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mathew stouffer
08-15-2011, 07:56 PM
Does this chimney require a saddle or cricket if its angled. Home built in 06
Dom D'Agostino
08-15-2011, 08:24 PM
Well it sure looks like more than 30 inches wide, but it its also both a chimney and a cricket combined.
Brandon Whitmore
08-15-2011, 10:33 PM
2006 IRC: R1003.20 Chimney crickets. Chimneys shall be provided with crickets when the dimension parallel to the ridgeline is greater than 30 inches (762 mm) and does not intersect the ridgeline. The intersection of the cricket and the chimney shall be flashed and counterflashed in the same manner as normal roof-chimney intersections. Crickets shall be constructed in compliance with Figure R1003.20 and Table R1003.20.
mathew stouffer
08-16-2011, 04:42 AM
Thanks, I missed that key work.
Dom D'Agostino
08-16-2011, 05:52 AM
The wording changed for the 2009 IRC, R903.2.2 in the event your area uses it.


A cricket or saddle shall be installed on the ridge side of any chimney or penetration more than 30 inches (763mm) wide as measured perpendicular to the slope. Cricket or saddle coverings shall be sheet metal or of the same material as the roof covering.