If I can post a pic can you all tell me
Okay Guys and gals
If I can find that digital pic and find how to show you experts. Can you all tell Hubby and me how to finish insulating around our two ss steel 8 and 12 inch triple and double wall stovepipes in our living room cathedral ceiling? I am the one the that is still building since 1989. Pay as we go lake home. Have 6 inch batts up with 1/2 fiberglass bord over that now. I asked Hubby to stay back away from pipes with insulation. He wants to enclose them with a 2 by framing (safe distance away of course) I want him to apply wonderboard . Then he wants to thin brick it. put bookcase built ins himself.
If you guys tell me how to post picture so you all can see it and give us your expert AD VICE. Pretty please. Just posting advice first please!! We need all the help we can. Hope to finish this house before social security kicks in. Hope Hubbys retirement savings last at least 8 more years, Since good for nothing jackass financial advisor lost my Hubby’s whole 30 year retirement buyout. I will probably being working at Walmart when I am in my 60,s. Thanks to that good for nothing AE creep.
Lets form a Posse and hang em high!!!!! SORRY to run on but I am not one to keep my feelings to myself.
THANKs
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Gee, I'm afraid to advise you now.
But no harm in doing the picture thing.
First have it saved in your 'puter, preferably as a JPG less than 70 kbs in size.
Then hit the reply button and type "Thanks" in the message box.
Then scroll down to find the 'attach files' button and tickle it.
A small window will come up.
1. Enter Filename to upload:_____________Browse until you find the file(picture) you want to post here
Then hit the 'upload' button and wait........for.........a.......while. You'll see the file name listed in the box.
Now you hit the 'done' button and then you are back to this original message window. 'Post' is the final one to punch.
Piffin My Hubby sent the pictures . Where are they?
Jean
jean, did you give it time to load? You must wait till it finishes b/4 you hit done.__________________________________________
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
Thought I gave it enough time to load. Could they have been too many kilobites? Just look like regulart digital pictures to me. I clicked pproperties the one is 127 kb. Thanks
Edited 9/20/2002 3:22:00 PM ET by Jean
They are not too large. They will upload, but they will take quite some time to do so.
Click to upload, and then wait, and wait and wait.
You will see when they have finished, because the little window will change to notify you of the finish, the file size.. and the 'browse box' will be empty again.
At that time, is when you hit the 'done' button. Not before.
: )Cut me some slack here
Quittin' Time
will try to send pictures for the 5 or 6 times Please be sur and look at the whole picture There are two pipes. thanks
Edited 9/21/2002 9:12:50 PM ET by Jean
I guess we got pretty focused on how to post pictures.
Pat yourself on the back now that you know how to do it and share a few pretty ones too.
You mention that these arrre double and triple wall piupe but not specificallt what for. But that's OK
Typically, these are required to be installed with a piece called a firestop spacer, a metal collar that helps support it and keeps insulation (and any other combustables) the minimum distance specified by the manufacturer of the pipe, in keeping with its intended use. This is two inches in most applications.
Thanks I know that much. I just want to insulate better. There is bound to be a lot of heat loss there. What else could go near or around those stovepipes, We put nothing in between It maybe awhile before Hubby gets around to enclosing these in a big "chimney" inside and out. As you can tell from picture things moving slow.So much yet to do. Only have about one third of drywall up. Then will install a nice suspended ceiling in Livingroom.
Jean,
Most insulated flue companies have special fittings to accomodate passing through walls and ceilings. Go back to the vendor and ask for a catalog or talk with the store. Hoepfully you will get someone with some experience with whome you can have an informative discussion.
My experience is that you must keep all combustible materials back at least 2 inches, this may vary by manufacturer, but surely will be 2" or more. No insulation should touch the pipes themselves. You could likely construct a metal collar to reduce the gap between flue and ceiling. A non-flammable tile backer board may also work. Before doing either of those options, I would check with a local fire marshal or inspector and get an OK on the details.
This can be done safely with thorough thought and cautious approach.
Edited 9/30/2002 10:08:47 AM ET by WFLATHER