dean wrote:
[OP]

I was concerned that the insurance would not pay up if my house burnt
down, if I didn't have a permit and documentation at the township. The
insurance told me that as long as its done to code and wasn't installed
wrong, the all would be ok. I'm putting in a wood burning central
heating system and chimney liner.

Dean


I'd be less concerned with whether the insurance
company would pay and more concerned with whether
the house might burn down. If you do stuff
correctly, whether it is to code or not, you won't
need insurance to fix it. Correctly has nothing
to do with code. For a stove installation, the
primary concern should be that the closest
surfaces don't get hot, not hot enough to burn,
just not hot, like no more than hand touch warm.
There are a lot of ways to do that and most
probably violate code. The second thing you need
to do is burn the stove correctly and clean the
chimney often.