Painted flue pipe

[realstihl]

Due to a hail storm I had to have my house re-shingeled. The crew did an awsome job, but I didn't like the fact that they painted the flue pipe. How long will the paint last? There are two flues. One is for the fireplace on first floor and one is for the woodstove in basement. The flue pipe for the woodstove is stainless and about 2' is exposed. I don't think it should have been painted. Any thoughts? Thanks!

 

[Metal]

It depends on what they painted it with and how they prepared it. Some people like to have their chimneys blend in and like the camo paint provides, others like to show off their shiny new hole in the roof.

 

[fossil]

If they just slapped some regular old house paint on them, it's probably not going to last very long...at least not looking good. If they actually used the proper type of paint, and prepared the surfaces correctly, it could last quite a while. Rick

 

[thechimneysweep]

This stainless chimney was painted with latex house paint to match the house. The picture was taken 10 years later, right before we repainted the house. The chimney didn't need repainting

 

[fossil]

Dang! Looks good, Tom. Was there a coat of any sort of primer put on first? Rick

 

[thechimneysweep]

Rick, I don't know. We installed the chimney while the house was being built, and the contractor had it painted after we were gone. When our installers paint the portion of a stainless chimney that extends below the ceiling, they wipe it down with denatured alcohol first, let it dry thoroughly, then use Stove Bright spray paint. That technique lasts for years and years as well.

 

[fossil]

I imagine that above the roofline (or even anywhere above the ceiling adapter), the insulated chimney could probably be painted with darn near any decent paint, so long as the metal was nicely cleaned first. Seems to make sense to me...not like we're talking about the stove itself here, or single-wall pipe that sees high temps. (That's a pretty darned interesting looking house, BTW). Rick