I am in the process of remodeling a breezeway room and plan to add a wood burning stove in the SW corner of the room (see attached image). I have the stove nearly picked, and am now looking at my options for venting/chimney. The stove is looking like it will be an Englander 13-NC, roof is pretty mild pitch (somewhere in the 3/12 to 5/12 range- will verify), the elevation where I live is 5,000ft.
However, when I got up in the attic, I realized that I have 3 closely spaced trusses running E-W along the south wall of the room. This has created problems for running the stove pipe + chimney. So I am considering two options to run the stove pipe + chimney:
1. Chimney through ceiling, with offset stove pipe to the side + front of stove
With clearances and without cutting the engineered trusses, a chimney through the ceiling/roof would protrude through the ceiling offset to the side and front of the stove. I think it would not look ideal.
2. Chimney through the wall
See example photo (not actual). While still not ideal from an aesthetic perspective, I think this method is more pleasing than the offset stove pipe extending to the front of the stove. But, I am concerned about draft issues with two 90s in the installation.
Beyond the 10-2-3 rule, I have a few questions:
-Tony
However, when I got up in the attic, I realized that I have 3 closely spaced trusses running E-W along the south wall of the room. This has created problems for running the stove pipe + chimney. So I am considering two options to run the stove pipe + chimney:
1. Chimney through ceiling, with offset stove pipe to the side + front of stove
With clearances and without cutting the engineered trusses, a chimney through the ceiling/roof would protrude through the ceiling offset to the side and front of the stove. I think it would not look ideal.
2. Chimney through the wall
See example photo (not actual). While still not ideal from an aesthetic perspective, I think this method is more pleasing than the offset stove pipe extending to the front of the stove. But, I am concerned about draft issues with two 90s in the installation.
Beyond the 10-2-3 rule, I have a few questions:
- Does it matter if I use two 45s vs. two 90s to jog the stove pipe over the 10-20" to meet the chimney where it protrudes through the ceiling in Option 1?
- Better to put the jog near the ceiling or near the stove?
- For the through the wall Option 2, the chimney would go through the soffit- what have folks used to trim out clearance between the soffit and the chimney pipe?
- Which option is preferred from a functionality/cleaning/draft standpoint?
- Does the 15ft minimum chimney height have its bottom measured at the floor of the stove, or at a different elevation?
- Should I be considering a taller chimney for a higher elevation area?
- Any other particular issues to consider?
-Tony
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