I was also thinking about getting some chicken wire and try to square and level up everything with some thinset, anyone think I should or shouldn't do this?
Freestanding Stove in Fireplace.
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bsruther
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I'd bust those angled sides out until I hit the concrete block and then square it off. Come to think of it, that's what I did.
I have busted it far as I can go. If you look in the picture on the right you can see another clay flue, and on the left that is firebrick for the fireplace directly on the other side. The house had two fireplaces offset just enough from each other to follow the same angle.
So that is all I am going to have to work with.
bsruther
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becasunshine
Minister of Fire
I have a question for those of you who have installed free standing stoves into masonry fireplaces.
We had to have so much hearth pad in front of the stove door.
In your installations, I see the front of the stove nearly flush with the edge of the hearth.
I don't mean to be rude, but is that OK? Does it meet code? It was my understanding that the purpose of having X number of inches of hearth pad in front of the stove door was to protect from sparks and from chunks rolling out of the stove door. It looks like chunks or sparks could fall right out and into the carpet in front of the hearth.
Per above, I don't mean to be rude or confrontational- I'm just trying to understand.
We had to have so much hearth pad in front of the stove door.
In your installations, I see the front of the stove nearly flush with the edge of the hearth.
I don't mean to be rude, but is that OK? Does it meet code? It was my understanding that the purpose of having X number of inches of hearth pad in front of the stove door was to protect from sparks and from chunks rolling out of the stove door. It looks like chunks or sparks could fall right out and into the carpet in front of the hearth.
Per above, I don't mean to be rude or confrontational- I'm just trying to understand.
Grisu
Minister of Fire
You would need to place a hearth extender or similar in front of the original hearth. The minimum hearth depth according to the manufacturer and/or local code still applies. If the floor is non-combustible, no extension may be required when the stove only needs ember protection.
My house is currently completed gutted, including my fireplace at the moment lol. I am at the stage of where I am going to do whatever is necessary to make it safe/code compliant as I wiil be having a mechanical inspection. Just trying to make the best decision as I will have to live with it for quite some time.
Again thanks for all the help everyone!!
Based upon what you have there I would suggest that you tear out the entire block chimney, pick the stove your wife likes and simply run a factory built chimney up thought he repaired roof. Look at how much space you gain.
I just did this in my home and opened up the entire center of the house.
Prior to doing that however I bought eliminated the old Eathstove insert that was just shot. I bought an Encore and rear vented it to a 8" round to 8" oval tee to attach to the existing Dura-liner install.
Upon removing the Dura-liner that had been installed for many years I was impressed by its excellent condition.
I just did this in my home and opened up the entire center of the house.
Prior to doing that however I bought eliminated the old Eathstove insert that was just shot. I bought an Encore and rear vented it to a 8" round to 8" oval tee to attach to the existing Dura-liner install.
Upon removing the Dura-liner that had been installed for many years I was impressed by its excellent condition.
weatherguy
Minister of Fire
In my case it's tile on concrete, some people build something non combustible in front whatever length and width required
So finally got a mock up of the summit classic stove made up. If you can see in the pictures i mocked up some stove pipe as well. I have about 9 inches from the top of the stove to the lintel. Would I be able to put in a small section of straight pipe and then a 30 degree elbow to get my pipe far enough back to go up the flue? It's either this stove or I have to get a insert.
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bsruther
Minister of Fire
This is the same thing that limited my choice of stoves. I had to find the stoves where the flue opening was furthest to the back of the stove.
I don't know if the fan sticks out the back of the summmit, but that needs to be considered too. I ended up having to put a slight bend in the liner, but no elbow.
I don't know if the fan sticks out the back of the summmit, but that needs to be considered too. I ended up having to put a slight bend in the liner, but no elbow.
You can use a 30 deg elbow right off the stove if necessary. Check on the Summit blower depth. It adds another 3" to the Alderlea T6's depth, down low, just above the legs.
The overall depth is at 27" and 8 1/2" to center of the opening on the stove from the back of it. I am going to hit the lintel if I try to go straight up with the pipe.
bsruther
Minister of Fire
It's 15" from the back wall to the edge of the lintel on mine. Even if I could've gotten a stove like the summit in there, it would've had a 30 degree elbow coming right out of the stove vent opening.
Sounds like you'll be getting an insert, unless you can wear her down. Sometimes they come around sometimes they don't. You could always tell her that an insert just won't fit.
Sounds like you'll be getting an insert, unless you can wear her down. Sometimes they come around sometimes they don't. You could always tell her that an insert just won't fit.
Mine is about 18" from the wall to the lintel. And using a 30 right from the stove is the only option I think. If it works would there be any reason not to do that?
bsruther
Minister of Fire
The only reason I can think of is appearance. I was determined to have a straight pipe come out of the stove just because of the way it looked, ease in cleaning was a factor too, but not as much. And the wife would have said "that doesn't look right", no doubt about it.
ETA: Another reason I wanted a straight pipe was for better draft on my 15ft flue...forgot about that.
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