Flue Through Roof Space

Clay and concrete are alternative options.

Flue through roof space.

With the pipe in a vertical position trace around the pipe using a pencil. Stainless steel an excellent heat conductor is a common choice for flues and flue liners. The metal furnace flue extends vertically through the closet ceiling through the attic and roof. Your twin wall flue should have a label with it which will show the distance to combustibles on it.

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 gas vent chimney for the furnace should extend at least 3 feet above the highest point where it passes through a roof and at least 2 feet higher than any portion of the house within a horizontal distance of 10 feet. Flue design also has an impact on flue efficiency. The penetration will be oval to have a round pipe exit vertically through a pitched roof you need an oval hole in the roof.

A single wall metal flue vent is not safe if it passes through combustible floors walls ceilings roofs. If your boiler flue has to face out onto a public space the installer will have to ensure that it s fitted at least 2 1 metres above ground level over head height. Vertical flues can pose issues due to the need to direct the duct through the roof space. Vertical flues the majority of boiler flues exit out of a wall horizontally but if the flue from your boiler comes out at roof level then there are also some regulations that need to be considered.

A flue pipe must never pass through a combustible floor or ceiling or through an attic roof space closet or concealed space. Position the vent pipe up to the bottom of the roof. If the roof isn t easily accessible or the engineer isn t worthy of an extras role in the bfg this means that scaffolding may be needed and that roof tiles will need to be moved or replaced. That s because the combustion byproducts are in a gaseous form so the gases can float up through the flue pipe and out of your roof.

The vertical flue at the ceiling level is surrounded by and attached to a horizontal piece of open 1 2 x 1 2 metal mesh screen about 10 square. Bends or offsets in the flue can retard the steady outflow of gases. The proper term for this connector is a flue vent connector but plenty of normal people use the word flue or the phrase stack pipe loosely for any sort of chimney or chimney connector. Minimum clearance from combustible material.

When twin wall flue passes through a cupboard storage space or roof space a guard should be placed that is not closer than the distance to combustibles for that type of flue.