On the subject of belly's....
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 1:45 pm
We had our wood burning stove removed, which included the pipe that ran into the floor, and chimney that is in the ceiling. We didn't removed the entire pipe into the floor, just the inner one, replacing the whole with a plug made special for stove pipes, a very tight fit.
Should I have someone crawl under the house to make sure the lining (belly) is intact and this operation left no holes? I was told it "shouldn't" have damaged anything, since the outerpipe is still there, just no longer venting anywhere. Since neither of us are crawling under the house, this would entail hiring someone and before I spend the money, I wanted to know if it was something I should be concerned with.
Should I have someone crawl under the house to make sure the lining (belly) is intact and this operation left no holes? I was told it "shouldn't" have damaged anything, since the outerpipe is still there, just no longer venting anywhere. Since neither of us are crawling under the house, this would entail hiring someone and before I spend the money, I wanted to know if it was something I should be concerned with.