[MassHistPres] Chimney Cap Height

[Jonathan Feist]

Hello,

Here's a question about chimney caps--specifically, the height  
required from the cap to the top course of bricks.

As my and I applicant understand it, the MA building code does not  
dictate guidelines but says to defer to the manufacturer for specs on  
this dimension.

Three manufacturers say that the height of the cap must be 8 inches  
from the top of the flue.

In my applicant's case, the flue sticks out 6 inches, so the cap must  
be 14 inches higher than the top course of bricks. Figuring a 2.25  
inch brick plus .25 inch mortar, that's about six courses of bricks  
high. This seems like a vast and dorky distance.

Thoughts?

--Jonathan



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