Need Advice Please - Flue Damage and Repair?

[justin20]

Hello - Fireplace company cleaned and inspected our wood burning stove and took the attached pictures of the internal exhaust pipe. Pics are the same area - one is just closer.

They say the system should not be used and the pipe must be repaired.

Is this really a risk and a $1000 plus repair necessary?

Thanks for your comments in advance.

 

[bholler]

Is this a liner in a chimney a class a chimney or is it stove pipe? What ever it is it needs repaired it honestly looks like it was damaged by improper cleaning.

 

[justin20]

Thank you for your reply. The wood burning stove is encased within a large stone enclosure and the chimney covers the piping. I am the second owner so we do not know the maintenance history. Here's a picture of the stone covering the entire area. Thank you again.

 

[bholler]

Ok so I am assuming that it is a class a chimney then. And honestly as built in as that looks I think $1000 sounds pretty cheap.