Voids in a chimney flue liner to the full height of the flue is to use vermiculite chips can be bought for insulation purposes or as soil treatment check around for.
Insulation around wood stove pipe.
I want to insulate in the void above the woodburner so it will be about 2m above the actual fire.
Sprayed polyurethane foam will start to burn at about 650 degrees fahrenheit which is within the range of a wood stove s chimney temperature.
Fire bug yes just in the damper area.
The pipe comes out of the wall into the garage and up to the roof.
Wood burning stoves.
This is why they sell special insulation for wood liners.
You worry for good reason.
I am reinsulating this wall and i need some advise on how to insulate this.
Piffin aug 06 2007 12 56am 3 look again at the parts a ceiling support has the cieling trim but also a shield that is a larger diameter than the pipe and stands 6 8 up into the insulation space of a typical flat cieling.
Fireplaces emit a comforting glow during cold winter nights but if they are poorly designed they may take more heat out of your house than they put into it.
Air traveling over the surface of the flue pipe may be required to keep it safe and cool.
Around the pipe for a woodburning stove.
I have added a picture.
At the top i have a plate covering the flue with a cap on top.
Rigid insulation increases the outside diameter of the liner pipe by 1 75.
You should never have insulation in contact with a wood stove flue pipe.
Most code jurisdictions require the stove pipe be routed through a thimble to provide a safe distance from combustible materials.
Fiberglass insulation normally comes in the form of batts or blankets.
I packed some unfaced fiberglass insulation around the liner just under the plate at the top of the chimney.
Compress the insulation around the rigid liner by hand until the two edges snap and lock together.
The only insulation that should be touching that flue pipe is something that s rated for high temperatures like mineral wool and even then only in accordance to the manufacturer s instructions.
I have a fireplace insert in my basement.
The stove sits in front of the fireplace and the piping runs through the damper plate opening and up the length of the chimney about 20 feet.
Available in 24 lengths.
If the point where your chimney passes through your wall or roof is badly insulated there is a lot of heat passing through that area and into the outdoors.
These are strips of the material that are cut to length for installation by being stapled to the ceiling of a basement or the floor of an attic and by being affixed around fittings such as pipe work and chimneys.
I was thinking of doing some better framing around it and maybe use rigid foam insulation but i read that building code requires a 2 gap around.
