Badbrick
Q: Jason, I purchased a chimney balloon last July. It got smashed by a falling brick that fell inside our fireplace chimney down to the fire box (a 2 story fall), so I need to purchase another one. It worked great until last night when a shower of brick, mortar, feathers, and leaves fell into our bedroom fireplace- yuck! Can you tell me what size I purchased last time? – CS
A: Dear CS, Last time you purchased a 12×12 Chimney Balloon. You may want to have the structural integrity of your chimney looked at if the spalling bricks are falling down inside your chimney.
If one brick falls then there could be more on the verge of falling. A good chimney sweep can tell you what your looking at for issues with this fireplace chimney. You don’t want to have a chimney that is in the habit of throwing bricks off on the inside or outside. Worst possible case scenario would be a chimney collapse, so this is nothing to mess with. I would have it checked out soon. – Jason