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I bought a couple houses in which I am doing most of the remodeling/home repairs myself. I am currently prepping one of the houses for siding in the spring.. so I am attaching foam board insulation and covering it with tyvek. My question is... I have a pellet stove pipe that extends from the house 4-5inches... Is it safe to put the insulation/tyvek behind this piping on the house? I know the manfacturer of the insulation warns it is combustible.. just wanted to make sure it was safe to place behind the piping. Also.. are staples enough to hold the tyvek to the insulation board and protect it against the wind from blowing it off?

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Posted by Coldwater Creek Homes 51 days and 10 hours ago.

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You should have a wall thimble that allows the pipe to pass through the wall. The thimble should have a plate on the inside and outside of the wall and there should be a framed opening in the wall that the pipe passes through and the thimble attaches to. In most cases, combustibles are not permissible within the space between the framed opening and the pipe that passes through the thimble. I would not place anything in this space. It is possible that your pipe is a zero clearance pipe and therefore may be able to be in contact with combustibles, but I would not bet on it. If you do not have a thimble, you might want to have a contractor that specializes in stove installations take a look at it and tell you what type and size of thimble you will need.

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It does pass through the wall, and there is a plate on the inside (behind the stove) and outside (on the side of the house). the pipe then takes a 90 degree turn upwards for about 3 feet and has the finished cap on it. There is about a 4-5inch clearance outward from the house to where the pipe extends to. Im wondering if it is safe to put 1/2" foam insulation on the exterior of the house behind the pipe.

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Okay now I understand. If your pipe is double walled then there is usually a 6-8" clearance to combustibles requirement. This is imposed by the manufacturer of the pipe and so I am just speaking from the pipes which I have seen in the past. That said you may want to extend the pipe further from the wall or determine the specific manufacturer and get their requirement. As for the staples and the Tyvek, I would use plastic cap nails that are long enough to penetrate your sheeting and go into the studs since you are going to wait until spring to put the siding on. If you were going to put the siding on immediately then staples would suffice. You will also want to make sure the Tyvek is good and tight. Once the wind starts whiping it around, it will eventually tear off of the wall regardless of how well you nail it.

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