Hi all,
I've been reading and taking your advice for years, but I am getting ready to start a new project that I can't find answers to and I hope you can help. I am getting ready to build a new home for my family and want to build it with a proper wood stove setup from the start. I want a stove in the corner, and am planning on a Englander Madison. My questions are related to the pipe/chimney.
I'd like to run black pipe from the stove to the ceiling, but I'd also like to vent the pipe as close to the corner of the ceiling as possible; my home will be 2 stories, and I'd like to have the chase upstairs extend into the room (a bedroom) as little as possible. I know that I'll be using Class A through the second floor and attic, so I know I only need 2" of clearance around the 8" OD of the pipe there. BUT, what is the best way to safely get black pipe (single or double-wall) from the stove to the ceiling penetration that is set in the corner while still meeting clearances? I understand double-wall needs 6". Do I need to use double wall straight up from the stove for a few feet, then Class A elbows and pipe to get tighter into the corner (sounds pricey!)? Does Class A come in black (I haven't found any)?
On a related note, and I have a call in to my county inspector, but if I were to frame that corner of the house with steel studs on the first floor, and insulate with rock wool instead of fiberglass since it's an exterior wall, then hang backerboard on the interior (or fire-rated drywall), would that be considered noncombustible and thus allow me to reduce my clearances for the stove and the pipe?
Lastly, would you advise a 45-degree placement, or standard? I can reduce the clearance footprint slightly by placing the stove front facing parallel with the wall instead of a 45, but would like feedback since that also somewhat restricts the view of the fire.
Thank you so much for the help. I want to do this right the first time!
Pete
I've been reading and taking your advice for years, but I am getting ready to start a new project that I can't find answers to and I hope you can help. I am getting ready to build a new home for my family and want to build it with a proper wood stove setup from the start. I want a stove in the corner, and am planning on a Englander Madison. My questions are related to the pipe/chimney.
I'd like to run black pipe from the stove to the ceiling, but I'd also like to vent the pipe as close to the corner of the ceiling as possible; my home will be 2 stories, and I'd like to have the chase upstairs extend into the room (a bedroom) as little as possible. I know that I'll be using Class A through the second floor and attic, so I know I only need 2" of clearance around the 8" OD of the pipe there. BUT, what is the best way to safely get black pipe (single or double-wall) from the stove to the ceiling penetration that is set in the corner while still meeting clearances? I understand double-wall needs 6". Do I need to use double wall straight up from the stove for a few feet, then Class A elbows and pipe to get tighter into the corner (sounds pricey!)? Does Class A come in black (I haven't found any)?
On a related note, and I have a call in to my county inspector, but if I were to frame that corner of the house with steel studs on the first floor, and insulate with rock wool instead of fiberglass since it's an exterior wall, then hang backerboard on the interior (or fire-rated drywall), would that be considered noncombustible and thus allow me to reduce my clearances for the stove and the pipe?
Lastly, would you advise a 45-degree placement, or standard? I can reduce the clearance footprint slightly by placing the stove front facing parallel with the wall instead of a 45, but would like feedback since that also somewhat restricts the view of the fire.
Thank you so much for the help. I want to do this right the first time!
Pete