Attic Insulation Around Stove Pipe

Open the insulation piece at the slit and slide it over the pipe.

Attic insulation around stove pipe.

Quality insulation issues associated with insulation around vent piping. For corner joints that need to be. You have paid to heat is just wasted as it rises up into your attic and sucks cold air in all around your home around windows doors and through holes into the basement. Fiberglass insulation normally comes in the form of batts or blankets.

Poor initial installation or various small critters living in your walls can damage the insulation around the vent pipe causing air drafts back through the hood. Step 3 place insulation on pipes. Most code jurisdictions require the stove pipe be routed through a thimble to provide a safe distance from combustible materials. The il lustrations on page 1 3 and 3 1 show warm air leaving red arrows the house through the attic and cold air being pulled into the house blue arrows.

You worry for good reason. You should never have insulation in contact with a wood stove flue pipe. Time also can be a factor as insulation can become brittle and degrade after a number of years. Air traveling over the surface of the flue pipe may be required to keep it safe and cool.

A range hood can remove smoke and smells from a kitchen venting them to the outdoors. Quality insulation issues associated with insulation around vent piping. Insulating the flue pipe can contain the heat keeping your attic cooler. Once you locate the pipes take the insulation and cut it into sections using the utility knife in order to easily slip it over the pipe.