While stripping the existing roof we encountered the remains of a chimney underneath the membrane. The previous roofing contractor had torched rubber over the remaining few courses of brick from a disassembled chimney. These remaining bricks were dangerously sitting above the insulation and drywall from the ceiling as one can see from the image below.
We carefully removed the remaining brick and properly closed off the the open area by re sheeting it with new 5/8” plywood. This is an example of a contractor cutting corners to save time and thus limit labour costs. We also installed a Velux fixed curb mounted skylight (FCM) by building a curb with the appropriate sloping. Our client can now proceed with her interior repairs with a piece of mind that her roof won’t leak anytime soon or bricks fall down through the ceiling. Scroll down to see entire image gallery.
