First off, a big thanks to this forum for guiding me through the last year of wood burning decisions and activities.
My stove installation is nearing completion. A quick summary:
Purchaed home last year - found out the fireplace was a metal Majestic Zero Clearance (late 1970's) model.
Destroyed and removed entire Majestic fireplace and chimney system.
Installed 20 ft of Supervent class A ss chimney with a wall support, T, and thimble into the lower level of the split foyer house.
Chimney is housed in a sided chase running up the exterior of the house.
(This weekend) Installed the ceramic tile hearth over the concrete subfloor/foundation.
Have Jotul Oslo waiting to be installed.
My quesiton is: how would I seal off the fireplace opening while maintaining access to the cleanout located under the chimney support? My plan was to use a piece of concrete board cut to the size of the hole with a handle mounted on the board, but I know that this will not be a completely air-tight seal and thus I would probably lose heat behind the stove and up the chase.
I could really use some ideas here! Thank you.
My stove installation is nearing completion. A quick summary:
Purchaed home last year - found out the fireplace was a metal Majestic Zero Clearance (late 1970's) model.
Destroyed and removed entire Majestic fireplace and chimney system.
Installed 20 ft of Supervent class A ss chimney with a wall support, T, and thimble into the lower level of the split foyer house.
Chimney is housed in a sided chase running up the exterior of the house.
(This weekend) Installed the ceramic tile hearth over the concrete subfloor/foundation.
Have Jotul Oslo waiting to be installed.
My quesiton is: how would I seal off the fireplace opening while maintaining access to the cleanout located under the chimney support? My plan was to use a piece of concrete board cut to the size of the hole with a handle mounted on the board, but I know that this will not be a completely air-tight seal and thus I would probably lose heat behind the stove and up the chase.
I could really use some ideas here! Thank you.