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WEBSep 19, 2013 · Insulating with rock-wool batting in the studs/joist/rafter bays is preferable to fiberglass, and foam (particularly polystyrene foam) with just the 2" clearance would be a bit insane, even if it meets the letter of code. When going through a foam layer, use 3" or more of rock wool between the flue's 2" clearance zone and the foam.
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WEBJan 27, 2015 · I am preparing to install a stainless steel flexible liner inside an unlined masonry chimney on an exterior wall to provide draft for a wood stove. Every internet website selling the liners stresses the need for an insulation wrap to keep the vapors warm, improve the draft, and diminish creasote buildup. This has also been emphysized at GBA for similar reasons on multiple occasions. The ...
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WEBJan 16, 2013 · Insulated chimney. user-621079 | Posted in Energy Efficiency and Durability on January 16, 2013 09:25am. Hello Martin, I’m considering wrapping this chimney in 2″- 3″ of Roxul or Thermax or spray foam insulation before we cover it w/ sheetrock. Code is likely to require Roxul I think. The picture shows I’m standing on the 2nd floor and ...
Brick Chimneys With Multiple Flues - GreenBuildingAdvisor
WEBJan 26, 2018 · Image Credit: Fine Homebuilding. One of my first construction jobs in Vermont, back in the late 1970s, was at an architect-designed home with a massive brick chimney with four flues: one flue for the oil-fired boiler, and three flues for the home’s three wood stoves. The chimney worked fine — mostly …
Insulating Outside of Masonry Chimney - GreenBuildingAdvisor
WEBMay 15, 2011 · The flue is rigid stainless wrapped with ceramic blanket. Obviously, the heat loss calculations of the chimney are complicated and depend upon how and when the stoves are used. It seems to make sense to insulate the outside of the chimney to the same r-value as height of insulated chimney-- which seems to be in the neighborhood of r-10.
Insulating a Decommissioned Chimney - GreenBuildingAdvisor
WEBOct 20, 2020 · Insulating a Decommissioned Chimney. I have a client project where they have an existing large stone fireplace and chimney …see photos attached…that they no longer want to use. We are in Climate Zone 5 outside of Philadelphia and we are planning to add a 2nd Flr on top of the existing room where the …
Detailing Insulation Around Fireplace Chase
WEBMattJF | Sep 04, 2019 08:33pm | #9. For the fire block location, put the first one lined up with the drywall, second one at the sheathing to line up with the cathedral ceiling insulation. In between install a piece of duct 2” larger than you pipe to enforce clearance and stuff the rest of the cavity with rockwool.
Insulating an interior chimney - GreenBuildingAdvisor
WEBMay 22, 2013 · Dana Dorsett #3. Hanging anything on a chimney is a code violation, even insulation. To meet code you can build an insulated chase around the chimney with the requisite 2" of clearance, without attaching the insulation on the chimney itself. This is definitely a place where rock wool is right material, …
Can Spray Foam Around Fireplace Chimney - GreenBuildingAdvisor
WEBOct 15, 2021 · We are renovating a house in NJ with a masonry wood-burning fireplace that we plan to use occasionally. This week, we did some blower-door directed air sealing. In order to seal the gap between the chimney and the framing, where the chimney penetrates the roof, the contractor used generous amounts of orange Great Stuff Gap + Crack foam.
Providing Outdoor Combustion Air for a Wood Stove
WEBOct 14, 2013 · For starters, a wood stove usually has a rated output that is way more than any Passivhaus can use. A 55,000 Btu/h stove in a house with a 7,000 Btu/h load is just overkill. Secondly, most wood stove installations introduce air-sealing problems that make it hard to get a home’s airtightness down to 0.6 ach50.
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