Superior video - I love how you get right to it, much appreciated.

Thanks for the video! Just the info I needed to have a little confidence when cutting a hole in my wall!

Thanks for the video :)

Will the telescoping accommodate a 8-inch block wall 🤔

Mine didn't come painted which plate goes inside the bigger one than over laps the little one or other way around

So, you break through your air and vapour barriers and just leave it open to the thimble?

Is it normal for the top of the thimble to get pretty hot when the stove is on high? the wall pretty warm as well. Just worried about fires . Also I noticed a small amount of smoke possibly coming from a seam

so how did you know where your studs were? Are stud finders reliable? I'm concerned about cutting through some wires or who knows what. Thanks

Question. I am about to install a kit for a direct vent gas stove. I am not worried that the fittings are different from the ones you use for a wood stove. What concerns me is that my house is plaster and lathe and I am worried about my choice of saw causing the lathe to vibrate or tear. Do you recommend a style of saw such as reciprocating with a long blade? Thank you

I have an old house built 1927 with plaster walls and brick outside. I’m pretty certain no insulation at all. What would you recommend i make the hole with?

Iam installing a wood stove in my garage. Iam not insulating it until next year. The thimble has me confused since all I have is two bys and the siding. Should I put a panel up so it’s in proper?

I just installed a thimble in my garage wall for my big Maxx heater. Used the B vent pipe through the thimble. I have a 1/2" air gap in between, what can I use to seal that? I don't want to lose heat through there as my garage isnt insulated. Thanks!

What do you recommend for houses built with nothing but drywall-foam board-vinyl siding, and no wood in between?

So question why did you put it on the baseboard. Didn't you create yourself a little more work by having to cut it. If you just gone maybe inch or so higher up you could have been flush or just right on it? And why not get a hole saw the size of the hole?

What tool did you use to cut the siding?

That J channel work looks a little janky, I see at least a half inch gap on the top .. sorry had to point that out :P I'm not great with siding, but the top channel should extend all the way across and have about an inch of "ear flaps" that fold down and over the side channels to shed the water away from the thimble. Also I would tape the J channel all around .. or if it's an older house like this one with tar paper, you are better off tucking the J channel under the tar paper. It can be tough to keep old tar paper from falling apart, its like unwrapping a mummy, you have to be super gentle.

What call did you use?

wanted to see the j-channel installation

It should be made very clear (like in the title) at the beginning exactly what this is for. This would not be a good procedure for a wood stove wall thimble.

Lol...I would have picked a spot, with alot less electric.

Who was wanting an electrical wire there

Lmao. He cut it so it lays over the trim. Could have 90-45 up a bit.

You are suppose to frame a box

I was disappointed that you didn't use the thimble on the inside as a template the same way as the outside. Cutting into the baseboard is a terrible idea. It makes restoring the wall much more difficult for when the time comes that the pellet stove is undesirable. All you had to do is add an additional 90 deg turn that you could have adjusted to any angle places in the middle of the straight pipe or added an additional straight pipe. There's a big difference between a professional and an amateur installation and there's no reason not to do a better job. I could see some framing at the bottom and right-side interfering with the size of your hole. relocating the thimble, a bit to the left and upwards would've been the correct solution. I'm guessing that a building inspector never looked at it. Fire & safety codes should never have corners cut. If cheap & fast is "your thing" then that's fine. I personally prefer to make things safe and correctly installed.

He's got ads like he's making money on this but he isn't spending it on siding, or finish work inside for sure

Who screws into drywall??????????????????????????????????????????

Incredible to see how incompetent "professional builders" really are. Not talking about the guy with the thimble really, the siding job is garbage, fckn disgraceful. And you can tell the guy installing the little thimble is a stove pipe installer not a pro carpenter at all lol. Next time buddy just get a 1/4" 12" drill bit as a pilot. You drill right through as your center, use a compass to mark your outline cut and you're all done

If that's what you call "a good finish", I am afraid of what you would call bad finish. Consider measuring siding prior to cutting it.

That just looks awful