Since 1984 national codes and standards have dictated that a connector pipe.
Connect wood stove to fireplace.
Stove hearth and surround.
A fireplace is already fireproof in a sense so you should be able to use it for a stove location with little work involved.
Capable of generating large amounts of heat a fireplace insert fits directly into an existing fireplace and attaches naturally to the chimney.
There are however some considerations.
The chosen wood burning stoves could accommodate a stove pipe coming out of the top of the stove and so it was a fairly simple connection to the chimney liner.
The short answer is yes you can indeed put a wood burning stove into a fireplace.
The size of the stove however must be right for both the fireplace and the chimney it uses.
When putting a wood burner in a traditional fireplace you need to follow the correct regulations when it comes to the hearth you use.
Once the wood stoves were placed inside the existing fireplaces the flue liners had to be connected the stoves.
There are two types of wood stoves that can be connected to fireplace flues.
These stoves can be vented into chimneys constructed of masonry or a factory built metal system that s been designed tested and listed for use with wood burning appliances.
A wood stove is a great way of warming a room and if you have a fireplace flue already then installing a wood stove onto this flue is not very difficult.
If connecting your wood stove to the flue above the fireplace then you must plug your chimney below the point of connection.
They can also connect to an existing fireplace chimney if the height and position of the stove s flue collar permits it.
Freestanding stoves and fireplace inserts.
If you are exhausting through the fireplace then the entry to the fireplace must be sealed.
So if you want all the benefits of a wood stove as well as many placement options go with a stand alone unit and its recommended venting system.