How to Remove a Metal Fireplace Chimney From a Roof
You can easily remove a metal fireplace chimney from a roof. If you have a fireplace or heating stove that isn’t working, you should remove the chimney from the roof. This is a good weekend project that you can do, as it will take a few days to complete.
- Look at the metal chimney where it is coming up through your roof. Find the metal strap that wraps around the pipe. If you do not see it from that position, you may need to look in your attic. You need to remove this strap from the pipe.
- Remove the top part of the pipe from the part below it. They may be stuck together if it has been there for any length of time, so you may need to wiggle it around some to get it apart. If you see any other pipe above the roofline, remove that also.
- Fix the roof where the metal fireplace chimney was. Use a board to cover the hole where the chimney was, placing the board under the hole. Put screws in the board to hold it in place.
- Use a tape measure to measure the hole in the roof. Use a jigsaw to cut some plywood to cover the hole. Place these pieces of plywood over the board that you just screwed in, and put screws in the plywood to screw it to the board.
- Put tarpaper on the entire hole area. Slide the paper underneath the shingles as best as you can. Use a staple gun to staple the tarpaper to the roof.
- Put down shingles that match the shingles currently on the roof. Use roofing nails to nail the shingles down. Put the nails beneath the shingles so they cannot be seen when the shingles are laying flat.
- Put roofing tar on the underside of the new shingles, and press them down flat.