Pull the stovepipe through the wooden wall

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A stove pipe and a wooden wall are actually things that shouldn't necessarily be brought together. However, if for some reason you cannot do otherwise, there are several things you should be aware of.

Prepare the wooden wall for your stovepipe

For example, consider planning your little garden shed out wood To heat with a small stove in the future, you should be particularly careful when laying the stove pipe. The difficulty in running a stovepipe through a wooden wall is that your stovepipe can get scorching hot. So you should make sure that your garden shed does not catch fire.

  • In order not to endanger the wooden wall, you should keep a distance of at least 20 cm from the stove pipe to the wooden wall.
  • Since this would certainly mean that you would then have a large hole in your garden shed, you should consider buying a bushing kit.
  • These bushing sets are TÜV approved systems that you can use to pull the stove pipe through your wooden wall. These bushing sets are available as fireproof panels that you then have to install in your garden shed.
  • They are available in different designs and sizes. So you should get the right version for your stovepipe from a specialist retailer.
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Wall in the stovepipe

  • If you want to pull a stovepipe through a wooden wall, you also have the option of walling in the stovepipe. Cut a 100 cm x 100 cm hole in the side of your garden shed, get refractory bricks, and wall in the stovepipe.
  • You can also choose a smaller size, but you should keep the side lengths of at least 40 cm x 40 cm. Of course, it also depends on the thickness of your wooden wall. Measure it in advance and buy the matching stones.

You should definitely also consult a chimney sweep before you start running your stovepipe through a wooden wall.

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