Is this chimney above the roof line acceptable?

[fabsroman]

Just bought this house and I am getting ready to install a Woodstock Ideal Steel Hybrid stove. Already figured out that the square ceiling support where the DVL pipe will go is a disaster because it is too close to the back wall and the drywall goes all the way up to the penetration. Now, I am wondering about the chimney that is above the roof.

My guess is that it is probably a good thing the previous owners never installed a stove in this Duratch HT piping. I can resolve the ceiling support box somewhat easily. Not sure about the roof penetration though.

What says those of you with experience in this?

 

[Sawset]

Will need to measure from the side dormer and main roof to get to the 10-3-2 rule. Looks like you'll be adding a length(s) of pipe from this perspective.

 

[begreen]

No, not close to being ok. 10-3-2 rule not honored. Was this setup for wood? Looks like it might have been for a pellet stove.

DVL needs 6" from any combustible. How close is the stove pipe opening in the chimney support to the drywall? Looks like it might be more than 6".

 

[Highbeam]

Dented class A, mashed storm collar, exposed nail heads on flashing plus goop means I would probably rip all of that out and throw it in the woods. Start over. You could probably save the cap.

 

[fabsroman]

No, not close to being ok. 10-3-2 rule not honored. Was this setup for wood? Looks like it might have been for a pellet stove.

DVL needs 6" from any combustible. How close is the stove pipe opening in the chimney support to the drywall? Looks like it might be more than 6".

Not sure what it was set up for. It has never been used. The interior of the chimney is clean as can be.

The opening on the square ceiling support is just over 5" from the drywall on the back wall. Guessing that once I put in DVL it is going to be even closer than the opening because of the thickness of the DVL.

 

[fabsroman]

Dented class A, mashed storm collar, exposed nail heads on flashing plus goop means I would probably rip all of that out and throw it in the woods. Start over. You could probably save the cap.

I think that is what is going to happen, a complete redo of this garbage. I understand the 10-3-2 rule and think I am going to need one heck of a chimney on the roof because of the proximity of that dormer. What a mess.

 

[begreen]

I think that is what is going to happen, a complete redo of this garbage. I understand the 10-3-2 rule and think I am going to need one heck of a chimney on the roof because of the proximity of that dormer. What a mess.

Take time to think about the stove location and other possible options in the house. Would they be more ideal?

 

[fabsroman]

Take time to think about the stove location and other possible options in the house. Would they be more ideal?

This stove is going in a detached garage with 1,500 sf of finished space. Garage is 45 x 28 with two garage bays that are 24x28 deep. The 2nd level has a bedroom, small kitchen, etc in it. The lower level, which is 21 x 20 (utility room with the furnace, air handler, and water heater is behind the back wall where the stove is going) is what I will be using almost every day as my office. I will have a "conference room" upstairs where the kitchen, living room, etc. is. There is no other place to put this stove in the lower level. Just changing up the run of pipe would require some significant changes upstairs and the upstairs is cramped for free space. With that said, I am still going to explore re-routing the stove pipe.