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by **BernMart** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:43 pm

Does a chimney sixteen inches wide require a cricket? Thanks in advance. Bernie Martin

by **Jerry Peck - Codeman** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:05 pm

The International Residential Code (known as the IRC) only requires a cricket if the chimney or other obstruction (such as a skylight) is greater than 30 inches wide.

At 16 inches wide, it would be a good idea to install a cricket, but it is not required.

by **BernMart** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:50 pm

Jerry, Thanks for your quick reply. I neglected to give you all the details. This chimney is on the outside of a house that has been raised. The chimney will pass thru the overhang and is on the outside edge of the roof. Won't the cricket divert some of the water right off the edge of the roof? Thanks again for your reply. Bernie Martin

by **Jerry Peck - Codeman** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:13 pm

by **BernMart** on Thu Dec 03, 2009 9:26 pm

Thank-you Jerry, talk to you soon. Bernie Martin

by **Jarrod** on Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:08 pm

I was wondering if there is a product out there that can slip under shingles and act as a cricket?
If there isn't one lol.... patent pending.

Thanks,

Jarrod.

by **Jerry Peck - Codeman** on Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:32 pm

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