remove some of the firebrick?

[billz]

is it ok to remove some of the firebrick below the damper to make room for the liner?

 

[My Oslo heats my home]

I would say yes, as long as the fireplace is no longer used to burn wood without a woodstove insert or self standing unit. I have a wood stove without a fireplace so I wouldn't know as much as some of the other folks in the forum. Good luck

 

[CodyWayne718]

When the guy came to help put my liner in, he jack hammered abunch of fire brick out of mine. Said there would have been no way to bend the liner to the stove without takin some out. So I'd say do what you gotta do.

 

[billz]

I would say yes, as long as the fireplace is no longer used to burn wood without a woodstove insert or self standing unit. I have a wood stove without a fireplace so I wouldn't know as much as some of the other folks in the forum. Good luck

open fireplaces are worthless. unless you build a fire on an 80 degree day. so I don't plan on ever going without an insert.

if I take two brick out of the top row I'll have more than enough room. better than ovalizing the pipe if you ask me.

 

[oconnor]

When you modify the throat of the fireplace, like many liner instructions mention doing, you usually secure a little plaque to the rear of the firebox indicating that the fireplace is no longer suitable for use as an open fireplace. Weird technicality, but an indicator that what you are doing is done all the time, and needs to be done sometimes in order to get the stove to fit.