- 1). Clean out the firebox, using a broom and dustpan. Don't leave any ashes or burnt wood inside the firebox. Open the damper, and close the glass doors or chain-curtain. Next, spread drop cloths over the hearth on your fireplace.
- 2). Roll a trash container into the room and place it next to the hearth. You will use the trash can to dispose of the broken flue tiles once they're removed.
- 3). Put on leather work gloves and a dust mask. Situate a ladder under the roof eve, and take a screw gun, cold chisel and claw hammer with you to the roof.
- 4). Walk over to the chimney, and unfasten the cap or top, using a screw gun. Unfasten the screen underneath the top, using the screw gun if applicable, and set both the cap and screen aside momentarily.
- 5). Hold the blade of the cold chisel between the chimney and the flue tile at a 30-degree angle. Tap the cold chisel with a hammer to break the flue tile away from the inside. Let the broken flue tile fall into the firebox.
- 6). Continue to break out other flue tiles as necessary, using the cold chisel and hammer until every flue tile has been broken away from inside the chimney.
- 7). Return to the inside of your house and approach the fireplace. Slowly open the glass doors or chain-curtain, and shovel out the broken flue tiles with a fireplace shovel, disposing of the pieces in the trash container. Sweep out the firebox again, using the broom and dustpan to make sure the area is entirely clean.
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