If it's brick I don't see why you need a gap. Dan
Sent from my iPad On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:54 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Brick, if it was block I wouldn't want it exposed in my kitchen. > > -Curt > > Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:27:11 -0500 > From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Chimney > Message-ID: <970375a6-22ad-434a-881f-4876dae2d...@penoff.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > If it is masonry lined, what is the outside? Block, brick? > > Dan > > On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:25 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Okay keepers of all knowledge try this one. >> The chimney in my house runs up basically though the center of the house. >> We've got a 1 story bungalow, about 980sqft. >> The chimney is masonry lined, probably 8" square inside. Right now in the >> living space its got fake wood paneling on 3 sides and drywall on the third >> as its in the kitchen but borders on the living room. I hate the fake wood >> paneling and thought the section around the chimney might be a good place to >> start purging it from the house. >> >> If I do that how do I finish where the chimney enters the ceiling? I >> understand I'm supposed to leave an air gap around the chimney but I don't >> want a warm air nosebleed into the attic... I've tried Googling but I don't >> think I have a good enough description of what I want to do to get good >> results from my search. >> >> -Curt > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com