Plan is to use a wood stove (fairly descent model with secondary burn and insulated firebox) in my basement and use the existing chimney that the gas furnace used to exhaust out of. The chimney is on an exterior wall, it's a brick building, it's lined with tiles and looks to be in immaculate condition on the inside, the brick on the outside wall is in rough shape though. The walls of the house are brick with plaster right over it, no stud cavity, so only rafters and joists to worry about burning. Also the house is gutted, so I can see everything touching the chimney. I would like to fire up the wood stove to work on it cuz I won't be hanging the radiators until the sheetrock is up.
Do I need a liner? If is smoke test it and there are no leaks do I still need one? If I'm only going to burn for a few months? If I only burn nice dry wood?
If I have to get a liner then I will probably not use the stove. What do yall think?
Do I need a liner? If is smoke test it and there are no leaks do I still need one? If I'm only going to burn for a few months? If I only burn nice dry wood?
If I have to get a liner then I will probably not use the stove. What do yall think?