Socket type joints and self aligning joints are available in round flue liners.
Removing clay tile chimney liner.
Clay flue liners are hard to retrofit in an existing chimney especially if it isn t straight.
The tile breakers spin in eccentric circles and will work effectively to break up clay flue tiles so they can be removed.
How to break clay tile out of a chimney.
Clay tiles and clay liners are used in many chimneys to line and protect the interior of the flue.
Even for a straight run it s necessary to break through chimney walls every few vertical feet to gain access for removing the old flue tile and laying up the new tile.
There are a lot of companies that do not properly size the liner and fail to remove the flue tiles from the chimney.
A rotary tile breaking tool dramatically speeds up the process of removing clay flue tiles.
Clay liners have been used in chimneys for decades.
This allows for proper installation of the liner and ensures that the existing flue tiles do not collapse at a later date and ruin the liner.