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John Kogel

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I liked this green chimney flue. This was a beach house, and there was a real strong fish odor coming out of the chimney.

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In the crawlspace, the source of the beach odors - crab carcases, chicken feathers and puddles of pee. Otters, coons, or both, although coons are normally pretty good about pooping in a corner.

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A few more pics. I don't normally pull up carpet, but this stain was suspect. Must have been a nice potted plant. The OSB subfloor is rotten.

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2-legged animals live here.

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About the organic growth in the chimney; Do you suspect this is caused by the excessive moisture due to the water front? Perhaps wetting the chimney liner then getting hit by just enough sun to make the growth?

I remember past discussions that water front homes can have a different kind of moisture intrusion compared to homes not close to bodies of water. Like those that get attic mold growth from water front moisture laden air getting into the attic through a ridge vent.

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About the organic growth in the chimney; Do you suspect this is caused by the excessive moisture due to the water front? Perhaps wetting the chimney liner then getting hit by just enough sun to make the growth?

I remember past discussions that water front homes can have a different kind of moisture intrusion compared to homes not close to bodies of water. Like those that get attic mold growth from water front moisture laden air getting into the attic through a ridge vent.

Yes, the green growth is moss that got in there and is getting plenty of moisture from mist and rain, plus no recent fires in the fireplace.

Besides the moisture issues, oceanfront homes get salt spray that rusts light fixtures, hinges and door hardware. I see a lot of fixtures with dead light bulbs, because the screws holding the globes are rusted up. Recently, the metal window frames were rusted out.

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