You may have own a home with a chimney that has stood dormant for many years and maybe you would like to use it to put in your new wood burning fireplace. The chimney is way from functional with cracked flue tiles and spalling brick and when without liner, improper to use with wood burning stoves or fireplaces.
So what can you do? More and more homeowners are now tearing their chimney down slightly below the roof line and using the steel chimney liners transition or especially when older houses Thermocrete.
Both solutions are good but steel liners allow you to convert your chimney to metal, while Thermocrete isn’t metal but has an advantage. It is:
- More simple – cheaper
- It fixes wholes and damages on the chimney bricks
All chimneys require maintenance. They have water proofing every other year, new tuck pointing, and masonry crowns that constantly crack. Most times, when there’s a leak near the chimney it’s likely coming from a cracked chimney crown. If the crown isn’t done perfectly, it’ll likely leak within the next few months. this will all come to an end if the masonry chimney transitions.
Start by razing the deteriorated chimney to the purpose where the bricks are in fitness . Typically, that’s getting to be slightly below the roof line. The bricks that are slightly below the roof line are often in far better condition than the bricks above the roof. Decades of sun, rain, snow and wind deteriorate the bricks far more quickly than the bricks that lie below the roof.
Once the chimney is torn down, you’ll then install the stainless steel chimney liner inside your remaining chimney to attach on to the connector or stove pipe of your appliance. Confirm to put in the right size chimney liner for the appliance, or the appliance won’t function properly and will cause a wood stove to expel smoke. To properly size the chimney liner, get in touch with us and we’ll help you.
Now that the stainless steel flue liner is connected to the appliance, you’ll now attach the liner to the plate. The plate is that the part which makes this all possible. The plate features a collar of rock bottom end to attach to the chrome steel chimney liner and features a collar on the highest of the plate to attach to the crown. The transition plate will got to be secured on a solid surface so you’re ready to anchor it to the highest of the chimney and bear the load of the heavy duty steel chimney pipe.
Chimney pipe
Depending on the dimensions of the chimney you took down, you’ll need to do some repairs of the roof so you’re ready to properly shingle round the flashing that’s required to form this technique watertight. Once the flashing has been properly installed and quality silicone is employed , this technique should be watertight for several years. Next, simply install and seal the storm collar and chimney cap and you’re done! If the chimney is above the roof line quite four feet, it’s recommended to put in a roof brace kit to steady the flue .
Stainless steel is one among the sole brands of sophistication that has an approved connection from a versatile chimney liner to pipe.
If you’ve got questions on your particular installation, please be happy to offer us a call and that we are going to be happy to assist you.
