Pre-fab Chimney vs Masonry Chimney

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I just cleaned my wood fireplace in my house and noticed something. I had a house with masonry chimneys now have a house that has a pre fab metal chimney and to me It seems as the pre-fab chimney was easier to clean and not as dirty as the masonry chimneys with the flu. Has anyone else had that experience? I am going to build a garage with a prefab fireplace and pre-fab Chimney and using the prefab chimney has shaved 5k off the price between materials and labor. However I wonder how long those pre-fab chimneys last though they shouldnt be that hard to replace if need be.
 
hooknline":twax7hd4 said:
We added a fireplace to the house and the prefab is much lower maintenance.
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Would you say you prefer the pre-fab vs masonry ?

ALACOWMAN":twax7hd4 said:
are you talking about the stainless double- triple wall insulated type
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Yes and the type that is air coled that basically has a pipe around another pipe.
 
I haven't had much experience with masonry since I was a kid. The steel double wall is smoother and grabs less creosote. And with the double or triple wall it draws better than masonry. Or so I was told when we added ours
 
skyhightree1":z6i3c8ce said:
hooknline":z6i3c8ce said:
We added a fireplace to the house and the prefab is much lower maintenance.
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Would you say you prefer the pre-fab vs masonry ?

ALACOWMAN":z6i3c8ce said:
are you talking about the stainless double- triple wall insulated type
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Yes and the type that is air coled that basically has a pipe around another pipe.
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im eventually going with those,, the Amish make em... you can rap your arms around them with a blazing fire going...
 
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Our old house had a wood burner in the baselment and 2 storys of house above it. The masonary liner cracked so we had one of those double walled insulated stainless jobs put in as a liner. Even with the inside being a lot smaller then the masonary one we didn;t notice any change in how the stove drew and it only took the guy a couple of minutes once a year to clan it. That was our only heat so we burned a lot of wood.
 
Yea, I like them and it also helps when it comes to saving money. I am sure if I need to replace one it is gonna be fairly cheap. I can't see as to why anyone would go to a masonry chimney today. ALA i am sure you are right about wraping your arms around them but I will not try it lol
 
I have a metal flue, the bottom part exposed inside the house, the outer skin is heavily slotted which allows a lot of heat to disperse inside the house which would otherwise go straight up the flue.
Ken
 

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