Wood Stove Installation

Wood stoves are used in some homes as a heat source. These stoves either stand alone or are inserted into a fireplace and generally put off more heat that just a fire. If you want a wood burning stove, you can install it yourself if you have a chimney. However, if it will need to go through the wall of the home, it is best to get the help of a contractor.

Heat shield
Drill
2-inch screws
Stove pipe
Insulated chimney pipe
Sheet metal screws
Flashing
Masonry screws
Rain shield
Cap

Instructions

- 1
  Check with the stove's installation book to find out how close to the wall the stove is allowed to be. Different manufactures insulate stoves differently, so some can be closer than others. If you need it to be closer to the wall than what is recommended, attach a heat shield to the wall behind the stove to protect it. Screw it into the wall using a drill and 2-inch screws. The stove also needs a heat-resistant base such as stone or tile. You can avoid the issue if you set the stove on the base of the fireplace.
- 2
  Attach stove pipe to the output of the wood stove. This is located in the back of the stove. Drill sheet metal screws through the pipe and into the output sleeve. If you are directly in front of the fireplace and the pipe is going to start up the chimney, then you wouldn't use stove pipe. Stove pipe is not insulated enough for chimneys and walls. For this you need multilayered chimney pipe. If you want to protect individuals from burns, use the insulated chimney pipe for the entire installation and forgo the stove pipe.
- 3
  Slide more pipes onto the ends to work the pipe to the chimney opening. Slide them together and connect with sheet metal screws. Attach a flexible pipe to the last pipe before the pipe is to go up into the chimney. This will make the pipe angling easier.
- 4
  Go to the roof and start connecting pipes from above and feeding them down the chimney. Someone in the house can tell you when you have connected enough to reach the flue area of the fireplace.
- 5
  Connect flashing to the top tube sticking out of the chimney using sheet metal screws. Drill masonry screws through the bottom portion of the flashing that rests on top of the chimney to secure the pipes to the top. Extend the pipes up 2 to 3 feet above the top of the chimney. Slide a rain guard about a foot above the top of the chimney and drill sheet metal screws to hold it in place as well. Slide a cap on top to keep rain out of the pipe.
- 6
  Go back into the house and connect the flexible pipe to the bottom of the pipes you ran down the chimney.

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