u/porkchopsandgravy

We just paid top dollar to have brand new piping installed on our wood stove.

I am NOT an expert, but I’m not understanding what the chimney repair company we just hired did with this cement. Is this actually sealing anything?

The manual for the stove says it should only have a 1/4” bead. And there’s a fairly big gap now between the stove and pipe.

Would really appreciate any pros telling me if I’m crazy or not. And if I’m not, what do I say to the company?

Does this look like quality/acceptable work?

We just paid over 20k for chimney work in our house (multiple chimneys).

Should a brand new pipe look this dinged up? And does the sealant at the bottom look normal?

I don’t want to be wrong and complain for no reason… but I sent these to the company a day after the install asking if this was normal and they haven’t responded.