I moved into a new (to me) house about two years ago and have been missing my woodstove. I decided to install one. I looked on craigslist and bought one. I built a hearth and was looking to get the pipe to line my chimney when the man asked if I'd talked to my insurance agent. I had not. I basically need to make sure that I'm installing it according to manufacturer's instructions. I'm wondering if I can make what I've done work. I don't really know what I'm doing... I just let my enthusiasm lead the way.
Basically, I'm not sure if I have enough clearance with what I built to satisfy my insurer. I hope to use this stove: 2007 B King Pedestal with Ash Pan and Blower. I'm attaching a picture of its spacing requirements. The stove by my measurements is 18" x 27". My hearth is 48.5" x 48.5". The thimble (that's what I was told the hole in the wall is called) is 18" from the nearest point. The thing that is making it hard on me is that I'm installing it in a sort of corner. The old coal burning fireplace was in a triangular shape in the corner and I used those same dimensions (I'm not sure if you can tell that in the pictures or not).
Can anyone give me any input as to what I might need to do to make this work? I don't know if it matters but:
- The house is an 80 year old farm house
- The wall that the hearth is in front of is brick behind the stone and used to be for a coal burning fireplace.
- The thimble was already there and is 6"diameter
- I worked really hard on the stone
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Basically, I'm not sure if I have enough clearance with what I built to satisfy my insurer. I hope to use this stove: 2007 B King Pedestal with Ash Pan and Blower. I'm attaching a picture of its spacing requirements. The stove by my measurements is 18" x 27". My hearth is 48.5" x 48.5". The thimble (that's what I was told the hole in the wall is called) is 18" from the nearest point. The thing that is making it hard on me is that I'm installing it in a sort of corner. The old coal burning fireplace was in a triangular shape in the corner and I used those same dimensions (I'm not sure if you can tell that in the pictures or not).
Can anyone give me any input as to what I might need to do to make this work? I don't know if it matters but:
- The house is an 80 year old farm house
- The wall that the hearth is in front of is brick behind the stone and used to be for a coal burning fireplace.
- The thimble was already there and is 6"diameter
- I worked really hard on the stone
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