Next question is about getting through the wall into the chimney.
This is a picture of where the stove would sit. Right in front of the wall with the mirror. right near where that yellow chair is.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j53/DannoSpider/Hamilton House/Formal Living/Finished/P1010020Small.jpg
This is a funny deal, maybe not all that uncommon. The chimney lies about 1-2 feet inside of that wall. The closet is not original to the room, at one time they decided to build a closet in that corner, so boxed it in. instead of having multiple corners, they boxed the chimney in too.
Then i came along and had new central air and some ductwork ran through the floor and to the upstairs and I had to build a chase around it. this is an "in progress" picture
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j53/DannoSpider/Hamilton House/Formal Living/projects/P1010061Small.jpg
So, I have to get through a lathe and plaster framed wall through a 1.5' void and then into a brick chimney. I'll put up a starting point and y'all tell me why it's a bad idea or against code or whatnot, lol.
Black stove pipe to the appropriate thimble on the wall that connects directly to the insulated flex liner which then goes into the chimney.
Several questions:
>Does flex liner even bend sharp enough to make this horizontal to vertical transition?
>Even if it does bend enough, is that a good practice? it saves me having some triple-walled pipe in that 1.5' little inner wall space.
>When I go through a thimble on the wall I need wall protection for 12" above the thimble? am I reading that right? "If you have a wall flue hook up, you will need wall protection at least twelve inches (12”) above the wall thimble" that was in the manual. What exactly does that mean? just a noncombustible material like sheet metal?
>When i rip the lathe an plaster off to get at the chimney would I better off redoing the wall with something other than drywall/sheetrock? Maybe cementboard of some sort?
>the closet door would swing into a position that could violate combustible distance requirements if it was left open. Does that mean I have to reverse the swing of the door?