I have a terracotta liner and want to upgrade to an insulated stainless steel liner. A professional installer wants to rip out the terracotta line and install a six inch insulated chimney for $2,900. Is that high?
Is this to much money
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Was that quote from us glenn holler chimney sweep richie? just curious if it was i will stay out of the discussion
Ok well how high is the chimney what type of liner are they using what is the roof access like ect. We have done some that were definitely that much but most are less
Ranch house about 3 ft of exposd brick work - rebuild exposed part ( rules here say it got to stay the same) and take out terra cotta install insulated flex liner $4000 ( exterior mortar joints shot , leaking like sieve) ( pricy but was under the gun at the time. It was either get done quick or loose the interior ceiling, remediation of wet insulation ect.)
I should asked, but what is the purpose of removing the terracotta liner. It is about 10 years old and I have only really used it for two in burning my furnace.
prezes13
Minister of Fire
prezes13
Minister of Fire
I am not an expert but since you are putting a liner in it shouldn't matter too much if the tiles were cracked or not. The only reason I can think of ripping them out is that the new insulated liner wouldn't fit.
Unless it is a 12 by 12 the old tiles usually need torn out to get proper insulation we do it on almost all of the ones we do unless like i said it is a 12 by 12. And break out should not add that much to the cost it really only takes about an hour usually
Charles1981
Minister of Fire
How big is the terra cotta liner. I would even try an uninsulated liner then maybe add pour in if it performed poorly before I paid 4k.
Need to know why they c ant just drop a liner in right now.
Need to know why they c ant just drop a liner in right now.
Charles1981
Minister of Fire
I sure wouldn't bust out the tiles in a ten year old chimney. Not if I ever planned on selling the house someday.
Why not bb how could replacing a clay liner with a stainless one hurt resale unless it is a fp in which case they tiles would most likely not need broken out. And charles i agree about get more estimates but he is talking about 3 grand not 4 and if the tiles need broken out to get insulation in pouring after the fact will not give you enough insulation to meet the requirement for zeroclearance to combustibles.
Richie is it for a wood burner or furnace? if it is a furnace and the liner will fit i would just drop it and pour you don't have the same insulation requirements for oil or gas that you do for wood
The unless you have the required clearance to combustibles for the outside of the masonry (which most do not) it needs insulated. And if the tiles are 8by 8 or 8 by 12 getting a properly insulated liner in there is usually not possible.
here is a link with the code about chimney clearances
http://www.rumford.com/code/clearances.html
here is a link with the code about chimney clearances
http://www.rumford.com/code/clearances.html
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