Storage ideas around chimney?
nrkuiper
2 years ago
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Comments (2)Guess I didn't describe it well and I am camera challenged !! There is a sheetrocked wall that is 10ft high. We have a mantle ( standard size) with a tiled surround that we had done 3 yrs ago when we had the iron cover taken off of the opening and new chase put in and a Valor gas coal glass front stove put in. Look like a small oldfashioned cook stove..heats very well. If we remove the sheetrock you can see all the brick chimney up to the ceiling...problem is it isn't as wide as the mantle...so as in a traditional house where you have a wall of face brick that matches the size if the mantle and then walls to R and L we would have to use old brick from another chimney to widen this one to make it "fit" the mantle....just seems like WAY to much as I type this...any ideas....they will be here in 5 minutes !! THANKS I always love your posts....See MoreShelves above or around chimney hood?
Comments (2)I had seen a picture in a kitchen idea book/mag or advertisement (and then couldn't find it again to show DH!), so had our KD include one with our cab order. Ended up deciding not to install it after the cabs, hood, and backsplash went in--we liked the space without it. In a bigger kitchen/over-the-range space than ours, I think they look nice though....See MoreHelp! Which Plan for Storage around the Range Do You Prefer?
Comments (85)Ice, thanks for posting your lovely kitchen. I struggle with visualizing ideas, so it is really helpful! Funky, if we go with additional lighting I think you are right that the sconces are going to work better with the look and small space. It also makes a lot of sense to add a little additional light - it can always be turned down - and to have a couple lights that are task-specific or for mood. The artwork idea is so fun. I'm going to have to think about this! I also have that evil powder room wall, if I could find the right decoration. There's something terribly pleasing about having begun the kitchen planning with the thought, "Oh my, where am I going to put all my stuff? How is this ever going to work?" and to be drawing toward the conclusion and be thinking things like, "My storage plan around the range should be nothing, or art. Bbtrix, Thanks for hunting out this pictures for me. The style you pictured and the placement might look really good in this situation. The pulls are a kind of a strange color, "antique pewter," so maybe hard to match. The faucet is chrome and lighting fixtures in the dining area are currently dark bronze. So ... we're already getting patchworky, for better or worse. Here are the pulls - first is the stock photo, and the second is a photo I took when investigating flooring. (We're probably about to order the brown tile on the top.) The pull looks more silvery in direct light:...See MoreHelp - best way to ensure no leaking around chimney??
Comments (28)"Thoughts on best approach for re-work of siding/flashing greatly appreciated. Have heard that it might be best to cut into the brick and attach step flashing." Best way (my opinion) to attack the chimney/asphalt shingle area is with flashing and counter flashing. The flashing is typical step flashing. A piece of metal bent 90-degrees, one leg gets fastened to the roof deck with each course of shingles and the other leg runs vertically up the side of the chimney, floating (not secured) against the side of the chimney. The counter flashing covers the vertical leg of the flashing that is floating against the chimney. A groove is cut in the mortar joint and an edge of the counter flashing is inserted into that joint, held in with soft metal wedges, then the gap is sealed with sealant. The counter flashing is folded down to cover the flashing. It's a 2-piece flashing system where the two pieces move independently of one another. Here's a reference drawing to better show what I was trying to describe. When flashing a chimney, it's best to use a durable metal; typically copper or lead, or lead-coated copper. Something as durable as the chimney itself. If using aluminum, a thicker stock is more durable than the thinner gauges sold at most box stores. Your cricket or saddle? Due to the geometry I prefer to not shingle them, but they can be, especially if larger in size. Small ones are typically wood framed and completely covered with metal. Probably the most common slap-dash chimney flashing is simple single-piece step flashing that is "sealed" to the side of a chimney with several tubes of pookey. That is not the way to go....See Morenrkuiper
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