I think I'd ask him for more of an explanation before doing anything else and see what he says. Then take it from there. If you think he's full of it you don't have to agree to it or get a second opinion.
Alan Please click on: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros keyboard. I often add files so check back regularly! The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Rossi" <d...@andrew.cmu.edu> To: "Blind Handyman List" <BlindHandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 7:13 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Supporting a chimney > We have begun interviewing contractors to remodel our kitchen. One issue > we have been working around is that there is a chimney running from the > basement, up through the kitchen, and on up through the second floor and > roof, obviously. The hot water tank that had been venting through that > chimney has been moved, so nothing is actually using the chimney any more. > > Our plan is to expose the brick of the chimney, it has been plastered over > possibly since it was built, 80 years ago. However, the first contractor > we spoke to asked if we had considered removing that part of the chimney > to just get it out of the way. I told him that I had thought of it, but > didn't think it would be possible to remove the middle of a chimney. I > mean, I assume those things are a tad bit heavy. This contractor implied > that he could remove the middle of the chimney and still support the upper > part from the ceiling joists. > > Does this sound realistic? > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > >
