Odd Chimney

[Jerry Simon]

Anyone else think ice & snow will get trapped between the top middle parts of these two chimneys, and then freeze, expand, and damage the chimneys?

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[kurt]

Nah, the lack of flashing under the crown will destroy 'em before the snow load does. (Just kidding; I think it's a very, very poor design having them so close.)

Every one of these corbeled things I see is falling apart after a couple years. Everyone builds them to look like the "old" ones, but they leave out the flashing.

[Tom Raymond]

Glad I wasn't the guy that had to strike those joints.

Tom

[Chad Fabry]

Glad I wasn't the guy that had to strike those joints.

...when ordered to do so the new mason struck a match to a joint.

[Brian G]

Wow. Stupidity abounds. The future is bright (long term).

Brian G.

One of the Few, Profiting From the Ignorance of Many []

[Les]

Is the swelling at the end caused by moisture intrusion?

[John Dirks Jr]

I would think that there is room for ice to expand out the top, bottom and sides. That should provide enough relief to prevent damage from forces that would be pushing the two apart from each other.

Shouldn't it?

That's my rookie guess anyway.