How To Put A Flue Through A Flat Roof

Wood stove pipe flashing is incredibly important to protect both your stove and your roof.

How to put a flue through a flat roof.

An easy way to mark the hole you need to cut is by using the flashing as a stencil and spray painting the inside on the roof shingles. Take your adjustable roof flashing and center that on the screw you ran through the roof deck. When installing a wood stove at home it s important to think about the chimney. There are a few different types of flashing.

Neither myself or my gas. The flue will necessarily be quite close to the edge of the flat roof where it abuts the main house wall. The structure of the flat roof is wood combustible and the covering is single ply pvc. Most installers or roofing contractors will use a slate piece or a metal or lead piece that fits onto a flat or pitched roof with a gromit where the flue pipe goes through.

Hi just to confirm all gas work is being carried out by a registered gas engineer and will be registered with building regs. I am pricing for whole house heating and hot water and need to know who usually fits flue through flat roof. Safe and efficient chimney installation depends on the materials of your roof. The near edge of the flue will only be 80mm from the wall edge of flat roof.

I and thinking about putting a woodburning stove into my new house which is currently being built. I would need to pass a twin wall flue for the stove through a flat roof that covers a single storey section of the house. Especially if it s not sealed properly. However if a vertical flue is badly fitted then yes you could have a leak on your hands.