Mum use to say that pride goes before a fall; one shouldn't brag and all that. However, I do feel like I have accomplish something; I more or less built this chimney by myself; although with a lot of asking for advice here on the forum and getting some good information on how to proceed.
That will be coming soon. I asked sister to get a sheet of 1/2" plywood from Lowe's; she has a truck. The plywood was bowed which I didn't like but I will screw it to some framing of some sort for the hearth. Sister said all of it was bowed like that; the quality of building materials has deteriorated in my opinion.
Very nice work Kimberly! Where the cap will be, how high from the roof will you be at approx? I think code puts it at needing to be no less than 10ft. X2 on the additional support. Can't wait to see the first few breakin fires!
Not proud like haughty, but proud like thankful for being blessed with the tools, friendly advice, and wherewithal to git 're done..... We know you're not the bragging sort, but I've bragged on ya to my wife and my buddies here in my neck of the woods. You are doing great. Give thanks- and not to the "universe," 'cause it's as much a part of The Creation as your ability to get this far! Stay safe moving forward please.
Thank you. I am not sure about code. I contacted the building department and they didn't really give any specifications. I did not measure out 10 feet from the chimney to check the required 2 feet above rule. This is all the chimney I had and I can worry about adding more later if the draw is not adequate .
I had intended to start work on the hearth today but I woke with my back gone; I could hardly walk and not upright. It has eased off some but still hurting. I won't be able to do any work today.
You know...get to thinkin about it, you have 9' of chimney above the tee, correct? If that is the case you may be OK because you are not counting the height down to the stove inside...some say measure from the stove bottom to chimney top, some say from stove top to chimney top...either way, you have to be close to 15'. And if you can use 45* elbows inside, all the better
If I had a choice between 2' up, then a 90* into a horizontal run to the chimney, or a 45* into a 5' ish run to another 45 on the chimney...I'd choose the latter...me personally
I'd like to see a fluid dynamics engine put both notions to test. Kimberly, you're a university lady, any thoughts?
Air certainly is a fluid; and if we are thinking along those lines, we also need to look at the coefficient of friction along the inner section of the chimney and look at how the construction of the chimney cap would come into play. Also, what kind of flow do we have inside of the pipe as that is going to come into play.
