glassmanjpf said:
Great looking install. How difficult was it installing the exterior piping. 1 or 2 man job? I had mine installed by so called professionals. Came out good and functions but I like your wood blocking to make it even more secure.
I did this entire job myself, ...that being said, ...a second pair of hands would have been nice for the exterior piping. As for installing the pipe, ...it's actually quite simple. A couple things to consider as you're approaching this however:
1.) The woodstove install for me was part of a bigger project, ...the rec room. I built the cabinet the TV is in, ...as well the bookshelves on both sides of the stove. KEY to all of this was basing everything off the fact that the stove pipe location would be centered between two studs., ...THAT was my starting point. Because I did that, ...a lot of things 'fell' in place. The "Wall Thimble" that comes with the Supervent Through the Wall Kit is made to fit between 16" on center studs, ...so this fit easily. As well, ...the exterior wall brackets, ...the mount holes in those, ....based on 16" wall studs. SO, ...you end up hitting studs all the way up with the wall brackets.
One thing I did spend a bit more time on was, ...where the pipe goes through the wall. If I ever decide to run a masonry chimney, ...and to be extra precautious, ...I ran a 12" ID clay thimble through the wall. I needed to cut this to length, ...and totally modify the Supervent sheetmetal thimble (drilled out all the rivets, ...set the diameter to fit just inside the 12" ID flu, ...and spot-welded it all back together, ...so in effect, ...my insulated pipe runs through the clay flu. If I ever decide to go to masonry, ...I'll run an 8" clay flu through the 12". As well, ...I won't need to disturb any of my interior brickwork.
Regarding the wall brackets, ...I didn't like the idea of the metal brackets alone against the (vinyl) siding, ...it didn't 'uniformly' set the siding back. So, ... I mounted the brackets to the (pressure treated) 2x4's and screwed those to the wall too. Once you hone in on that spacing, ...it's really a matter of keeping it level as you stack the pipe sections on. Again, ...this is something I had planned all along, .....since it drives the LENGTH of the through the wall insulated pipe, ...noting that it needs to protrude into the living space by at least 3" beyond the wall.
The area of going through the soffit was a bit simpler than I thought too. With a long level against the side of the pipe, (using the 2 1/2" thickness of the level as a guide, ...I marked where I needed to cut. I cut and flashed it all, ...and I like the way it looks. The one thing I will plan to add is (what I believe is technically called)a "cricket" to divert water around the opening I cut. It's simple and clean, ...and should do the job.
All in all, ...yes, one person can do it.