- May 16, 2002
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So my house has this rather nice (and extremely heavy) Vermont Castings wood stove in the living room that I'm not using anymore. I did last winter to supplement the heating oil, but insurance is a killer on this thing since I'm outside the "protected zones" (aka no fire hydrants) and I'm no lumberjack, plus dragging in the wood also brings in a lot of extra dirt, bugs, etc. I'm putting a new, more efficient furnace in this year so I'm also wanting to take out the woodburner.
Issue is, I'm not sure what to do about the 8 inch stove pipe going into the wall. What is the best and proper way to seal it off and fix the wall? The previous owner found there had been a minor chimney fire that cracked the original clay liner, so her insurance paid to have it fixed with a stainless liner.
If anyone wants a several hundred pound cast iron wood stove LMK
Issue is, I'm not sure what to do about the 8 inch stove pipe going into the wall. What is the best and proper way to seal it off and fix the wall? The previous owner found there had been a minor chimney fire that cracked the original clay liner, so her insurance paid to have it fixed with a stainless liner.
If anyone wants a several hundred pound cast iron wood stove LMK