Is it beyond the average handy guy to repoint a chimney ?
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what is repoint
If its just maintainance, yes. If the chimney has deterorated or is unstable, no, hire a mason. Watch a lot of videos first.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPcp0iLoJtM
many amateurs prefer this technique.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MQnpymey8I
cap.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naFw5pMKZZI you can also have a metal fabricator make a metal one.
One can always learn. Just study up on local code, watch some You Tube and give it a try. Have a contractor and chimneysweep on speed dial as back up. And if you have to resort to the pros, try and shadow them without impeding progress.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0242-hiring-contractor
If you find a handy man, that is truly a handy man, he will do all your needs to his duties. Just compliment him when the work is over and this is worth a great deal to him. J.
Even have your name put down on his referrel list, for a job well done, and he will appreciate this. J.
Get a mason. A friend's chimney collapsed, seriously damaging his roof and nearly hitting with the bricks.