Year: 2012

Fireplace Hearth – Ahrens Fireplace

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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To finish our work with the Ahrens Fireplace, we build the new hearth! […]

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Floor Supports – Ahrens Fire

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Before we can install a hearth for the fireplace, the floor must be properly prepared. In this video, we will be making the needed floor supports from the basement. This is the third of four videos regarding the Ahrens Fireplace. […]

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Smoke Chamber – Ahrens Fireplace

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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The smoke chamber is the area directly above the fireplace.  In this video, we repair a smoke chamber in preparation for installing a new Ahrens Fireplace. […]

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Chimney Liner Installation – Ahrens Fireplace

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Chimney liners are crucial to getting smoke from the fireplace up and out of the chimney. Follow along as we install a stainless steel chimney liner. […]

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Chimney Rebuild

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Follow along as we rebuild a chimney with a unique bridge design! […]

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Cut and Plug Brick Replacement

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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When bricks start falling apart, it is necessary to remove them.  However, when only one brick needs to be replaced, we use what we call the “cut and plug” removal method.  This video will show you how we remove individual bricks. […]

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Replacing a Limestone Lintel

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Lintels are load-bearing beams that are both functionally and ascetically important.  Watch as we replace this 150 year old lintel with a new but historically accurate substitute. […]

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Restoration or Preservation

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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Restoration and preservation are two distinct methods used by chimney sweeps. Watch this video to learn more about the differences between restoration and preservation! […]

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Chimney Flue Systems

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Clay Lamb
Clay Lamb
Owner at American Chimney
Clay Lamb is a Cincinnati Chimney Sweep contractor and the executive producer of the YouTube channel, podcast, and blog Ask the Chimney Sweep. He is also an award-winning educator and public speaker in the chimney and fireplace industry.

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The flue system in your chimney is used to direct smoke up and out of your fireplace.  We came across a building that had an exposed flue system, and decided to use it to explain how flue systems work. […]

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