"You can start to see the original chimney here. There's very little wrong with it. It will need some re-stucco-ing, mortar around the cap, and re-flashing at the base."

"This is just nuts. You can see all of the rotted structure in the center left - the black shreds were a 2x4. In the center right, there's a huge chunk of concrete doing absolutely nothing. There must be over a thousand pounds of mortar, concrete, and water-logged wood surrounding our chimney."

"First contact."

"A piece of 2x4 that's completely water-rotted away. The wood just shreds in your hands."

"Moss growing in the cracks of the exterior stucco."