Does an external chimney have to go down to the basement?

Hello everyone,

I have a short but very important question for us:

We want a tiled stove on the exterior wall on the ground floor (building on a slope), and the architect is now planning the external stainless steel chimney to go all the way down to the basement or cellar. However, this restricts us a lot – an entire balcony door would have to be removed because of this.

My question: Is it necessary for the chimney to extend all the way down, or can it start only at the stove on the ground floor?

Thank you very much for your answers, I would like to have appropriate arguments ready when I speak with the architect tomorrow.

Cleaning through the inspection hatch should be ensured without it becoming a balancing act for the chimney sweep. I can imagine that this is the background.

Best regards Yvonne

You have to clarify that with the district chimney sweep - not with the architect.. With solid fuels, a flap is provided at the fireplace and at the top - although this may be different again with stainless steel exhausts. We saved ourselves the chimney draft into the basement and thus about 400 euros.

Moin Moin

As a rule, it is not necessary to extend the chimney down to the basement.
If possible, I would try for technical and aesthetic reasons not to use stainless steel for the chimney and not to route it outside the building.

Olli

Hello Olli

If possible, I would try for technical and aesthetic reasons not to have the chimney made of stainless steel and not outside the building.

Would you please explain why?

Rhenish greetings

At least visually, I can understand it – there is (subjectively) hardly anything more ugly for a new building than this silver stove pipe.