How To Insulate Around Chimney In Attic

Cut slots about 2 inches deep along the bottom and bend out the tabs.

How to insulate around chimney in attic.

Joe shows you how to make an attic insulation shield when space is an issue. Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic. How to insulate a metal flue pipe. Using the hose clamp feature tighten the bottom connector onto the liner.

As such it can be used to insulate a chimney. Step 1 preparing your liner. Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door. It is often installed in gaps around the chimney and flue to prevent airflow that can siphon the heat away from the interior of the building.

Turn the water heater or furnace off and allow the flue to cool to the touch. Form an insulation dam to prevent insulation from contacting the lue pipe. Insulation radiant and vapor barriers insulating attic. Attic hatch or door.

I got some old insulation out and made this discovery in. Fiberglass insulation is naturally fire resistant. Cut slots 1 inch deep and a few inches apart along the top and bend the tabs in. Take the chimney liner out of the package and place it on a flat surface.

Chimney surprise hello i got started today on my project to insulate the attic. This makes it an ideal insulation material for use in areas that experience high temperatures. Cut enough aluminum from the coil to wrap around the lue plus 6 inches. Cut two flat sheets of aluminum flashing that are 14 inches long and narrow enough to fit between the ceiling joists around the flue.