Hi all,
I’ve been lurking here for a while researching wood inserts for our home. We finally decided on a Blaze King Sirroco 25 insert. It was originally going to be installed in the middle of August but the installer had an opening come up so next week it is. I want to get the most performance I can out of the insert, so I spent last night lining the fireplace with Roxul and cement board and starting on a block off plate. Hopefully the installer doesn’t mind - I understand that block off plates aren’t usually part of a common installation. I also ended up going with a 6” pre-insulated liner. I think the guy at the store thought I was nuts for wanting it insulated. The chimney is about 17.5 feet tall and is on the exterior of the house facing the prevailing wind direction.
I’ve been busy getting wood for the past few weeks, I currently have about 1 cord split and stacked. I have access to as many dead ash trees as I’ll need. They were cut down this spring and have been dead for a few years. I don’t have a moisture meter yet but I’ve checked them with my Fluke and they are around 9 M Ohm resistance which should be plenty dry.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi and that this place is a wealth of information. I’ll be sure to post more on how the install goes.
I’ve been lurking here for a while researching wood inserts for our home. We finally decided on a Blaze King Sirroco 25 insert. It was originally going to be installed in the middle of August but the installer had an opening come up so next week it is. I want to get the most performance I can out of the insert, so I spent last night lining the fireplace with Roxul and cement board and starting on a block off plate. Hopefully the installer doesn’t mind - I understand that block off plates aren’t usually part of a common installation. I also ended up going with a 6” pre-insulated liner. I think the guy at the store thought I was nuts for wanting it insulated. The chimney is about 17.5 feet tall and is on the exterior of the house facing the prevailing wind direction.
I’ve been busy getting wood for the past few weeks, I currently have about 1 cord split and stacked. I have access to as many dead ash trees as I’ll need. They were cut down this spring and have been dead for a few years. I don’t have a moisture meter yet but I’ve checked them with my Fluke and they are around 9 M Ohm resistance which should be plenty dry.
Anyway, just wanted to say hi and that this place is a wealth of information. I’ll be sure to post more on how the install goes.
