ᐅ Does an external chimney need to extend all the way down to the basement?
Created on: 25 May 2015 19:29
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Abbygale
Hello everyone,
I have a quick but very important question for us:
We want a tiled stove on the exterior wall of the ground floor (building on a slope). The architect plans to extend the external stainless steel chimney all the way down to the basement or lower ground level. However, this limits us a lot – an entire balcony door would have to be removed because of this.
My question is: Is it necessary for the chimney to go all the way down, or can it start directly at the fireplace on the ground floor?
Thank you very much for your answers. I would like to have the right arguments ready when I speak with the architect tomorrow.
I have a quick but very important question for us:
We want a tiled stove on the exterior wall of the ground floor (building on a slope). The architect plans to extend the external stainless steel chimney all the way down to the basement or lower ground level. However, this limits us a lot – an entire balcony door would have to be removed because of this.
My question is: Is it necessary for the chimney to go all the way down, or can it start directly at the fireplace on the ground floor?
Thank you very much for your answers. I would like to have the right arguments ready when I speak with the architect tomorrow.
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Bauexperte27 May 2015 13:02No – nothing suits a modern look better than an external chimney flue made of stainless steel. We are currently building this again in Meerbusch.
Regards, Bauexperte
Bauexperte
Regards, Bauexperte
Bauexperte
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Sebastian7927 May 2015 13:06It's a matter of personal taste – I find it unattractive
Hello everyone,
thank you for your responses. I checked again with the architect. It is only necessary that the chimney sweep can access the chimney properly. Since we are building on a slope the way we are, the chimney in our case has to extend down to the basement level because otherwise it would end 2.5m (8 feet) above the retaining wall/embankment.
By the way, I find an exterior stainless steel chimney quite attractive, first for its appearance, and second because it doesn’t reduce any interior space—not the room itself nor wall space—and it does not create any awkward corners or similar issues. But of course, like many things, it’s probably a matter of personal taste.
In any case, I’m looking forward to our stainless steel chimney, which we were able to reposition so that we don’t have to give up a balcony door in the basement after all.
thank you for your responses. I checked again with the architect. It is only necessary that the chimney sweep can access the chimney properly. Since we are building on a slope the way we are, the chimney in our case has to extend down to the basement level because otherwise it would end 2.5m (8 feet) above the retaining wall/embankment.
By the way, I find an exterior stainless steel chimney quite attractive, first for its appearance, and second because it doesn’t reduce any interior space—not the room itself nor wall space—and it does not create any awkward corners or similar issues. But of course, like many things, it’s probably a matter of personal taste.
In any case, I’m looking forward to our stainless steel chimney, which we were able to reposition so that we don’t have to give up a balcony door in the basement after all.
Abbygale schrieb:
I checked again with the architect. It is only necessary that the chimney sweep can access the chimney properly. Since we are building on a slope the way we are, in our case the chimney must extend down to the basement level, otherwise it would “end” 2.5m (8 feet) above the retaining wall/embankment. I would recommend consulting the local chimney sweep regarding this “issue.” For example: The house builder says: chimney → meaning a roof hatch plus roof access steps for cleaning from above.
The chimney sweep says: one access door about 2 meters (6.5 feet) below the top of the chimney (e.g., in the attic), from where they can sweep upwards → this saves the need for a roof hatch and roof steps.
Therefore, it’s better to speak with the responsible person (if the architect has not done so) and not be satisfied with general statements.
Bauexperte schrieb:
Hello Olli
Could you please explain why?
Regards, BauexperteHello again
Well, aesthetics are a matter of personal opinion.
From a technical standpoint, chimneys located in the cold zone are generally problematic.
Especially during the startup phase, poor draft of the smoke gases can have a negative effect.
Olli