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Living room rockslide My husband and I live in an 1840s farmhouse. We decided to have the chimney lined by a chimney sweep who would pour a mixture of concrete and sand down the chimney where it would settle around the flue. The work was started on a Saturday afternoon. About 4 p.m., the chimney sweep told me that he was almost finished. The mixture would now harden. I was preparing supper when I heard what sounded like a loud rockslide. I raced into the living room and saw the mixture had collapsed over my den carpet. I ran outside to tell the chimney sweep who then rushed inside and saw the horrific mess. The chimney sweep claimed it was the first time such a thing had happened. He said, “The best thing to do is to let the mixture harden. I will come back on Monday, vacuum it up, and the carpet will be as good as new.” The mixture hardened. The chimney sweep vacuumed it up and then poured another liner that worked. It was the last liner he ever poured. Lillian Harden |
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