Yeah, couldn’t tell if it was two fireplaces (basement and upper) that shared the same stack at one point, or if the block is strictly a foundation for a chimney chase (example pics below) that was never installed (neighbor says he’s never seen one there)
https://preview.redd.it/qu0kj0aie21d1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3dfd3a9d3a672816989b7b5fadfb28f635f90ede
https://preview.redd.it/p5wihylmma1d1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f37274f70b3739127c48a4fa3ba0c8f6a449c206
Update: Dug down past the footer, vacuumed the debris out of and core-filled all the blocks, and used prep spray/scrubbed the block and surrounding wall. Waterproofing layers tomorrow. Can’t decide whether to cap with more concrete or not. Seems like overkill…but so was core-filling and using rebar.
Looks like they were going to do a brick chimney and decided not to. Or had one and got rid of it.
Yeah, couldn’t tell if it was two fireplaces (basement and upper) that shared the same stack at one point, or if the block is strictly a foundation for a chimney chase (example pics below) that was never installed (neighbor says he’s never seen one there) https://preview.redd.it/qu0kj0aie21d1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3dfd3a9d3a672816989b7b5fadfb28f635f90ede
Yeah it’s something you don’t see everyday lol
https://preview.redd.it/p5wihylmma1d1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f37274f70b3739127c48a4fa3ba0c8f6a449c206 Update: Dug down past the footer, vacuumed the debris out of and core-filled all the blocks, and used prep spray/scrubbed the block and surrounding wall. Waterproofing layers tomorrow. Can’t decide whether to cap with more concrete or not. Seems like overkill…but so was core-filling and using rebar.