ciferecaNinjo

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Most chimneys in my neighborhood are open, thus water enters, yet fireplaces are blocked off. What happens to the water?

I have a few apparently cast-iron chimneys bedded in concrete. They have no hats on them. I’m not sure how the fireplaces were blocked off but it feels solid, as if they bricked them shut and plastered over it....

Façade absorbs water in some areas. Is paint a decent solution? (update: no it is not)

My façade was old & cracking. Chunks looked like they were close to falling. I removed all the loose bits and re-rendered with new concrete. I did the proper bonding steps with polyvinylacetate (#PVA). That previously cracked part of the #façade seems relatively strong and water resistent now (i.e. the color remains light...

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