Just in case you ever wondered what a $500 piece of pipe would look like, wonder no more. Washington law requires double-insulated pipe for the section going through the roof, a requirement which quintuples the cost (both of the lower sections together, plus the associated hardware, cost less than this one four-foot section). But despite being a lifelong scofflaw, my judgment is that I’d rather spend the extra now than possibly be hit with a fine later if some county inspector shows up unannounced the way the assessor’s henchman did last summer to gleefully tell me they were going to raise my property taxes due to the addition. Besides, I suppose the pipe will cut down on heat loss outside the atrium, even though the regulation was clearly intended to reduce fire risk when the chimney is used in conventional wood-frame construction with a conventional attic, which mine obviously isn’t. I’ve saved a lot of money doing most of the job myself and using salvaged materials, so it isn’t really going to hurt me much to have to pay full price for one of the last few steps of the project. But it still irritates me to know the only reason the manufacturer can get away with this kind of larceny is the existence of a law which for my specific circumstance is completely arbitrary.
Archive for July 21st, 2023
Annex 116
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