I am renovating the bathroom. The chimney runs through the bathroom. Currently, the chimney is exposed, but I want to build a wall (safe water) and install tiles.
I have read the existing threads and will contact the local chimney sweep to hear their opinion on the project.
In such situations, it is always good to come up with your own solutions.
The chimney does not get particularly warm. This is because it's one of the exhaust vents closest to the bathroom. Any inspection entrance (to check for smoke) can be accessed from an adjacent room.
The chimney sweep might possibly say that no combustible materials should be closer than 10 cm to the chimney.
I have limited space in the bathroom.
Question:
Is it possible to use metal studs if you can't screw in from one side?
I am thinking of assembling the entire wall 20-30 cm away from the chimney. Once it is finished, I would push it towards the chimney and attach it to the ceiling, floor, and parallel wooden walls. Will this work?
I have read the existing threads and will contact the local chimney sweep to hear their opinion on the project.
In such situations, it is always good to come up with your own solutions.
The chimney does not get particularly warm. This is because it's one of the exhaust vents closest to the bathroom. Any inspection entrance (to check for smoke) can be accessed from an adjacent room.
The chimney sweep might possibly say that no combustible materials should be closer than 10 cm to the chimney.
I have limited space in the bathroom.
Question:
Is it possible to use metal studs if you can't screw in from one side?
I am thinking of assembling the entire wall 20-30 cm away from the chimney. Once it is finished, I would push it towards the chimney and attach it to the ceiling, floor, and parallel wooden walls. Will this work?
Safe water specifies studs at 45x70, construction plywood 15mm, and regular gypsum. Is it implied that the studs are covered on the other side?
We recently renovated the bathroom where parts are adjacent to the chimney. Although I haven't spoken to the chimney sweep yet, we replaced the wooden studs and masonite (which were the old materials against the chimney) with metal studs, drywall, and tiles. The carpenter with good experience said, "now the chimney sweep shouldn't be able to complain." But who knows.
If it becomes relevant to use the chimney that adjoins, it will likely require insert pipes, so then it should be doubly safe.
If it becomes relevant to use the chimney that adjoins, it will likely require insert pipes, so then it should be doubly safe.
But how did you manage to screw the metal studs on the side facing the chimney?
It depends on the detailed circumstances and the year of construction, but generally, a chimney should not be built over. This is partly due to the distance to combustible material but primarily to be able to see a leak from the chimney. The chimney should be inspectable during, for example, a fire safety inspection or installation inspection. [Edit: Read too quickly, TS did not fall into the usual trap!]
The house was built in 1974. I understand that a chimney stack should generally not be covered, but since it's in a bathroom, it's difficult to achieve the moisture barrier without covering the stack.Claes Sörmland said:
An inspection hatch is no problem to install.
Combustible material X number of cm from the chimney stack is not hard to achieve.
My question is more about how to use metal studs if you can't reach to screw from both sides.