 Re: insulating and rendering the flue?
The paint is what the guy at the DIY recomended. Its acrylic and made for painting the outside of houses - that's all I know. But it goes on like corrector fluid and dries in a nice safe thick layer.
Actually, I'm guessing that if you pull the stucco up to the top of your chimney the join will be that much cooler than right at the vent, and maybe cracking won't be so much of an issue. Also if you put a roof on top, it would protect the edge of the chimney from getting wet and so even if cracks did appear they wouldn't get wet.
Jim, would you leave the gap between wire/stucco chase and the chimney at the top or close it up? Sounds as if you'd have to leave it open for the air to circulate, but you'd have to protect it very well against rain then. |