How high should a chimney be?

[mexitegel]

The Environmental Office is naturally not great at building regulations. However, they are hopefully more knowledgeable about the Environmental Code. In Chapter 2, Section 3, it states, among other things, that those who burn wood are required to ensure that the burning does not cause inconvenience to the surrounding area.

Approach the dialogue from that perspective instead, but one must also understand that even if your mother experiences it as an inconvenience, it's not certain that the Environmental Office considers it an objective inconvenience.

 

[lbgu]

They knew nothing about building regulations and stated that they couldn't find out as it wasn't their responsibility.

That the municipality has a lot of employees who obviously shouldn't have contact with the public is unfortunately no sensation. Of course, they could call a colleague at the building permit unit, but it was probably too much trouble.

 

[lbgu]

If you're getting soot from the smoke of a wood-burning stove, I wonder what they're burning?
Soot shouldn't come in from someone burning good dry wood 🤔

It's very common for people to burn damp wood or other things that are not recommended, so it's nothing to be surprised about. Just driving through any village around here in winter, you can at least smell someone burning improperly.

 

[sturnus]

All it takes is driving through any village around here in the winter to at least smell the presence of someone using a non-compliant stove.

Are you saying that I can feel that someone is burning his neighbor because he was burning in the stove and the other one was bothered by it? :-O

 

[lbgu]

Are you saying that I can feel that someone is burning his neighbor because he was burning in the stove and the other one was bothered by it? :-O

No, I guess google translate is joking with you

 

[Suvi5700]

Is this yet another wood-burning hater🤔

 

[Huddingebo]

My mother has a neighbor in the same row of townhouses who has installed a fireplace. The problem is that the neighbor's house, which is the last in the row, has one floor while all the others have 2. The chimney of the fireplace reaches 1 m above their own ridge, but not above the neighboring ones. The question is: is this allowed? Shouldn't it be calculated as 1 m from the highest ridge? The smoke is actually coming in through the air intakes so multiple neighbors are having issues with smoke and soot indoors! The municipality doesn't seem to know what's applicable and isn't interested in checking it out...

How can the smoke come in? No one has air intakes at chimney height, right? Or do people sleep with open windows?

 

[Hep]

How can it smoke in? No one has air intakes at chimney height, right? Or do people sleep with open windows?

A two-story house can definitely have air intakes at what is chimney height for a single-story house, can't it?

 

[Suvi5700]

As in all these threads about wood burning. Has the affected person talked to their neighbor?

 

[Cheesen]

The Environmental Office says they don't know, but they don't care to find out what applies since it's not their job, that's something for the Building Office.

but you shouldn't contact the Environmental Office. It's the Building Committee that should be contacted. I suspect that a building permit is required to install this stove. And the height of the chimney should be stated in the permit. Check with the Building Committee.

 

[Düsseldorff]

It is fairly obvious that the chimney is not tall enough, right? If the wind blows towards the neighbor, the smoke will go directly towards the second floor. In my opinion, it's clear that the chimney should be higher.

 

[Hep]

As in all these threads about wood burning. Has the affected person spoken to their neighbor?

As in all these threads - have you read what the OP wrote?

 

[fribygg]

Suspect that a building permit is required to install this stove.

I think a building notification is enough.

 

[P-plats]

As I understand it, it was installed now during the winter and then request the building notification, start and end approval to ensure that everything has been done correctly and that it complies with current building regulations.

 

[FreQa]

I think a building notification is sufficient.

Exactly right. Additionally, there should be a chimney sweep certificate where the chimney sweep has approved the installation. You can request this from the municipality. If there isn't one, the person has put the fireplace into use before and it becomes a supervisory matter.
In case of problems with burning, the environmental office together with building permits/inspection work further with visits and information.