That is a lot of snow to be piled up on the side of your house. I bet it is not any different than rain hitting the side of your house when it all starts to melt. I don't know how fast things melt there. I would say it would be worth shovelling away from the chimney and house right there to keep water from finding a way into your walls.
I feel you really have to your head up your arse to not realize where the snow chute is pointing and where it's blowing the snow too. Sure give him the benefit of doubt, maybe he didn't think it was a big deal but if it was his car/house getting buried he'd sing a different tune. The whole point of gutters/overhang on houses is to keep most of the water away from the foundation of the house. Piling snow up like that sort of defeats that purpose don't you think?
I really, really don't think snow piled against the house and chimney is anything worth getting upset about. It's just snow. If you are using the chimney it should be warm enough to melt any snow that is/was touching it. If I was the neighbor who blew the snow and you complained I'd think you were off your meds and needed a life.
Then i would tell you....you pay the taxes n mortgage...then you can blow all the snow you want to whenever you want!
This is the type of assumption that is creating the problem. The snow will melt and may leak into the basement. Or an the very minimum, create stress by having the extra water (hydraulic pressure) against the foundation/basement. Not to mention the repeated freeze thaw cycle thast the melting period usually goes through. Nope, gotta disagree with you on this one. Keep your snow in your own yard, just as your lawn/landscaping/tree clippings, leaves, garbage cans, parking spots. In short "Good fences make good neighbors".
Back to your chimney. Looks like triple wall stuff. If thats the case the outside of it will never get hot. It may get warm enough to melt the snow off it but I wouldnot worry about it, it'll be fine. I would have a nice non-confrontational talk over a beer and ask if he'd not blow the snow at your home. My mom always said you can get more bees with honey than vinegar.
No, it won't harm the chimney. However, there should be no need for neighbor to blow snow on your house. I certainly would talk to him but the talk most times will also have a big effect on how you approach it. Do it nicely. The second time, maybe then not so nice.
I had the same setup at my old house, and it would get drifted in. I never had an issue with it. Make sure the water has a place to go when it melts. I would have one nice conversation with the neighbor over a beer. If it continues, blow it up onto his roof.
Getty Images ShareAdjustCommentPrint A local man has been charged by police after intimidating his neighbour with his snowblower. On Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m. a man was outside his home downtown, shovelling his driveway. Suddenly the man was confronted by his neighbour who yelled obscenities at him and accused him of shovelling snow onto his vehicle. The neighbour then grabbed his snowblower, turned it on and pushed it towards the man. While blowing snow at the man, the neighbour continued to yell and came within few feet of the man. The man tried to step out of the way and was forced to place a shovel between himself and the snow blower to avoid injury. The neighbour finally relented, backed the snowblower up, and put it away. Police were called and officers arrested the neighbour. A 52-year-old local man was charged with two counts breach recognizance for failing to keep the peace and for failing to abstain from communicating with the victim. ------------------------------------------- Local paper today.
Depending on whether or not your neighbor is a normal person this could become entertainment. Please keep us posted
this is what it look like, you can see where he shot snow on my stucco, this is when i went outside to ask him to stop. (this picture is 24h later)
Went back and looked at first pic and noticed the vented louvers- does the stove have an outside air kit? And if it’s attached there then yes you do want to get the snow away from the pass through box.
Id be taking shovel loads of snow and dumping it right at said neighbors front door. I dont deal with stuff like that too lightly. Common courtesy thing..
nothing inside indicate that there is any vent attached to the stove ... but i never noticed that until you said it, i might need to take a closer look outside at some point!
