Leaning Chimney
I went into the attic of rehab I am looking at and the chimney is leaning so severely it is almost parallel with the floor. Has anyone dealt with this before. If so what did you do and what did it cost?
Try Jasco - comes in a gallon can at HD.
I also have a house where the brick has been painted. Frankly, painted brick is ugly- I have no idea why someone would cover beautiful bricks with paint. Although the tax man assumes it is a wood house so I get a break there...
I would like to remove the paint but hate using chemical strippers. Not only the toxic fumes, but it is a lot of work. There are a lot of square feet of brick on the outside of a house, and the mortar lines are especially hard. Plus the rough texture of the brick makes the paint adhere well.
Has anyone tried sand blasting? Does anyone have actual experience with this issue? Any tips would be greatly appreciated!
Chris
My limited experience with sand blasting was a disaster. Soft brick, bad scene.
Jim
One other thing to consider (depending on budget) would be to take the brick down and put up a new stone veneer. It would be a nice upgrade and no chemicals to remove the old paint.
Chris,
My neighbor across the street had a brick front 1/3 up the front of his house (it was cosmetic). He removed them all fairly quickly. These were not brick veneer - they were the normal size of a brick. Depending on your setup, you may be able to do the same thing. My neighbor, who was a mason, took down the old and put up a new front in a weekend -it was roughly 50 feet long by 4 feet high.
I think he is saying his brick walls are load bearing.
All though I would be against painting a brick home.
I have painted some ugly brick homes. Some of the things that make a brick home ugly are non-professional brick repair, cracks, bad massonry, and patch work. just Ugly. I Painted the brick home with brick primer first. Then painted the house using 3 colors 1 for the body a two other colors for the trim. Everyone in the neighborhood loved it..
If you can get the loan at 190K and pay 150K rehab for 12-15K , DIY, great, live in it for at least 24 months to avoid the capitol gains. Sell it and get another and move on, that what we did, worked great for us.
good luck
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You may also want to post this in the financing forum, or credit forum. There are many savvy investors and hard money lenders on this site to help you. Lassiter is on of the smartest lenders on the site, as far as I can tell. She may be able to help you.