HI! New to the Site, I've been using the info on here for a while though. I moved into an old farmhouse this past winter that I'm currently remodeling. There was an old Vermont Castings Resolute in the living room that was hooked into a properly lined fireplace. This stove just was not enough for us last winter, so I bought an old Fisher Mama Bear, similar to the one I grew up with.
I laid down two big slabs of slate for a hearth, but found out when I put the stove on top that the flue exit was slightly taller than the top of the fire place, only by about 1/8"-1/4". My question: Will this very slight downward angle coming from the stove to the chimney liner make a significant difference? Also, the pipe coming from the wood stove to the liner would be touch the steel plate that is on top of the fireplace. I'm not sure if this is an issue or not? I attached a picture to help clarify.
My other option is to remove the stove and build a thinner hearth which would make it level, and would create an inch gap between the pipe and the steel. I just really wanted to use these slate slabs.....any info/insight/advice would be greatly appreciated!
I laid down two big slabs of slate for a hearth, but found out when I put the stove on top that the flue exit was slightly taller than the top of the fire place, only by about 1/8"-1/4". My question: Will this very slight downward angle coming from the stove to the chimney liner make a significant difference? Also, the pipe coming from the wood stove to the liner would be touch the steel plate that is on top of the fireplace. I'm not sure if this is an issue or not? I attached a picture to help clarify.
My other option is to remove the stove and build a thinner hearth which would make it level, and would create an inch gap between the pipe and the steel. I just really wanted to use these slate slabs.....any info/insight/advice would be greatly appreciated!
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