I just bought this house during the summertime and it currently has a 8 inch single wall pipe that go's into a 16 inch round box in the celing and then from the shingles to the top of chimney cover is 45 inchs. inside the house the 16 inch box is about 5 1/4 inches from each wall and than the 8 inch pipe is about 11 1/4 inches from each wall. how do i find out if this setup is safe and useable? thanks!
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