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Thanks Bud and mabloodhound, I did indeed go into the attic first to see that these interior bricks completely stop at the ceiling, they don't tie into the chimney vertically (obviously they do horizontally, but not as they go up). I have now removed quite a bit and found more and more loose...

I'm not replacing entire chimney...just the inside curvy part. My main question is about the pile of bricks sitting inside the wall and whether that's normal or not. Thanks.

See the pics below... Want to rip out crazy curved brick fireplace, and replace with a normal, in-the-wall style fireplace. I'm not sure if the curvy fireplace was original to the house or added on. Outside of house shows the bricks stick out where the chimney seems to come straight down. As I...

Thanks guys. The long 2-2x10 front beam supports the weight of the ceiling rafters and roof rafters. The side 2-2x10 connects to the house, but is mainly decorative other than that (it matches the style of our front porch, which is why I have it). I ended up cutting a hole in the plywood...

Need to attach this covered porch ceiling / roof to side of house. The long ledger for the ceiling rafters will be easy, just lag screws into studs...but I'm not sure how to attach the upright 2-2x10 beams to the house. These are mainly for looks and won't be supporting much weight other than...