South Carolina § 5-25-700 - Stovepipe construction.
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§ 5-25-700. Stovepipe construction.
No stovepipe shall pass through any roof window or weatherboarding and no stovepipe in any building with wood or combustible floors, ceilings or partitions shall enter any flue unless such pipe shall be at least twelve inches from such floors, ceilings or partitions, or unless it is properly protected by a metal shield, in which case the distance shall not be less than six inches. When stovepipes pass through wooden partitions of any kind or other woodwork, they shall be guarded by either a double collar of metal, with at least three inches air space and holes for ventilation, or by a soapstone or burnt-clay ring not less than one inch in thickness extending through the partition or other woodwork.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-1237; 1952 Code SECTION 47-1237; 1942 Code SECTION 7507; 1932 Code SECTION 7507; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4622; 1917 (30) 77.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-25-700 ("Stovepipe construction.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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