So, I have another chimney sweep coming out to look at my ill-fated chimney. The one that the last company tried to convince me there was wood inside, and then later agreed there was not. Now they're claiming I can't use the chimney because there are combustables (roof rafters and sheathing) too close to the OUTSIDE of the chimney.
Again, the goal is to install a new 6" liner for a Jotul Firelight 12. I assume it will be an insulated liner, as this is an old and rough stone chimney built into an exterior wall. Flue diameter is enormous (18"-ish), although it does have a slight jog near the roof line. Should be no problem for any liner I will need. Chimney height is 29 feet from the floor of the firebox, if I recall correctly. The stack is topped by a large slab of flagstone, setting on brick pedestals.
I am also looking to have a 6" insulated liner installed in my much shorter 8" ID clay tile lined exterior masonry chimney on my other Jotul Firelight 12. I believe that clay flue is only 13 feet, plus 6 feet of stove pipe from the blockoff plate down to the stove. This chimney is also topped with flagstone sitting on brick pillasters.
What are the questions I should be asking this guy? I don't know a whole lot of particulars on things like blockoff plates, caps, liner vs. double wall chimney, etc., etc. I believe this guy is dead-honest, as I've dealt with him on more than one occasion before, but I'm not sure he's as well equipped to deal with a complicated install as the first company was. While the taller flue is ony 29 feet from the floor of the firebox, it's more than 45 feet above the ground outside. That likely means erecting some serious scaffolding, to deal with the large slab of flag stone topping the chimney.
Again, the goal is to install a new 6" liner for a Jotul Firelight 12. I assume it will be an insulated liner, as this is an old and rough stone chimney built into an exterior wall. Flue diameter is enormous (18"-ish), although it does have a slight jog near the roof line. Should be no problem for any liner I will need. Chimney height is 29 feet from the floor of the firebox, if I recall correctly. The stack is topped by a large slab of flagstone, setting on brick pedestals.
I am also looking to have a 6" insulated liner installed in my much shorter 8" ID clay tile lined exterior masonry chimney on my other Jotul Firelight 12. I believe that clay flue is only 13 feet, plus 6 feet of stove pipe from the blockoff plate down to the stove. This chimney is also topped with flagstone sitting on brick pillasters.
What are the questions I should be asking this guy? I don't know a whole lot of particulars on things like blockoff plates, caps, liner vs. double wall chimney, etc., etc. I believe this guy is dead-honest, as I've dealt with him on more than one occasion before, but I'm not sure he's as well equipped to deal with a complicated install as the first company was. While the taller flue is ony 29 feet from the floor of the firebox, it's more than 45 feet above the ground outside. That likely means erecting some serious scaffolding, to deal with the large slab of flag stone topping the chimney.