I have recently remodeled my house and from the get go I planned on having wood heat. I live in NE TN, our winters aren't too bad but we do occasionally get in the teens/ 0F. I originally wanted an outdoor wood burner, but that option was too expensive for us right now. The house originally had a wood stove in the basement, when we did the remodel we had a thimble put into the chimney at the main level so that we could do a wood stove there.
I have been lurking here for quite a while and we decided on an Englander 13NC. Our upstairs is about 1500sf and very well insulated (we had to open windows on thanksgiving because the ovens were heating us up so much). I thought that doing the install was going to be pretty cut and dry. But I didn't realize how much went into the flue.
As I said there is an existing exterior masonry chimney, it does have liner tiles (the house is about 20 years old). But the tiles are 7x7...I thought this would be ok, just stick a 6' SS liner down and hook up the stove, but then I found out about insulation. I don't think I'm going to have room to wrap a liner and put it in.
I'm really overloaded trying to figure out what to do. One chimney sweep came over, looked up the chimney with a lite and a mirror and said it was good to go, just hook up the stove to the thimble. From what I've read here that doesn't seem like a good idea. Another quoted me $12xx to install a liner. That seems high to me, the flue is only 15-20ft.
I would really like to install this DIY, but I don't want to burn my house down... Your input is appreciated.
I have been lurking here for quite a while and we decided on an Englander 13NC. Our upstairs is about 1500sf and very well insulated (we had to open windows on thanksgiving because the ovens were heating us up so much). I thought that doing the install was going to be pretty cut and dry. But I didn't realize how much went into the flue.
As I said there is an existing exterior masonry chimney, it does have liner tiles (the house is about 20 years old). But the tiles are 7x7...I thought this would be ok, just stick a 6' SS liner down and hook up the stove, but then I found out about insulation. I don't think I'm going to have room to wrap a liner and put it in.
I'm really overloaded trying to figure out what to do. One chimney sweep came over, looked up the chimney with a lite and a mirror and said it was good to go, just hook up the stove to the thimble. From what I've read here that doesn't seem like a good idea. Another quoted me $12xx to install a liner. That seems high to me, the flue is only 15-20ft.
I would really like to install this DIY, but I don't want to burn my house down... Your input is appreciated.
