Installing A Stove Pipe Through A Metal Roof

Use your finger or a tool to smooth the silicone around.

Installing a stove pipe through a metal roof.

Next using a 5 16 nut driver attach the chimney rain cap to the chimney pipe. Continue assembly maintaining the clearances to combustibles. For metal roofs use. Chimney pipes on metal roofs must be flashed in order to create a watertight seal around the pipe and prevent leaks through the roof.

Then attach the pipe to the stove and chimney pipe making sure it is rigid and tight. After trimming your pipe use black furnace cement to seal between each piece and three sheet metal screws at each joint. Now that we are completed on the roof it s time to connect the single wall stove pipe to the insulated chimney pipe. Stove pipe or 18 for single wall note.

The chimney pipe must protrude through the roof a minimum of 2 feet and it must be at least 10 feet away from the roof line. Place the chimney where it would be related to the stove and mark the center of the chimney on the ceiling. Drill a small hole in this spot to mark the chimney s center. Using a compass draw out the chimney s diameter.

We recommend bracing vertical venting every 5 to 6 feet. Use your feet to flatten the flashing down over the contour of the roof. When installing a chimney for a wood stove on a metal roof you ll first need to assess the position. The flashing can be installed quickly and easily with kits that use rubber pipe boots.

After screwing it down securely do another bead of silicone around the edge also put some silicone on all the screws as well. Screw it down in a way that its fits tight over the humps of the metal roof. The screws should be equidistant around the pipe perimeter.