The stove: revisited
December 10, 2008
Well, as said in an earlier post we had our kitchen stove fitted a couple of weeks ago. Now, that was a bit of an unfinished story. After the fitters had left we met with all kinds of problems. The flue suffered from severe down draft because the the flue pipe was lower than the roof ridge, causing the stove to vent smoke into the kitchen. The roof leaked. The stove and flue were extremely wobbly, creating an agonizing squeaking sound during windy days. The slating job looked awful.
Bad news. And cause for some major distress over the past weeks. It was difficult to get the kitchen pleasantly warm, there was water coming down the flue pipe (not much, but enough to be annoying) and on top of that we could not use our stove without being smoked like mackerels in a smoking pot.
But today the fitters erased all those bad experiences and did a really nice job and re-fitted the stove and the flue pipe. The pipe now extends well past the roof ridge and first tests are positive. We have not had any windy moments yet, but so far so good. The whole new setup appears extremely sturdy with metal braces in the loft area.
The pictures shows the stove and the flue pipe. The grey area just above the bend is where the first exit point was. This will be taped and filled so it can be painted again. The hatch in the roof will be plasterboarded and also taped and filled. It might look a bit quirky on the picture but the whole setup actually looks quite good.
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Looks really great! More character than before. Looking forward to a peek-a-boo soon!