OK, due to the way my house is built, I am not able to run the chimney inside or I would be taking away precious space from areas where there is very little space to spare. So I had to run it outside the house.
As I understand it running it outside causes poor draft due to the fact that the chimney is being cooled by the elements.
Next month I am planning to remove all my siding from my house and put up 3/4" foam board insulation, hoping next summer to be able to afford to put new siding on the house. So I was thinking, could I just build an enclosure around the chimney? Taking care, of course, to maintain proper clearance from the chimney.
For what it's worth, the chimney is the 6" supervent from Menards. So it only requires a 2 inch clearance, though I was thinking of leaving around 6 inches of clearance.
Seems like that would at least help shield it from the wind.
Just not sure if that would be safe to do. What do y'all think?
As I understand it running it outside causes poor draft due to the fact that the chimney is being cooled by the elements.
Next month I am planning to remove all my siding from my house and put up 3/4" foam board insulation, hoping next summer to be able to afford to put new siding on the house. So I was thinking, could I just build an enclosure around the chimney? Taking care, of course, to maintain proper clearance from the chimney.
For what it's worth, the chimney is the 6" supervent from Menards. So it only requires a 2 inch clearance, though I was thinking of leaving around 6 inches of clearance.
Seems like that would at least help shield it from the wind.
Just not sure if that would be safe to do. What do y'all think?
