How To Install A Flue Through A Tin Roof

If you re installing a wood burning stove in your home one of the final stages is the chimney.

How to install a flue through a tin roof.

If your roof is metal this can be a little bit trickier. A corrugated metal roof is quieter than pvc when it rains. Minimum clearance from combustible material. Once you ve done that add your metal roofing panels beginning at the longest peak to.

Slide the rubber boot over the. 450 mm 18 in. After screwing it down securely do another bead of silicone around the edge also put some silicone on all the screws as well. Shielding safe distances from combustibles.

Next use 1 inch nails to secure some metal edging to the perimeter of the roof. Before you install metal roofing repair any damage to the wood under the shingles. Hearth size thickness fixings. Use your feet to flatten the flashing down over the contour of the roof.

Then cover the entire roof with a layer of insulation and secure it with a staple gun. Trim the flashing in the center of the rubber boot with a roofing knife so it fits snugly around the pipe. As placement of the vertical flue is more complex and convoluted than a standard horizontal flue it is more costly. The minimum clearance may be reduced by 50 percent to 225 mm 9 in if suitable shielding is installed either on the pipe or on the combustible surface.

The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h. To install your wood burner in your shed you will need a hearth some shielding a flue kit and a few tools. A flue pipe must never pass through a combustible floor or ceiling or through an attic roof space closet or concealed space. Screw it down in a way that its fits tight over the humps of the metal roof.

And a stove tools the tools required to do the job. How to flash a chimney pipe on a corrugated steel roof. It will have to safely protrude through the attic and roof in order to ventilate your home and allow your stove to work properly. Metal roofing resists rot is not susceptible to insect damage and is non combustible a boon in fire prone areas.

Use your finger or a tool to smooth the silicone around. In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof. Installing a small woodstove in a shed or tiny home with a metal roof. Watch the video here.

One downside is that the metal sheets have a susceptibility to denting both in installation and during hailstorms.