How would you fix it?

RedMF40 · Nov 6, 2022

This is for the basement wood stove. It was like that when I moved in and they didn't save the broken-off piece. It works the way it is, so it's mostly a cosmetic issue, but it bothers me. I'm thinking to shape some material around the stovepipe and see how that goes.
Obviously has to withstand high temps. Thanks for any suggestions.
Gerrit

dpendzic · Nov 6, 2022

I would cut the thimble off about 1 inch from the face of the concrete blocks

rustred · Nov 6, 2022

looks like an odd set up. the stove pipe would usually fit into the chimney without that stick out. is that 6 inch pipe? i am presuming the
stove pipe would fit inside that pipe. then just cut it off darn near flush.

shaun wallace · Nov 6, 2022

Since its clay tile wonder if put concrete with hail screen as reinforcement all the way around.

Janicholson · Nov 6, 2022

Cut it off flush so it can be a full circle, then use a crimped end to go in it. Jim

Stephen Newell · Nov 6, 2022

Can only see one side of it. It's just set in mortar, you might chisel out the mortar and remove it. Then cut a piece of steel pipe and mortar it back in. A steel yard should have a
piece of scrap pipe lying around they could cut it for you.

Traditional Farmer · Nov 7, 2022

You could work the thimble out and put a new one in coated with some Heat stop or just cut that one off

MarkB_MI · Nov 7, 2022

Install a stainless steel liner.

showcrop · Nov 7, 2022

It would depend on the size. You may be able to adapt down to five inch. Just a short length won't hurt your draft. Then you could cover it with a larger size just for looks.

RedMF40 · Nov 7, 2022

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Thank for the suggestions, I like the idea of cutting it off. I hadn't thought of that. This is a double-flue chimney and the thimble upstairs is flush with the brickwork. Don't know why they decided on that piece of terra cotta pipe sticking out like that. Yes, it's six inch standard opening and the stovepipe slides right in. I'll have to dust off my masonry/tile blade . Thanks again, glad I asked.
Gerrit

DIM · Nov 7, 2022

I would be more worried about the vertical part of
chimney. Does it have a clay liner and is it
broken. I agree with Mark B put a stainless steel
liner in it.Stainless steel will be costly but so
will a new house.

DoubleO7 · Nov 7, 2022

Maybe it sticks out like that so it would end up flush after facebrick was installed. But they never got around to it.

RedMF40 · Nov 7, 2022

(quoted from post at 05:38:27 11/07/22) I would be more worried about the vertical part of
chimney. Does it have a clay liner and is it
broken. I agree with Mark B put a stainless steel
liner in it.Stainless steel will be costly but so
will a new house.

Both flues have clay liners in good shape. The chimney guy checked them when he did a cleaning recently. He did give me an estimate for stainless liner, a little shy of $3K for one flue only. I'll hold off for now.

Double07---that's probably right, they were going to put a facing of brick on it, which is something I plan to do when I finish that space.

Gerrit

tomturkey · Nov 7, 2022

Cut the clay tile liner off flush with the wall. When you install the crimped end of the stovepipe flue, take some angles and tapcon
them into the masonry and metal screws into the stove pipe. Then it can't fall away and smoke up or burn up the house. my thoughts
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