My neighbor lined his masonry chimney with a non insulated liner. What can he expect, besides cleaning it more often?
Liner question
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The chimney is on the outside of the house and I understand the liner is leaning on one spot (not the entire length) against the flue tile of the chimney. The flue tile is in very good shape.
no i mean clearance between the masonry of the chimney and combustible materials
A fence, 5 feet. That is outside. The rooms on the chimney side of the house on the inside are covered with dry wall.
The rooms on the chimney side of the house on the inside are covered with dry wall.
Ok to be to code you need to have a 1" air gap between the chimney and the house. The chances of something happening is slim but it is possible that in the event of a chimney fire enough heat could be transferred through the masonry to start a fire
Thanks, so your advice to him would be to pull the liner and wrap it in an insulation blanket?
It is possible that he has the proper clearance which in that case it would not be required by code but it is still a good idea
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