Stuart Altmann on tue 9 jun 98
We may move to a suburb, and my one special requirement is a place with
enough space for me to install a gas-fired kiln, so that (finally!) I won't
have to scrounge from others for reduction firing facilities.
Problem: Although we had not intended to buy until late this year, a
particularly nice house has come on the market and it will be snapped up
very quickly, so we need to act soon - but I have not had time to find out
what information I need in order to tell whether it will be possible to
install a kiln. Would someone who has had experience with this situation be
willing, in the next day or two, to help me with this?
The kiln will be about 50 cubic feet, perhaps a Minnesota flatttop, perhaps
a catenary arch, gas-fired, cone 10.
Possible questions:
--Whom do I need to contact in order to install a kiln in a residential
neighborhood? The fire marshall? Zoning office? Building inspectors?
EPA? Insurance company? The neighbors, to see if they would consider it a
nuisance?
--If I'm asked what will be coming out of the chimney, what's the answer?
--What questions should I ask at the local gas company (and what are the
"right" answers), about, say, the size of the gas main in the street? The
need for an additional line (size?) from the main to the kiln and a heavy
duty gas meter? The pressure, energy content, and flow rate of their gas?
Please, if you can help with any of these questions, or know others that I
should ask, contact me ASAP! Reply to me directly (addresses below), as
well as posting to the list if you think others would be interested. If
easier for you, I can call you by 'phone.
My apologies for the short notice!
Stuart Altmann ; tel. 773/702-8919 or 773/493-
4623; fax 773/702-0988.
Elca Branman on wed 10 jun 98
Check your local zoning ordinances..
Elca ..at home in Sarasota,Florida
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Art Wolfe on fri 12 jun 98
The first thing to do is check with the building department in the town your
considering buying and find out if they will allow you to build a kiln and
what sort of shelter it would require. I don't know about the gas line since
I'm firing with propane. Fire inspectors and neighbors need to know when you
are installing the kiln, but it seems to me, before anything else, you need
permission to even do it. And that's the building department. Good luck.
artbwolfe@aol.com
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