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We are looking at it now and the wife has come around. We've been told roughly, until its properly been surveyed, that it'll cost about £850 for the the chimney lining and fitting and the stove we've agreed upon is £390.
google "inset Multi-fuel converter Stove" they are able to be fitted without flue liners and are miltifuel so coal and wood. they give off roughly 4kw of heat. and range from £435 delivered upwards.
Alas, we don't even have a flue in our house.
It is possible to have an external flue put it, but it would also mean a lot of upheaval to knock through the external wall etc. We do have a "flame effect" electric fan heater thingy and we've made a feature of it with a mantlepiece, but another option I considered is one of these:
http://www.heatingandeating.co.uk/m...fb8d27136e95/c/a/cadogan_cgn20_df080714sm.jpg
The flame and smoke effect is incredibly realistic (it uses water mist to create the smoke), and with a dummy flue it is probably the closest I'll get to a real burner.
P.S That isn't my house!
It is possible to have an external flue put it, but it would also mean a lot of upheaval to knock through the external wall etc. We do have a "flame effect" electric fan heater thingy and we've made a feature of it with a mantlepiece, but another option I considered is one of these:
http://www.heatingandeating.co.uk/m...fb8d27136e95/c/a/cadogan_cgn20_df080714sm.jpg
The flame and smoke effect is incredibly realistic (it uses water mist to create the smoke), and with a dummy flue it is probably the closest I'll get to a real burner.
P.S That isn't my house!
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I fitted an external flue - well worth the bother although the house looks like a missile launch site with a huge shiny pipe up one side
The advantage of a stove is that you can burn woods like chestnut that spit & also cook on top of it
The advantage of a stove is that you can burn woods like chestnut that spit & also cook on top of it
I think that's what is putting me off if I'm honest. That and the cost of double skinned external flue pipe!
I didn't get a lot of change from £1,000... but getting warmth from it on a freezing cold day is worth every penny. Our house was built in 1978 so it's not too out of place
Must...........resist.............
Well I've nothing to lose by getting a proper plan and a quote. I can then base a decision on the facts.
Did your flue need planning permission? I'm assuming that it did?
No, it didn't. You do need Building Control Approval (I discovered when the council knocked on the door...) but a good read of Section J will stand you in good stead
Mine's a baby compared to Reds...but it roasts chestnuts and mulls cider...oh! and warms the house through...
EdS
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
first off check if you are in a a smoke control zone: either here:
http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/
Or speak to local Environmental Health.
No point putting any old burner in if you are in a smoke control zone - you can still use an exempted applicance , but hey cost more (also listed on website above)
We are getting more and more enquiries about fitting wood burners. Also with moer people fitting any old wood burner we are getting more complaints and having to enforce people to remove/change them.
Unless you access to local wood that you gather / mates rates cheap wood is getting harder and harder to buy now - it will not be long unitl its no cheaper than other solid fuel
Quick advice needed.
Assume the chimney is ok, what is needed to fit a stove?
I'm just looking to find out what it entails so that I don't get ripped off.
Thanks
Assume the chimney is ok, what is needed to fit a stove?
I'm just looking to find out what it entails so that I don't get ripped off.
Thanks
You might need the chimney to be lined but if it's done already, you'll need a flue pipe to connect to the lining and a register plate between the flue and the chimney. You'll also need a plate next to your electricity meter with details of the installation. Depending on the size of the stove, you might need a dedicated open vent into the room
Thanks for that.
I already know I'll need the chimney lined, it was the other bits.
Whats a register plate between the flue and chimney? Is it simply the installers details and date, like the plate next to the electricity meter, or a physical plate blocking the top of the fireplace?
I already know I'll need the chimney lined, it was the other bits.
Whats a register plate between the flue and chimney? Is it simply the installers details and date, like the plate next to the electricity meter, or a physical plate blocking the top of the fireplace?
Physical plate - don't know if it's actually a requirement of Section J.
You'll also need a hearth big enough
You'll also need a hearth big enough
Yep, got the hearth covered, the house was built in the 30's and has big fireplaces downstairs with all the trimmings.
Thanks for your input
Thanks for your input
A friend of mine got his double chimney from a place called docherty.co.uk (I think that's right) they gave him good service etc. I don't know the price exactly but 100 a meter sounds about right. I just paid 180 euro a meter in France, but I only needed a few straight meters. He paid 1400 for ten meters including bends, flashings and leadwork, and all black(powdercoated). It's double the price here, if that makes it feel any better, but you won't get they ****** off sales guy and you might have to put up with decent after sales service. Ah the pleasures of living in a county where most people hate their job, and they don't mind letting you know about it coz they can't get fired, or they would be better off unemployed anyway.
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