Flying Buttress Chimney

[exploreparadise2]

Ok, so it's not really a flying buttress. But the curved chimney addition looks like one. The curved part rises from a basement fireplace. The bricks don't match so it's not original, but the addition is old enough to be unlined. It just looks odd and I haven't seen something like this before.

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[hausdok]

Hi,

I had something similar last week. An oil furnace flue encased in concrete that passes alongside a basement before it couples to a masonry chimneystack.

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There weren't any mysteries as to why the exhaust gases were condensing so badly that they were literally draining out of the wall where the smoke pipe is connected.

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ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!!

Mike

[kurt]

That's a new one for me. Bizarre.

[Chad Fabry]

West coasters. Sheesh.

[John Dirks Jr]

It's obvious that mason has been around for a while. It looks like it went up without a second thought or fuss. You know, just another day on the job. The arched nature looks pretty sturdy.

[Tom Raymond]

I'll bet it's never seen a sweep.