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Emergency Repairs at 400 Beacon Street
Staging is set-up
Workers setting up staging at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Staging rises
Staging at front of 400 Beacon Street in Chestnut Hill for rebuilding front chimney
Chimneys at 400 Beacon Street
Three of four chimneys at 400 Beacon Street
On the roof
Bridging the gap from the staging to the roof
At the rear of 400 Beacon Street
The staging at the rear of the historic house, rising to 60 feet.
Rising to 60 feet
The staging at the rear of the house rises to the top of the highest chimney
View from the gardens
View of scaffolding from the historic gardens at 400 Beacon Street
Surrounding the chimney
The staging surrounds the chimney, enabling workers to remove the old brick and rebuild
Old chimney
The old chimney starts to disappear
Careful process
A thorough process done by hand and air hammers
Reinforcement needed
The inside of the front chimney is reinforced with concrete block to ensure strength as it is rebuilt.
Copper flashing
Before the chimney is rebuilt, copper flashing is custom fabricated and installed to ensure that the chimney is sealed and that water will not penetrate.
Rebuilt chimneys
Three rebuilt chimneys at the Mary Baker Eddy Historic House in Chestnut Hill
