The BrickWood Chimney Pipe Guide
6" x 12" Double-Wall Stainless Steel Chimney Pipe for Pizza Ovens
Why a taller chimney means less smoke, how the pipe clicks onto your exhaust kit, and when you need one.
This 6" x 12" double-wall stainless steel chimney pipe adds a full foot of height to any BrickWood Exhaust Kit. A taller chimney pulls harder, so more smoke goes up and away instead of rolling out the front of your oven toward you and your guests. It also lifts the chimney cap above nearby walls, rooflines and trees that can stall your draft. It clicks onto your anchor plate, or on top of the optional damper, in seconds with no tools. It ships FREE.
Chimney Pipe: Quick Answers
- What it is: a 6" inside diameter, 12" long, double-wall stainless steel chimney pipe with twist-lock fittings.
- Why add it: more height means a stronger draft, less smoke at the oven door and smoke and sparks released higher above your patio. See why.
- Where it goes: it clicks onto the anchor plate, or on top of the optional BrickWood Chimney Damper. The chimney cap and spark arrestor twist on top. See how it fits.
- Fits: every BrickWood Exhaust Kit, on the Mattone Barile, Mattone Barile Grande, Cortile Barile and 28" Mattone Cupola. Sections stack, so you can add more than one.
- Buying a new kit? The Exhaust Kit with 12" Chimney Pipe already includes this pipe and saves you about $30.
- Built from: double-wall stainless steel, c-UL-us listed to UL 103 and ULC S604, 2" clearance to combustibles.
- Warranty: Limited Lifetime Warranty. Made in the USA.
- Shipping: FREE shipping to the contiguous United States.
Why Add a Chimney Pipe to Your Pizza Oven?
A chimney works by draft. Hot smoke rises up the chimney, and as it climbs it pulls fresh air in through the front of your oven to feed the fire. The taller the chimney, the stronger that pull. Adding 12" of double-wall pipe makes a real difference you can see at the oven door.
- Less smoke in your face. A stronger draft sends more smoke up the chimney instead of rolling out the front of the oven toward you and your guests.
- Gets the cap into clean air. Walls, fences, rooflines, pergolas and tall trees can push wind back down a short chimney and stall the draft. The extra foot lifts the cap above that rough air.
- Better on windy days. If gusts keep puffing smoke back out of your oven, a taller chimney is the usual fix once you've ruled out wet wood and a closed damper.
- Easier fire starts. A strong draft feeds your fire the air it needs, so a new fire catches faster and burns hotter and cleaner.
- Smoke and sparks up and away. With the cap sitting higher, smoke and embers leave the chimney farther above your head, your patio and your cooking area.
- A better-looking chimney. A taller polished stainless chimney finishes off the oven you built yourself.
Want the full story on draft, smoke and chimney height? Read our Pizza Oven Chimney Guide: Dampers, Draft and Smoke Explained.
Do You Need a Chimney Pipe?
It depends on your oven and where it sits. The 28" Mattone Cupola always needs one. On the other BrickWood ovens, add a pipe when something around your oven is getting in the way of the draft.
| Your setup | What we recommend |
|---|---|
| 28" Mattone Cupola | Required. The Cupola must have a 6" x 12" chimney pipe. Get the Exhaust Kit with 12" Chimney Pipe, which already includes it. The Cupola does not need a damper: its door sits behind the exhaust opening, so closing the door seals the oven completely. |
| Cortile Barile | The 12" pipe is part of the standard setup. Get the Exhaust Kit with 12" Chimney Pipe, which already includes it. |
| Mattone Barile or Mattone Barile Grande in an open yard | The kit without the pipe works. Add a pipe if you want extra draw and less smoke at the door. |
| Oven near a house wall, fence or tall trees | Add one or more 12" pipe sections so the cap sits above the surrounding airflow. |
| Windy, exposed site with smoke rolling out the front | First rule out wet wood and a closed damper, then add a 12" section. |
| Oven under a pergola, pavilion or covered patio | The chimney has to pass through the roof and meet the 3-2-10 rule and your local code. See chimney clearances and height. |
Beyond what your oven requires, taller isn't automatically better. A very tall chimney on an oven in a wide-open yard can pull hard enough to burn through firewood faster. Add extra pipe to solve a real smoke or draft problem.
Add This Pipe
$179.99FREE shipping
For: anyone who already owns a BrickWood Exhaust Kit and wants a taller chimney, or a second section for even more height.
- Clicks onto your anchor plate or damper
- Your chimney cap twists back on top
- No tools, no new sealant
Get the Kit with the Pipe
$449.99FREE shipping
Save about $30: the pipe adds $150 in the kit instead of $179.99 on its own. Required for the 28" Mattone Cupola.
- Stainless steel anchor plate
- 6" x 12" double-wall chimney pipe
- Chimney cap and spark arrestor
- NSF / food-grade high-temperature silicone
How the Pipe Clicks onto Your Exhaust Kit
Every part of a BrickWood exhaust system is 6" double-wall stainless steel with twist-lock fittings, so the pipe clicks into place in seconds with no tools and no new sealant. Here's how the stack goes together, from the bottom up:
- Anchor plate: the base of your chimney, bonded to the oven with the high-temperature silicone that comes in every exhaust kit.
- Chimney damper (optional): twist-locks onto the anchor plate.
- 6" x 12" chimney pipe: clicks onto the anchor plate, or on top of the damper if you have one. Want more height? Add another pipe section on top of this one.
- Chimney cap with spark arrestor: twist-locks on top of the pipe.
Already have an exhaust kit installed?
Adding the pipe takes about a minute. Make sure the oven is completely cool, twist the chimney cap off, click the pipe onto the anchor plate (or the damper), then twist the cap back on top of the pipe.
Add the Damper Under Your Pipe
An open chimney is exactly what you want while the fire is burning. Once the fire burns down, though, that same chimney keeps pulling heat out of your oven, and a taller chimney pulls even harder. A damper fixes that. Keep it open while the fire burns, then close it to trap the heat inside for bread, roasts and long, slow bakes. The damper goes on the anchor plate, and the pipe clicks right on top of it.
Recommended add-on
BrickWood Chimney Damper
A 6" double-wall stainless steel chimney pipe with a built-in damper. A handle on the outside opens and closes the damper plate inside the pipe, so you control how much heat goes up the chimney.
- Up to 90% heat retention when compared to ovens without dampers
- Ovens heat up quicker, use less firewood and stay hotter much longer
- Twist-locks onto the anchor plate, and this pipe clicks right on top
- Fits the Mattone Barile, Mattone Barile Grande and Cortile Barile (the 28" Mattone Cupola doesn't need one)
- Can be added to an oven that's already built
- Made in the USA, with FREE shipping
For the most heat retention, pair the damper with a BrickWood pizza oven door. The door closes off the front of the oven and the damper closes off the chimney. More in the damper section of our Chimney Guide.
BrickWood vs. Hardware Store Chimney Pipe
It's tempting to grab a length of pipe at the hardware store. But almost all the chimney pipe sold there is rated for home use, like stoves and furnaces, and it won't twist-lock onto your BrickWood exhaust kit.
Never put these on a pizza oven
- Galvanized pipe or duct: the zinc coating can give off toxic fumes when it gets hot, right next to your food.
- Single-wall stovepipe: made for indoor stove connections. It runs dangerously hot, cools the smoke so the draft is weaker, and rusts outdoors.
- Flexible foil or dryer vent: not made for chimney heat at all.
- A different diameter: BrickWood ovens are designed around a 6" flue. A bigger or smaller pipe won't fix your draft.
| BrickWood 6" x 12" Chimney Pipe | Typical Hardware Store Pipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | Twist-locks onto your BrickWood anchor plate, damper and chimney cap | Up to you to figure out sizes, adapters and fit |
| Built from | Double-wall stainless steel | Galvanized steel, or thin single-wall pipe |
| Draft | Double wall keeps smoke hot so it rises fast | Single wall cools smoke and weakens the draft |
| Safe when hot | Bare stainless steel, no zinc coating, 2" clearance to combustibles | Zinc coatings can give off toxic fumes when heated |
| Looks on your oven | Matches the rest of your polished stainless exhaust kit | Cheap-looking pipe that doesn't match |
| Warranty | Limited Lifetime Warranty | Varies |
We know you put a lot of effort and valuable time into building your oven. That's why we only sell top-of-the-line, double-wall stainless steel exhaust parts made to fit BrickWood ovens perfectly, so there's no guesswork involved.
Specs
| Size | 6" inside diameter x 12" long |
| Material | Double-wall stainless steel |
| Fittings | Twist-lock, no tools needed |
| Connects to | BrickWood anchor plate, chimney damper, another 12" pipe section and the chimney cap |
| Fits | Every BrickWood Exhaust Kit: Mattone Barile, Mattone Barile Grande, Cortile Barile and 28" Mattone Cupola |
| Listing | c-UL-us listed to UL 103 and ULC S604 (a stainless steel outer wall is required for installation in Canada) |
| Clearance | 2" to combustibles |
| Warranty | Limited Lifetime Warranty |
| Made in | The USA |
| Shipping | FREE to the contiguous United States |
Chimney Pipe FAQ
Why would I want a chimney pipe on my pizza oven?
A taller chimney pulls a stronger draft, so more smoke goes up the chimney instead of out the front of the oven. The extra 12" also lifts the chimney cap above nearby walls, rooflines and trees that can push wind back down the chimney, and it sends smoke and sparks out higher above your patio.
Where does the pipe go?
It clicks onto the anchor plate, or on top of the optional BrickWood Chimney Damper. The chimney cap and spark arrestor twist-lock on top of the pipe.
Does it fit my oven?
Yes. It fits every BrickWood Exhaust Kit, on the Mattone Barile, Mattone Barile Grande, Cortile Barile and 28" Mattone Cupola.
I'm buying a new exhaust kit. Should I buy the pipe separately?
No. Get the Exhaust Kit with 12" Chimney Pipe instead. It already includes this pipe and saves you about $30 compared with buying the pipe on its own.
Can I add the pipe to an oven that's already built?
Yes. Once the oven is completely cool, twist off the chimney cap, click the pipe onto the anchor plate or damper, and twist the cap back on. No tools or new sealant needed.
Can I stack more than one pipe?
Yes. Pipe sections twist-lock together, so you can add height one foot at a time. Add pipe to solve a real smoke or draft problem, though: a very tall chimney in an open yard can burn through firewood faster.
Do I need a damper with the pipe?
It's optional, but it's the best way to hold heat once the fire burns down. A BrickWood oven with a damper gets up to 90% heat retention when compared to ovens without dampers. The damper goes on the anchor plate and the pipe clicks on top of it. The 28" Mattone Cupola doesn't need a damper.
Can I use chimney pipe from the hardware store?
We don't recommend it. Most store pipe is made for stoves and furnaces, galvanized pipe can give off toxic fumes when hot, and single-wall pipe runs very hot and weakens the draft. It also won't twist-lock onto your BrickWood exhaust kit.
What is it made of?
6" double-wall stainless steel with twist-lock fittings. It's c-UL-us listed to UL 103 and ULC S604 and needs 2" of clearance to combustibles.
Is there a warranty?
Yes. The chimney pipe carries a Limited Lifetime Warranty.
How much is shipping?
Shipping is FREE to the contiguous United States.
Complete Your Chimney
Parts and guides that go with your 6" x 12" chimney pipe.
Less Smoke, Stronger Draft
Add a foot of double-wall stainless steel to your chimney, with FREE shipping.
Add the pipe at the top of the page, then add the damper underneath it to hold the heat in.
Not sure what your oven needs? Contact us with your name and original delivery address and we'll tell you.
