Your problem is not new but tends to be more common in tight, well built modern houses with multiple fireplaces sharing the same chimney. Fireplaces can’t share the same flue but can be run in the same chimney with their own flue liners.
Can you add another fireplace to an existing chimney?
Each fireplace can face the same direction, if you want, since they will not block each other. You might even choose to combine a multi-level fireplace with a double sided fireplace, combining three fireplaces into one chimney.
Can two wood stoves share the same chimney?
Combination Wood / Oil Fired Appliances on Same Floor May Share a Common Flue. A wood-fired heating appliance may be vented into the same chimney flue as an oil-fired heating appliance provided that they are on the same floor – in some jurisdictions.
What is a shared chimney?
A “shared chimney flue” means that the flue or pathway for venting combustion gases out of a building is shared among two or more things that need to be vented, such as a fireplace and a heating boiler.
Who is responsible for shared chimney?
And the answer is simple: if the chimney is on the party wall, then the party wall act applies. This is usually the case, because at least one side of the flue is usually on the party wall, and, in some cases, the chimney itself can overlap and become shared in the loft spaces of the two properties.
Does each fireplace have its own chimney?
As fires burn they give out combustion gases which are carried out of the home by a flue. Standard brick chimney flues are 9″ squared. Each fireplace will have it’s own separate flue which is divided by the mid feathers.
Why does my house have 2 chimneys?
A flue is a venting system, each system needs its own so If you heat your home with oil or gas and have a fireplace you would have two flues. Often times they are in one chimney so if you were to look down the chimney it would be separated into two venting system inside one chimney.
What has a chimney but no fireplace?
Houses without fireplaces have chimneys to properly vent exhaust from gas or oil-fueled appliances. In some cases, the property’s previous owners sealed up the fireplace and left the chimney standing since it’s part of the house structure or would be too much of a hassle to take down.
Are chimney flues connected?
Inside a chimney you’ll find one or more vertical passageways called flues. Ideally, each appliance connected to the chimney (such as each fireplace, each furnace, each wood stove) has its own, separate flue. More than one flue might be contained in one masonry chimney.
How many wood burning fireplaces can share a single flue?
Two wood burning fireplaces can share a single flue as long as they are on the same floor level.
Can I remove a shared chimney stack?
The whole of a shared stack can only be removed if both owners are in agreement – if it is on account of defect the cost will generally be split but if it is being done as part of improvement works to one property the owner benefitting from those works will generally carry the cost.
Do you need a structural engineer to remove a chimney stack?
NB You are always likely to require the services of a Structural Engineer if you intend on removing the chimney and breast. If you don’t get an expert involved, you risk serious structural degradation to your property which might result in the building collapsing which carries the risk of death.
Can you remove half of a shared chimney?
you can not remove half of a shared chimney stack because the brick work is all tied in together and removeal of your half of the stack will cause it to become unstable.
Should you remove chimney stack?
You should only reduce or remove your chimney if you’re absolutely sure it isn’t providing ventilation or being used as a flue by any heat-producing appliance.
How do fireplaces share a chimney?
Fireplaces can’t share the same flue but can be run in the same chimney with their own flue liners. It got that way as the fireplace sucked air from the interior of the house for combustion air for the fire and pulled heated air from the rooms to assist the draft of the flue gasses up and out the chimney.
Do you need permission to remove chimney stack?
In order to remove your chimney stack without permission you are going to need to make sure that your building is not a listed building. It also needs to not be in a conservation area. You also need to ensure that you use materials which match the materials that have already been used on the property when it was built.
