Chimney Termination Requirement

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by rray

Exactly.

Good web site.

Which would then take me back to post 4

[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by bkelly2

The IRC defers to the manufacturer for that type of chimney Hank. You could write something like " the chimney is not to a standard height and we recommend checking the fireplace manufacturers installation guidelines" or something similar. Joe Hagerty has some good fireplace verbage if you can find it. He always recommends an evaluation of all fireplaces.

Which brings me back to posts #6, #7, and #13.

[Chuck Altvater]

The chase cover on that Chimney Chase needs to be replaced before water-entry becomes a problem.

The top of the flue pipe should be 3' above the point where it penetrates the roof line; it must also be 2' higher than anything (other than the chase enclosure) within 10'.

If this flue is less than 3' above where it penetrates the roof line, an extension piece (reccomended by the manufacturer) can be installed by a Certified Chimney Sweep to raise the flue termination to the right height. A flue termination which is too low will create draft problems for the fireplace and raising it will solve the problems.