New Wood Stove Install - Stove Pipe Question Regarding angles around attick trusses and gable

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neuro242

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Dec 8, 2010
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Dickson, TN
I have a new wood stove going on. It's a corner install and I have two issues I need advice on:

1) the attick truss beam is dead in the middle of where i need my stove pipe. If I move the stove out, it's to far into the room. I cant move it back because of wall clearance. Im thinking im going to have to do the ugly 2x 45 degree to angle it off center of the stove. Any suggestions or advice here? Its going to look odd if i angle it in the room. I can't go outside and then up because I only have 12" eve I would have to go through. Im also concerned about a 90 degree to go out if i did it tha way.

2) i have the seam of a gable on my roof right over where the stove pipe would potentiall come out. Im going to have to also have 2x 45 degree angle it up hill from the gable to clear that. is there a problem having so many angles in a situation like this?
 
Try just 30 deg angles. Most class A comes in this angle and it will not effect draft as much. I think 4-30deg angles would not be a problem unless your pipe is too short.
 
neuro242 said:
I have a new wood stove going on. It's a corner install and I have two issues I need advice on:

1) the attick truss beam is dead in the middle of where i need my stove pipe. If I move the stove out, it's to far into the room. I cant move it back because of wall clearance. Im thinking im going to have to do the ugly 2x 45 degree to angle it off center of the stove. Any suggestions or advice here? Its going to look odd if i angle it in the room. I can't go outside and then up because I only have 12" eve I would have to go through. Im also concerned about a 90 degree to go out if i did it tha way.

2) i have the seam of a gable on my roof right over where the stove pipe would potentiall come out. Im going to have to also have 2x 45 degree angle it up hill from the gable to clear that. is there a problem having so many angles in a situation like this?

Could you please post photos? We would be able to help you much better.
 
Maybe a structural engineer can design a way for you to head off that truss.
I'm a contractor but not sure what engineering would be needed. Sometimes the engineer can come up with an inexpensive fix.
 
If you cut the truss you can box around it using the trusses next to it. This is what we do when we come into situations like this.
 
98dingo said:
If you cut the truss you can box around it using the trusses next to it. This is what we do when we come into situations like this.

I agree. I'm a contractor with nearly 40 years in the field, and this is what I would do. Just did it last week, only I had to do it to a rafter. I think what you are calling a beam is the bottom cord of a truss. Cut out the sheetrock big enough to get to the trusses on either side, do what you have to do, and cover it back up with sheetrock. Give us some photos, and we can walk you through it.
 
Thanks for the info. cutting the lower of the truss and boxing around it is what we will do. A contractor just told me the same thing about an hour ago. Good forum! Much appreciated.
 
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