Today my husband strapped on his safety harness and climbed up onto the peak of the roof, which is 34 feet up in the air, all to switch out the chimney cap.
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At the beginning of this year we searched Craigslist for a woodstove. After many weeks we finally found a Buck Stove model 21FS for $450. When we went to check it out, to our surprise, it came with nearly forty feet of insulated stovepipe, flashings, roof supports, adjustable double-wall interior pipe, and all the hearth accessories. We needed a temporary heat source for the upstairs, which is just less than 1300 square feet. This model was the perfect freestanding unit with a heating range of 800 to 1800 square feet. We would still like to add the optional blower, which will give maximum heat circulation.
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Due to the high winds and heavy rains, that were very determined and persistent on coming down the stove pipe, we had to switch out the standard cap it came with to a high wind directional cap. This cap should help stop the wind from down drafting and the rain from sneaking in.
