Buck wood stove surround

[Toddcarol]

I have a standard fireplace with a Buck wood burning fireplace insert. The chimney has a 12" square tile flue, which creates quite a draft (or even a back draft on windy days) if our surround is removed, or not sealed tight against the hearth. What is a recommended method of upgrade/correction that would allow me to remove my surround?

 

[bags]

I have a standard fireplace with a Buck wood burning fireplace insert. The chimney has a 12" square tile flue, which creates quite a draft (or even a back draft on windy days) if our surround is removed, or not sealed tight against the hearth. What is a recommended method of upgrade/correction that would allow me to remove my surround?View attachment 195365

You might want to post this up over in the wood burners threads or hopefully a mod will see it and move it for you. This is pellet stoves here.

It sounds like you have a slammer install where the insert is just set into the fireplace opening. Most hook up to a liner or pipe to flue up thru the existing 12" clay liners.

 

[bholler]

I have a standard fireplace with a Buck wood burning fireplace insert. The chimney has a 12" square tile flue, which creates quite a draft (or even a back draft on windy days) if our surround is removed, or not sealed tight against the hearth. What is a recommended method of upgrade/correction that would allow me to remove my surround?

You need a liner hooked to the stove and running out the top of the chimney. Running it without one is unsafe and inefficient. Not that an old buck will ever be that efficent but hooked up correctly it can be much better.