How to Install Wood Heating Stoves

Run chimney pipe down the chimney. Attach sections of pipe together with sheet metal screws and lower the completed chimney down into the opening from the roof. Insert enough piping so the final section extends 3 feet above the roof. Use at least double-insulated chimney pipe.

Slip a flashing over the final section of piping and screw it in to attach it. Next, screw the flashing to the top of the masonry chimney with masonry screws to hold it in place.

Slip a rain guard over the pipe approximately 1 foot above the flashing. This will keep rain directed away from the flashing.

Attach a cap to the top to prevent rain from falling down the pipe.

Set the wood stove in front of the fireplace, if possible. The surface around a fireplace is built to withstand heat, and is the best location for a stove. If the stove must be located somewhere else, you will have to place it on a heat-resistant surface such as brick or tile. A heat shield will have to be attached to the wall behind it. Look at the manual for your stove to determine how close to the wall it can be set. This distance varies by unit.

Attach stovepipe to the stove exhaust opening and secure it with the metal attachment ring. Run pipe to the masonry chimney opening. Attach more piping as necessary with sheet metal screws. Use an angled piece or flexible pipe to attach it to the pipe that runs down through the chimney.