Woohoo! Install day...the saga.

[Thislilfishy]

Yeah, the problem with this route is by the time you figure out you're in trouble it's too late! Starts as a paved road and turns into a gravel road, into a narrow (mirrors touching bushes) gravel road, into a washed out atv/snowmobile trail. If Doug had of made a left turn at the crest of one of the hills he would have seen this:

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With no way to turn around! The tops of those bushes you see are actually 30' trees! It's a hoot on an atv/dirtbike not so much in a car.

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Ian

 

[OhioBurner©]

Looks nice... is that public land? Around here even the countryside is too crowded, and unless you know someone with a big farm its hard to find anywhere to go riding an atv or anything like that.

 

[Thislilfishy]

It's a mix of private and public property. We are surrounded by trail systems, some belonging to atv/snowmobile clubs and some public.


Ian

 

[Thislilfishy]

Ok, draft has been verified! I bundled a bunch if shopping bags up and stuffed them into the chimney to seal it off until it can be completed. Well, the entire bundle got sucked up the chimney and is stuck under the chimney cap!

Was told I was good to frame in and drywall the pipe on the second floor. So got it all framed in, drywall on..just realized I need 2 more strips of inside corner mold to finish it. Will do that and mud it all tomorrow. I was told I could frame tight to the box and square base on the floor as the clearance required is from the actual chimney pipe...hope this is right....I am exhausted, spent the first half of the day cutting and loading wood, then came home and framed/dry walled this.



Ian

 

[DougA]

Yes, you can frame right to the edge of the cathedral ceiling adapter because there is an air gap inside. Doing mine this afternoon and re-read instructions multiple times to make sure.

BTW, heard from multiple stores in the last week that all the major wholesalers in Canada are SWAMPED right now and many parts are back ordered. Two dealers told me that they are having trouble reaching any of the wholesalers on the phone, it's always 'line busy'. It may explain many of the delays. I need a part for my Hearthstone and two US retailers are quoting 4-6 weeks even though it is in stock at Hearthstone.

 

[Thislilfishy]

I have all the material here, except one section of pipe. The installer left it all here so he wouldn't have to carry it around in his van. No matter, they will be here Wednesday morning!

Ian

 

[DougA]

BTW, I would consider adding 2 small vents at the top & bottom of the enclosure. There should be a bit of heat in there and you might as well use that in the bedroom.

 

[Thislilfishy]

BTW, I would consider adding 2 small vents at the top & bottom of the enclosure. There should be a bit of heat in there and you might as well use that in the bedroom.

That was exactly my plan. That room has no heat source at all so I considered placing roxul on the exterior walls behind the pipe, and having the top and bottom vents. However what I read is 2" of airspace, not just clearance from combustibles, around the pipe so I did not insulate it based on that in the stoves installation manual. I need to pick some vents for other parts of the house...so it's on my shopping list.

Ian

 

[bholler]

Yeah that is right you should have that 2" space not sure why it matters that much but they all clearly call for it so that is how it needs to be done

 

[DougA]

My guess is that if you are running the stove 24/7 in cold weather, the extra heat will be far outweigh the lack of insulation in a small area like this.

 

[Thislilfishy]

The view from my spot on the couch in front of the TV....




That's right folks, the install is finally complete. They added 6' to the chimney for the roof clearance, and had to add some 45's to get the stove positioned properly. I also had the installers put a probe type flue thermometer in..total additional cost was $226 for the extra pipe. I could argue that it was a quoted job, but honestly, I am just glad to have it finally done. To be fair, two sections of insulated class A is likely a lot more expensive the that....so not a total rip off. My experience has been that any work on the house ends up costing more then expected...yay...warm!


Ian