Wood Stove Advice Needed

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Friends,

I've always wanted to install a woodstove in my basement, but have yet to undertake the task. I have a simple, rectangular house that sits on top of a basement. Half of the basement is a garage.

The problem is, I don't have any sort of chase to run the necessary stovepipe up through. It would have to go out through the side of the basement wall, and then on up to be higher than the roofline, I suppose.

Anyway, does anyone have a similar setup? I would love to hear some thoughts and ideas about this.
 
I went the Lowes route, as @QuietButDeadly stated.

Through the wall, a T, then up through the eaves, and enough stack above the roof to meet code. The T allows me to run a brush easy.

Brackets to the exterior wall when necessary and two braces to the roof for the stack.

Fireproof penetrations at the wall and eaves.
 
as underhammer says. don't skimp on the insulated pcs as these will save your house. there's nothing like wood heat as that's all I have. perfect for weather like this
 
Underhammer said:
I went the Lowes route, as @QuietButDeadly stated.

Through the wall, a T, then up through the eaves, and enough stack above the roof to meet code. The T allows me to run a brush easy.

Brackets to the exterior wall when necessary and two braces to the roof for the stack.

Fireproof penetrations at the wall and eaves.
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I actually did almost as you describe for a woodstove in the living area (not basement). The difference was that I did not go through the eave. I went out past the eave and strapped the pipe to the fascia board. I also used a Tee so it was fairly easy to clean the creosote out.

I already had a masonry flue for the basement stove. And when I added on to the house, I had another masonry flue added and moved the living area stove.
 
QuietButDeadly said:
I actually did almost as you describe for a woodstove in the living area (not basement). The difference was that I did not go through the eave. I went out past the eave and strapped the pipe to the fascia board. I also used a Tee so it was fairly easy to clean the creosote out.

I already had a masonry flue for the basement stove. And when I added on to the house, I had another masonry flue added and moved the living area stove.
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Actually, mine is through the living area.

But I figured it would work for the basement as well.

Fireboard below and behind the tile. Outlets are rated. Blower plugged into one on the right. Pipes are insulated, etc etc etc.

Only reason I took the effort for the eave penetration is the pipe is over the deck and didn't want it sticking out so I could bump my head into it all the time.

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Great stuff, guys. Given me some things to think about. I grew up with a wood stove in the basement and I miss it. Appreciate it greatly.
 
why run it out side so fast, why not come up through the floor on the top level then out the roof? I purchased our pipe and stove online, triple walled glass filled pipe, it cost more than the dang stove did though. you utiilize more of the heat by running the pipe up through the floor than running it outside.
 
If this will be the only wood heat in the house, you may want to check with your homeowner's insurance agent to see if it needs to be specifically added into the policy. A house fire or smoke damage is bad enough but having damage not covered because wood heat is not in the policy, is worse.
 
hunter said:
If this will be the only wood heat in the house, you may want to check with your homeowner's insurance agent to see if it needs to be specifically added into the policy. A house fire or smoke damage is bad enough but having damage not covered because wood heat is not in the policy, is worse.
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i have farm burea and when i added my stove i called and checked to see if it needed to be inspected or all that was involved, i was told they had no regulations and no inspection needed. but i went by the codes set forth by where i bought the supplies from,(pa if i remember correctly) i wanna say the top of the pipe is supposed to be 3' above the peak of the roof. and the stove came with instructions of how close it could be to a wall.
 
Can you build a chase in the upstairs along the wall or in a corner and just go straight up?
Everything above the stove room needs to be Class A pipe and only requires a 2” clearance, so, a 6” class A wood only need a bout a 12” chase I believe.
For total height, the stove may require more height if it’s not a good breathing stove, but 2’ above anything within 10’ is the general rule.
 
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