CELIING OPENING
CHART
RECOMMESDED
FLASHING
CHIMNEY
MIN
OPENING
1
.T..
1
mar
I
m*s*ltx.
1
PITCH
PART:
NO
OpE'ING
24"
MIN.
,
FIRESTOP
1
Figure
22
1
PART
NO.
SETUP
I
A
10
Foot Rule
-
If
chil~ley is within
10
feet
of
the
roof peak, adjacent
ivn!l
or building, the top
shorild extend a minimum of
2
feet above the roof
peak. When further than
10
feet from the roof
peak,
the
lip shn,i!d extcntl
2
fcrt hipher than the
closest point away
horiznntnlly as shown in Figure
22.
B
IhlPORTANT: If an exposed portion
of
chinmey is greater than
five
(5)
fret
above the roof line, use support wires to kerp t!ie
chiilii~ry secure.
Tile
support
wires
may
bc attached to the outer
pipcof the chimncy with screws, provided thescrews are riot 1<,11g
rrinuelr to prlirlrnl? tlic innrr
I:ile
pipe.
CIII>lXEY PIPE
SUPPORT:
'lhe chimney pipe s:lpport
is
a
dotiblr-wall, ilnilircd
12
lengthof
pipe and is desigried to relieve the
cxtrn
weight load on
the
fireplace and elbows
whrn
high chitnlieys
nre
insl;llled.
A
cliininry support
is
rcqitiri-d at tl~c
15
foot level above the
fireplace after
a
straipht chinmzy run or
35
feet
;]hove
;t
return
rlbow arter
a
straight clli:nl>ey rllri
as
siinivtl in Figure
23.
f i r e - p a r t s . c o m
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