What would be the best way to do this (installing a Century stove)

  • Active since 1995, Hearth.com is THE place on the internet for free information and advice about wood stoves, pellet stoves and other energy saving equipment.

    We strive to provide opinions, articles, discussions and history related to Hearth Products and in a more general sense, energy issues.

    We promote the EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE, CLEAN and SAFE use of all fuels, whether renewable or fossil.
  • Hope everyone has a wonderful and warm Thanksgiving!
  • Super Cedar firestarters 30% discount Use code Hearth2024 Click here

ebrown1972

New Member
Mar 23, 2024
9
Paris, IL
Hello everyone. I purchased a Century FW3500 wood stove this past May and plan to install it soon. I had plan on putting the stove in a spare room that butts up to my attached garage. I marked a spot in between the ceiling joists where the pipe would go and went into the attic and drilled a small hole through the roof. I did this because the garage on the roof side extends about 12 inches over the roof where the room is I am putting the stove. When I drilled the hole through the roof the chimney pipe will end up hitting the part of the garage roof that extends out. The chimney pipe needs to go out of the roof at a different location. I do not want to move the stove to a different spot. My question is, what would be the best way to make the stove exit the ceiling in a different location without moving the stove? Would I need to use two 45 degree elbows to accomplish this? If so, do the elbows need to be down close to the stove top or near the ceiling? I would rather have the stove pipe going straight up but in order to do that I would need to move the stove further out into the room about 16 more inches which would place the pipe approximately 32 inches away from the wall and I think the stove would be sitting out into the room too much.

I hope my post makes sense. If anyone has any photos of a similar setup please post them if you don't mind. I do have the option of putting the stove on the other side of the room and I would be able to exit the pipe straight up. It's just not a place I really wanted the stove to go.

Thanks everyone.
 
Yes, offsets can be done. There are tables in the stovepipe manual that states the amount of offset based on the length of the center section. Usually the offset is placed high. Make sure that the stove's clearance requirements are met or exceded before locating the chimney hole.
Would notching the garage roof soffit be an option?
 
Well, I decided to move the stove in a different location that gave me a straight shot out through the roof with no bends. I am pleased with the install process too. I did everything on my own and never really ran into any issues. It was fairly straight forward. For now, I am burning only compressed block but may change that in the future. As a kid all we did was burn wood (main source of heat) so not sure I will ever want to do all that work again. Anyway, here is a picture of the install. The room is not yet finished.
 

Attachments

  • [Hearth.com] What would be the best way to do this (installing a Century stove)
    My stove.webp
    80.7 KB · Views: 20