Chimney pots

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The old pictures of the house showed fairly detailed views of the chimney pots. From evidence in the attic it

appeared that they had always been ornamental, as the original roof sheathing was still intact and there were

no holes where vents would have been. After much puzzling over the material to use I decided that they must

have been metal (sheet metal or copper), as the roof would not have supported masonry as it was

framed.

I decided to use copper, as it was maintenance free and would last many years. A friend told me

about a place in Lathrop, Ca. that did copper work and I went there and was really impressed with their

workmanship and creativity. Anthony, who designed them for me from supplied photos and measurements,

gave me a price I could actually afford, and we got under way.

I rented a man-lift with a 65 foot boom to get them on the roof. It crushed my new walkway, but I was very

happy to have it.

This is the water jet used to cut the pieces. Fred on right, Anthony on left.	Here's the first one finished. The gent on the right did much of the soldering and assembly.	The diamond shapes were cut to size, the bent and reinforced with wood inserts	Here are the diamond shapes bent and reinforced	Anthony and Fred talking about reinforcing rings
Here they are in my garage	Fred ran 2 inch pipes down the center of the reinforcing rings to go through the roof and be attached inside the attic	Here we go