How to Destroy a Chimney

David is blessed with many good friends, 2 of whom helped us all day on Saturday with tearing down our chimney. (Why are we tearing down our chimney and fireplace? Because it's old, poor quality, brings cold drafts in the winter, and the fireplace takes up a lot of space in our living room.)


Bryan and David used a hammer chisel drill to break the chimney apart.



Noah and Haley, the neighbor kids, watched the work for over an hour (while their mom and I were able to visit).



By late afternoon on Saturday, a lot of progress had been made! (We discovered that when the chimney was put in it had covered over an original window.)


David started working on the chimney as soon as he got home from work today. Thankfully it was much easier work than the top of the chimney. By 8pm the chimney was completely gone and he had nailed plywood to the outside of the house to keep out the drafts. What a huge change in just 2 days of work!