Installation of a chimney through the wall

In the process of designing a suburban wooden house, it is imperative to consider how it will be heated. Of course, there will be no problems when connecting to a centralized heating system, but if you decide to use a more economical method of heating, in particular autonomous, for example, using a stove or boiler, you need to think about how the combustion products will be removed from the room. The main problem here is how to properly bring the chimney out. This article will be useful to those who are interested in installing a chimney through the wall - we will give useful recommendations regarding fire safety during installation and design.

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How to avoid a fire?

Installation of a chimney through the wall is a rather complicated event, requiring special skills and knowledge from the owners of the house.

Important! We must not forget that the tree begins to char, when the temperature reaches 200 degrees, and when it rises to 300 degrees, it even starts to burn. That is why, when planning the installation of a chimney in a wooden building, it is necessary to pay maximum attention to fire safety.

People live in such houses for many years, and during this time they managed to make many useful discoveries, to accumulate decent experience, which actually helps to use fireplaces and stoves in the house completely safely.

Useful recommendations include the following:

• Flammable objects should not be closer than 13 cm from brick or concrete pipes, as well as insulating ceramic pipes.
• If there is no thermal insulation in ceramic pipes, then this distance must be increased to 25 cm.
• Highly flammable material is not only wood; almost all modern heaters used in the construction of wooden houses can be attributed here.
• The chimney pipe must not touch the wall itself or heat insulating materials.

Important! Today, chimneys often pass through the wall, rather than placed indoors, because it is not only convenient, this approach eliminates the need for mandatory construction of passages through the floors and roof of the building. This solution reduces the risk of fire.

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Features of wooden buildings

If the house has only one floor, then the pipe can be removed through the attic without problems, but with two-story buildings, the situation is more complicated. Especially when the heater is on the first floor, because in order not to lead the pipe through both floors and then only through the roof, a chimney is drawn directly through the wall, then it rises along the outer wall of the house.

Such an arrangement of this element can be called quite justified, but a lot of problems arise, which in particular are provoked by too close an arrangement of heated metal and lumber. How to solve this problem and how to remove the pipe from the house through the wall - we will describe further.

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Advantages and disadvantages of external chimneys

Chimneys located directly in the wall are quite a common occurrence for the inhabitants of our country, they do not attract much attention from others.Yes, they have some drawbacks, but installing an external hood more than covers them and increases the number of their positive qualities, which include the following:

1. Installation of an attached chimney outside the building increases the fire safety of the room, because over time soot accumulates in the pipe, which can erupt with high heat. Moreover, its combustion temperature is so high that only ceramics can withstand it. That is why in this regard, the most safe option is an external chimney.
2. Reduced risk of smoke. If you properly organize the withdrawal of combustion products, the exhaust gases simply will not be able to return back to the room due to a well-equipped exhaust channel.
3. Possibility of installation without breaking the roof, installation in ready-made buildings.
4. Free choice of pipe height allows you to increase traction.

The most significant disadvantages of this design are the following:

1. The need for the right choice of fasteners to fix it securely.
2. The risk of strong sailing when climbing to too high a height, as a result of which the general style of the building may be violated.

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How to choose pipes for arranging an external chimney?

Before you remove the chimney through the wall, you need to choose the best option for the outlet, namely to decide on the most suitable material.

The outer pipe can be made of such materials:

• Brick conclusion. This option of arranging the hood is considered the most convenient for people who want to make a fireplace in their home. This scheme is optimal for the fireplace. Although, in principle, it is suitable for a bath.

Important! It should be noted that its proper arrangement requires certain knowledge and skills.

• Stainless steel pipe. This is the cheapest and easiest way to organize the output of combustion products. The only difficulty that may arise is to make a special hole for the outlet of the pipe in the wall. In addition, it will have to be insulated so that it does not deteriorate at low temperatures.

Important! Lack of insulation also affects traction due to the accumulation of a large amount of condensate. In this case, the stove simply will not be heated well, but will smoke.

• Sandwich pipe. This is an ideal option to bring the chimney out through the wall. Such a pipe consists of two sleeves placed in each other, thermal insulation is present between them. Therefore, it does not cause difficulties in the installation process, it is quite effective in terms of operation.
• Ceramic pipe. It withstands the highest temperatures, but needs to be insulated and difficult to install. In addition, it is distinguished by its relative fragility, rather high cost.

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Installation of the chimney through the wall

Now let's talk in detail about how the installation of the chimney through the wall in a wooden house occurs. This information will definitely come in handy if you decide to do it yourself.

Complete the installation using this step-by-step diagram:

1. Punch a pipe hole in the wall in accordance with current regulations. The distance from the pipe to the wall, which is made of fireproof materials, should not be less than 25 cm. And the distance from surfaces made of materials that are subject to burning is at least 45 cm.
2. Insert the box into the resulting hole, then pass the pipe through it, fix it in the middle so that it extends out. The main thing is that it should be integral, it is impossible to combine several elements inside, since their maintenance will become more complicated due to this.
3. Fill the free space created in the wall with insulating non-combustible materials.
4. Cover the hole on both sides with metal or some other heat-resistant material.
5. Outside, install a support platform for the pipes that will be there, the brackets attached to the wall will hold it.
6. Install the adapter in the form of a tee on the segment that has come out. Its lower part will be removable so that condensate can freely collect.
7. If your model of the chimney is equipped with a fitting with a faucet, then at this stage attach a hose to it so that the water that accumulates inside is drained through it.
8. Connect the chimney to its upper part, take it to the required height so that the debris does not fall into the pipe, install a protective cap on it.
9. Attach the outward-facing pipe to the wall using clamps made of stainless steel.

Important! In frame houses, instead of supporting platforms, it is recommended to build a small foundation to maintain the outer pipe, which, moreover, will remove the load from the wall.

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We hope that this article will help you to avoid serious mistakes when you decide to put the chimney in the bathhouse through the wall. or perform such a procedure in your country house. Thanks to the implementation of this simple idea, your wooden house will always be warm and comfortable, but at the same time the cost of heating it will be significantly reduced.