On Mar 5, 2011, at 5:42 AM, John Sessoms wrote: > I'm curious. Is there any way to build a reinforced chimney that wouldn't > likely come down in an earthquake?
Anything's possible with a big enough budget ;) I think the key is to build a little bit of flexibility into it. Or attach it to the structure as much as possible. Ours stuck out a long way, it would have been better if it was built on the gable wall like some others in our street. I think there is or was a regulation that the top of a chimney has to be taller than the apex of the roof otherwise the air currents carry the smoke downwards. Or something like that. I could be completely wrong. These days a lot of wood burners are free-standing and they run a metal flue straight up through the ceiling. It's almost indestructible and you get better efficiency from the extra heat radiating from the flue itself into the room. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
