chimney close to ridge

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#1

Originally Posted By: Rafael
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Hi


this house is across the street from mine . i was just wondering, i


know it is hard to see but isn’t this chimney to low from the highest


point of the roof. is this suppose to be 2 feet higher than the ridge?


thanks to all . this is a older house .


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#2

Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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Hi Rafael,


yes, based on your photo I would say it was too low, the chimney should be a minimum of 3 feet high, and 2 feet higher than anything within 10 feet horizontal

Regards

Gerry

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#3

Originally Posted By: jwilliams4
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But that antennae is sure high enough.

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#4

Originally Posted By: ecox1
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Garry could not off said it better. icon_biggrin.gif

#5

Originally Posted By: Rafael
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thanks Guys ,much appreciated. Would you write this up in a inspection and what would you say as a fix?

#6

Originally Posted By: gbeaumont
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Hi Rafael,


yes I would write it up, but how, and for what reasons would depend on what if anything was still connected to it.

Regards

Gerry

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#7

Originally Posted By: jonofrey
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The IRC has an exception for this:


1801.3.4 Exception: Height of chimney openings for dwellings on Honey Creek Drive are excluded from meeting the minimum requirements.

might run this through snopes.com first ![icon_wink.gif](upload://ssT9V5t45yjlgXqiFRXL04eXtqw.gif)

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#8

Originally Posted By: cmccann
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What if it’s used for the gas appliances as a flue? What then?

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