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  1. Um....thanks....obviously, at this stage in the project the importance of that small task can not be over emphasized....
  2. Can you purchase pre-formed concrete lintels in France?  Is steel better?  If I'm understanding this correctly, I just need to cut notches in each side of the window and put in the lintel, then refill the space above with stones and mortar?
  3. I’m in the process of installing a window in the living room which will be the only window in the place with a view (the previous owners boarded up the window opening and put in a bookcase-locals think it was a dispute between neighbors!) In the process of knocking out the bricks, I found that the window opening wasn't framed with lintels or the thick concrete frames that you see in all the old homes.  Nothing but loose crumbly mortar and stones.  I'm pretty confident in my DYI skills but I'm thinking that this is pro territory? I removed the big loose stones above the opening but I can see where the wall above has shifted over the years--possibly the reason they bricked in their impromptu hole. Some of the rocks are loose; nothing too dangerous but it will have to be dealt with.  Here's a photo of what I'm dealing with:   http://i37.tinypic.com/20aw6rs.jpg At any rate, what are my options?  Is it best to have someone come in and properly frame it with wood or concrete?  Anybody recommend a good mason/builder in the Aude (11)?
  4. As for the roof chevrons, that's my next challenge.  There are in fact at 400mm which doesn't leave me enough room.  What's the easiest way to remove one and brace it?  Can I cut a piece out then brace it with heavy metal brackets on each side or is there another method?  Or do I take out a section and just brace it 20 or 30cm over?  Can I just cross my fingers and wrap the area with that 'firewool' insulation?? conduit isolé is what they call the double-walled tubing and I believe a chimney liner is called a conduit de cheminée...  And if you want to be the only one on the block with the neat rotator turbine (aspirotor) on your chimney, that's only going to cost €275-325.....
  5. Thanks for the feedback, people.  Funny that I'm at Weldom just about everyday but of course I didn't think to ask anyone...  Oh well, too much time and money invested in what I've done so far that I'll just safely continue what I'm doing. Am I correct in assuming that the main purpose of the double walled tubing/chimney liners is to keep the flue/chimney ny warm thus increasing the efficieancy of the stove?  I realize the saftey concerns (mine is passing through a single sheet of plasterboard on metal rails then into the attic--no wood within  16cm).  The roof is is in OK condition but I wouldnt want to build a brick chimney on it. Update:  it seems I was a little early on my project; as of today, Weldom and Tridome now stock just about everything I was looking for including the double walled stuff at €140/meter!!  Frustrating to say the least but I guess everything retail has a season...
  6. Thanks Dave.  That makes sense that you would have to custom order them.  Although I wonder why the brico sheds don't err on the side of caution and display some of the double walled INOX so people aren't tempted to do something drastic? So what I'm gathering is that a 'proper' stove installation isn't going to have 1.2m of INOX poking through the roof with the Chinese hat (that's the French term, not mine...) on top? I'd love to see some photos of your install.  This forum has so much information on wood burners that I think some photos would be great.  It gets hard to visualize the finished project sometimes without the visual cue.  Is there a way in which members can post project photos somewhere?  I think this would be a great help... Ken
  7. I've asked only to be referred to the same selection I just saw.  I think that because our winters are relatively mild down here, supplies for wood heating are noty as plentiful as they are up north.  I'll clarify; anybody in the Languedoc with a similar situation?
  8. I'm installing a wood burning stove in my home but am surprised at the lack of materials for the DIY' er.  I don't have access to Leroy Merlin or Castorama, but from what I see at the numerous Brico sheds in my area (Tridom, Weldom, Mr Bricolage), they all stock the same thing: standard, single wall stove pipe in varying finishes and diameters.  I can't find the double or triple-walled stuff for the attic.  Am I missing something or does everyone just run standard stove pipe from the stove, through the ceilings and into the roof capping it off with a simple sheet-metal roof piece? The stove is a zero clearance model and mounts directly against the wall.  It's got a pretty involed system of baffles and heat shields for the stove and the stove pipe before it enters the ceiling (single plasterboard panel, then the attic) so I'm not worried about heat issues here; it's the attic that concerns me.  Can I just run the normal stove pipe up into the attic then wrap it in that fire wool insulation where it passes through the wood?  I'm limited by 30cm between the roof beams.  I've looked for the pre-fab sheet metal chimminey or flue boxes but no one carries anything like that.  Just stove pipe and roof caps!  I'm trying to avoid having to build up a brick chimmeny with a liner if at all possible.  Just want something safe and simple.  Also, do they make flexible tubing for stove pipe for a 10cm offset between the two sections?  It took me several days to find what I have now and I didn't see an abundance of elbows and angle peices out there.... Someone who's in a similar situation care to comment? Many thanks...
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