowel and use the trowel to smooth the concrete over the bricks and fill in the voids between the.
The sellers contractor wants to put vinyl siding over it instead of replacing the brick.
Tuckpointing or repointing is done to restore the mortar that holds the masonry units of the chimney together.
This repair is generally done by a masonry contractor but do it yourselfers can also make these repairs.
Brick or stone veneer provides a traditional siding material for exterior chimneys with no danger of flammability.
First is stapling a layer of tar paper or roofing felt over the drywall or plaster.
Use concrete screws to hold the furring strips in place.
Next comes a layer of wire mesh material called metal lath which is stapled over the tar paper.
Space the masonry screws about a foot.
Set up a ladder to install furring on the higher portion of the chimney.
I reported a brick chimney that had a good amount of spalling.
Follow your chalk guide lines.