Hello! Just bought a house and have an inefficient wood fireplace insert. I just had it sweeped and these are their comments:
"This is a factory built Superior model NA36AI wood burning fireplace. There is minor deterioration of the rear and hearth refractory panels. These should be monitored for further deterioration. The damper opens and closes properly. The damper was left open as it was found. We power swept approximately 16 feet of stainless steel flue pipe. The system was dirty but swept up well. We ran the camera through the system and found all but one pipe section properly seated. There was no visible gap, and we were able to press the pipe down so it is seated.
Above the roofline the chimney pipe extends through the roofline with a flashing boot and storm collar in place. The flashing is rusting and will need to be replaced in the future."
Now the same chimney sweeper said I would need a 6 inch pipe. (I have an 8 inch pipe now) And with proper insulated venting, stove, and labor it may be $7000-$8000. I was not expecting that price!
What are my options? I've seen people on here put stoves in old fireplaces. I was looking to spend $2-3k tops and doing it myself. I'm on the fence about tearing down the whole fireplace and rebuilding it or just have a wood stove half in/half out of fireplace.
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"This is a factory built Superior model NA36AI wood burning fireplace. There is minor deterioration of the rear and hearth refractory panels. These should be monitored for further deterioration. The damper opens and closes properly. The damper was left open as it was found. We power swept approximately 16 feet of stainless steel flue pipe. The system was dirty but swept up well. We ran the camera through the system and found all but one pipe section properly seated. There was no visible gap, and we were able to press the pipe down so it is seated.
Above the roofline the chimney pipe extends through the roofline with a flashing boot and storm collar in place. The flashing is rusting and will need to be replaced in the future."
Now the same chimney sweeper said I would need a 6 inch pipe. (I have an 8 inch pipe now) And with proper insulated venting, stove, and labor it may be $7000-$8000. I was not expecting that price!
What are my options? I've seen people on here put stoves in old fireplaces. I was looking to spend $2-3k tops and doing it myself. I'm on the fence about tearing down the whole fireplace and rebuilding it or just have a wood stove half in/half out of fireplace.
