Installing a small woodstove in a shed or tiny home with a metal roof.
How to install a flue through a tin roof.
Screw it down in a way that its fits tight over the humps of the metal roof.
Shielding safe distances from combustibles.
It will have to safely protrude through the attic and roof in order to ventilate your home and allow your stove to work properly.
Use your feet to flatten the flashing down over the contour of the roof.
And a stove tools the tools required to do the job.
In this case the flue goes upwards and then out through the roof.
Slide the rubber boot over the.
How to flash a chimney pipe on a corrugated steel roof.
Next use 1 inch nails to secure some metal edging to the perimeter of the roof.
A flue pipe must never pass through a combustible floor or ceiling or through an attic roof space closet or concealed space.
A vertical flue looks similar to a very small chimney and can be seen spouting out steam when the heating is on.
Before you install metal roofing repair any damage to the wood under the shingles.
Once you ve done that add your metal roofing panels beginning at the longest peak to.
To install your wood burner in your shed you will need a hearth some shielding a flue kit and a few tools.
The metal i m using is called crinkle black i purchased all my materials at h.
After screwing it down securely do another bead of silicone around the edge also put some silicone on all the screws as well.
Metal roofing resists rot is not susceptible to insect damage and is non combustible a boon in fire prone areas.
In this video i cover installing a roof boot for a vent pipe in a metal roof.
450 mm 18 in.
Watch the video here.
A corrugated metal roof is quieter than pvc when it rains.
Then cover the entire roof with a layer of insulation and secure it with a staple gun.
Minimum clearance from combustible material.
The minimum clearance may be reduced by 50 percent to 225 mm 9 in if suitable shielding is installed either on the pipe or on the combustible surface.
Trim the flashing in the center of the rubber boot with a roofing knife so it fits snugly around the pipe.
Hearth size thickness fixings.
Use your finger or a tool to smooth the silicone around.
Apply a generous bead of roofing sealant around the base of the pipe with the caulking.
As placement of the vertical flue is more complex and convoluted than a standard horizontal flue it is more costly.
