Chimney hole

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earthquake + brick chimney = hole in roof

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Our neighbours, Laura and Robbie, were unlucky enough to have their chimney fall into the roof rather than off the house.

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Fallen chimney stack leaves a gaping hole after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Fallen chimney stack leaves a gaping hole after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Holes looking like war damage on this shop along Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.

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Falling gable of the Anglican Community of the Sacred Name building left a gaping hole in the roof in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010. The chimney would have toppled as well had it not been braced.

sealing the roof

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Laura Young and I tying down tarps over the hole in the roof. We did what we could to tie it down with tension and weigh it down with bricks tied to the tarps. Why? Because gale-force winds are predicted for tomorrow (Sunday) and rain on Tuesday.