Hello!
My husband and I recently bought a home. It has a woodburning stove in the living room area that we'd love to use, however we wanted to have it inspected first. The chimney service people came to do the inspection and they came up with an estimate for what they thought needed to be done. I don't know anything about woodstoves or chimneys, but I know I dont want my house to catch on fire...
Here is the estimate and the word they want to do:
-Disassemble the Class-A chimney and flashing
- Cut out roof to get the 2” minimum clearance requirements for the Class-A chimney
- Install an attic insulation shield, re-install the Class-A chimney and flashing, and install a roof brace for the chimney
- Install a slip connector from the Class - A to the single wall connector
- Install an 18”x48” stove board
Cost: - - $1,105.00
Does this seem reasonable? I know its hard to say since you're not looking at the setup, but I know NOTHING about requirements or how this stuff is done so I'm just trying to make sure they aren't taking advantage of us...
Thanks for any input!!
My husband and I recently bought a home. It has a woodburning stove in the living room area that we'd love to use, however we wanted to have it inspected first. The chimney service people came to do the inspection and they came up with an estimate for what they thought needed to be done. I don't know anything about woodstoves or chimneys, but I know I dont want my house to catch on fire...
Here is the estimate and the word they want to do:
-Disassemble the Class-A chimney and flashing
- Cut out roof to get the 2” minimum clearance requirements for the Class-A chimney
- Install an attic insulation shield, re-install the Class-A chimney and flashing, and install a roof brace for the chimney
- Install a slip connector from the Class - A to the single wall connector
- Install an 18”x48” stove board
Cost: - - $1,105.00
Does this seem reasonable? I know its hard to say since you're not looking at the setup, but I know NOTHING about requirements or how this stuff is done so I'm just trying to make sure they aren't taking advantage of us...
Thanks for any input!!