So, I've been negotiating with a chimney smith to have two liners installed, and we had started out discussing only rigid liners. When he expressed some concern installing rigid in this flue, and knowing I wanted the smooth wall of a rigid, he suggested smooth wall flex. So, we went with that, and he quoted the job with both flex and smooth wall flex options.
Trouble is, he ordered the material before receiving my deposit and signed quote, and he ordered regular flex, not the smooth wall flex we had been discussing. How big a deal is this? My options are tell him to postpone (and possibly eat the material cost), or just install the flex.
My wood supply is still less than stellar (only one year in), and last year we generated a heck of a lot of creosote burning wet wood. This year will be better, but still not where we should be. This increases my concern with installing flex liner on a 29 foot chimney.
Trouble is, he ordered the material before receiving my deposit and signed quote, and he ordered regular flex, not the smooth wall flex we had been discussing. How big a deal is this? My options are tell him to postpone (and possibly eat the material cost), or just install the flex.
My wood supply is still less than stellar (only one year in), and last year we generated a heck of a lot of creosote burning wet wood. This year will be better, but still not where we should be. This increases my concern with installing flex liner on a 29 foot chimney.