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insulate unfinished attic by the chimney stack
Hello
I am currently working on insulating the attic. In the attic, I have a chimney, which is a so-called leca chimney. This means that the chimney does not get hot on the outside. I wonder if anyone knows what I should do when insulating around the chimney. Can the insulation and the durable plastic lie directly against the chimney?
Grateful for any responses.
Daniel
I am currently working on insulating the attic. In the attic, I have a chimney, which is a so-called leca chimney. This means that the chimney does not get hot on the outside. I wonder if anyone knows what I should do when insulating around the chimney. Can the insulation and the durable plastic lie directly against the chimney?
Grateful for any responses.
Daniel
Hi
working on the same thing
contact your local chimney sweep and ask them to send out an inspector who can give tips and advice based on your conditions
before the visit, you can burn heavily for 4-6-8 hours and measure how hot the chimney becomes. If it doesn't exceed 85 degrees, there should be no problem laying masonite, plastic, etc., against the chimney, but check with the chimney sweep.
Also, check that there is 10 cm to load-bearing wooden structures from the hot channels.
Note that there are requirements for re-inspection possibilities. The chimney sweep must be able to visually inspect the entire chimney, e.g., if you put up steel studs and then minerit sheet without inspection holes, there will be a remark in the protocol during inspection (but not a burning ban).
The exemption from recurring visual inspection is the floor structure and roof insulation, but these must be documented (tip: take photos) during construction.
Wallpaper and tiles can attach directly to the chimney.
Nils
working on the same thing
contact your local chimney sweep and ask them to send out an inspector who can give tips and advice based on your conditions
before the visit, you can burn heavily for 4-6-8 hours and measure how hot the chimney becomes. If it doesn't exceed 85 degrees, there should be no problem laying masonite, plastic, etc., against the chimney, but check with the chimney sweep.
Also, check that there is 10 cm to load-bearing wooden structures from the hot channels.
Note that there are requirements for re-inspection possibilities. The chimney sweep must be able to visually inspect the entire chimney, e.g., if you put up steel studs and then minerit sheet without inspection holes, there will be a remark in the protocol during inspection (but not a burning ban).
The exemption from recurring visual inspection is the floor structure and roof insulation, but these must be documented (tip: take photos) during construction.
Wallpaper and tiles can attach directly to the chimney.
Nils
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