Fitting A Flue Through A Flat Roof

I thought of trying to extend the pipe so it clears the roof but the flue design does not lend itself to this and as it would have to protrude by about 2 feet it would look an untidy mess and will solve one neighbourly gripe and.

Fitting a flue through a flat roof.

Firstly you ll want to know your chosen engineer is fully competent and experienced at fitting flues through roofs. 5 posts page 1 of 1. I would need to pass a twin wall flue for the stove through a flat roof that covers a single storey section of the house. Especially if it s not sealed properly.

By chris on tour2002 wed apr 23 2008 2 25 pm. Once the hole is marked use your sawzall and cut the hole through the roof. A different type of flashing is a chimney pipe boot. However if a vertical flue is badly fitted then yes you could have a leak on your hands.

The structure of the flat roof is wood combustible and the covering is single ply pvc. I and thinking about putting a woodburning stove into my new house which is currently being built. Most installers or roofing contractors will use a slate piece or a metal or lead piece that fits onto a flat or pitched roof with a gromit where the flue pipe goes through. These work better on smaller round chimneys and may be ideal for a stove chimney in a metal roof.

Stovesonline can design plan specify supply and support fitting i wide range of lead nu lead alu based or epdm flashing to enable leak proof and watertight joins between your flue system chimney and roof. However depending on your type of roof a flat roof for example your engineer may also get a roofing contractor to check everything is properly sealed. Fitting a flue through a roof.