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Keep it level |
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Getting from a complete face arch to setting the damper involves bringing the brickwork toward the flue.
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long bricks frame the opening at the top of the flue and provide a base on which the damper assembly is set. The cavities on either side of the flue are filled with insulating concrete.
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Signing the dome |
A layer of insulating concrete covers the dome, filling any voids and strengthening the buttresses.
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Damper temporarily set on the flue awaiting connection to the chimney. |
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Climbing inside to inspect and clean any mortar from brick surfaces |
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