Log Burner Flue Through Roof

Pilot drill the hole with a spade bit and use a jigsaw or reciprocating saw to cut all the way through the roof materials.

Log burner flue through roof.

The chimney pipe must protrude through the roof a minimum of 2 feet and it must be at least 10 feet away from the roof line. The template has been made to give you the correct clearances required around the flue system. The flue will necessarily be quite close to the edge of the flat roof where it abuts the main house wall. Our lead roof flashings are made of code 3 lead with a welded collar.

If building your flue pipe through the wall it will have to be stripped back to the brickwork. It must rise at least 1000mm once passed the roof line soffits gutter basically the lowest section of the roof surface or as high as the ridge. Pieces will be connected together for it to make its way either through the ceiling or along your outer wall. Next using a 5 16 nut driver attach the chimney rain cap to the chimney pipe.

All chimneys must extend 3 feet above the roof surface and 2 feet higher than any part of the building within 10 feet. Place the template central to the mark you just made for the centre of the the flue and use the template to mark the elliptical hole. If you re setting up a wood burning stove or pellet stove running the chimney pipe through an outside wall saves the time and costs of installing a. If you don t fit your flue to the wall it will need to be at least 2 3 metres away from the house to adhere to building regulations.

You hearth will be laid and stove put in place. A range of lead flashings for use with clearline akw twin wall flue. Now that we are completed on the roof it s time to connect the single wall stove pipe to the insulated chimney pipe. You should weatherproof the roof opening with an insulated storm collar and roof flashing.

The flue can then be attached to the wall all the way up to the roof where it can deposit fumes at a safe distance at your rooftop this should be at least 1 metre above your house guttering. Providing a reliable water tight seal to any twin wall flue through tiled and slate roofs. The stove pipe will be attached to your stove and the twin wall flue fitted. The flue must rise high enough to create a 2 3m horizontal clearance between the top of the last length of pipe and the surface of the roof.

Running a wood burning stovepipe out of a wall.