installing wood burning stove in existing fire place

[tsparky]

i want to change my gas fire to a wood burning stove and i want to be able to do all or most of it myself its the rule and regs im concerned with every thing i've read about a flue liner as the chimney was built in 1936 and would of burnt wood back then. it is a standard opening of 600mm wide by 590 high 400mm deep and the flue opening is 370mm wide 250 deep can anyone advise me please.

 

[JasonF]

Hello

We installed a wood burner last year, we have a 1930 semi it to had an opening about the same size as yours but when I striped the chimney back to brick we found an arch which was about 5 feet high and 39 inches wide, after weeks of cleaning the bricks and repointing them. I had to tackle the hearth. I dug it out put in a dpc built it up to the level I wanted, Best of all I got some 9 inch victorian tiles from a reclamation yard only £3 each. see photo. As general rule you have to have 6 inches of space either side of the wood burner and about 12 inches of hearth in front of the door. Don't plaster inside or above it will crack, the heat wood burners throw out is incredible. Anyhow I finished the hearth and had the wood burner installed for piece of mind, I'm good at DIY but no way was I going on the roof to fit the liner.

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[RedHerring2]

There's been lots and lots of similar posts.
Look at the botton of this page for similar topics.
Look out for Richard C's posts and links, they're very informative, even invaluable.

 

[tsparky]

thanks
lovely fire place how much was the install with out the stove it's self if you dont mind me asking

 

[JasonF]

Sorry I haven't got back to you sooner, The stove is a harmony 23 £1250 and the insulation was £1150 but this did include a new chimney pot, the more expensive flue liner (20 year guarantee) and the register plate made to fit the arch. I did think it very expensive but to buy online all the parts was about £600 and then you have to fit them and get it passed off. Some times you just have to pay money to get the job done right. Any way hope this helps, its been the best thing we have done in the house, no regrets.

 

[Richard C]

As this comes up so often, I’ve put together this generic post.

You can DIY an open fire or stove install but you need to understand the Building Regs (which changed in October 2010), submit a Building Notice & pay a fee. Your LABC will inspect &, assuming everything is OK, issue a compliance certificate; the BI may want to witness smoke & spillage tests. No compliance certificate may lead to difficulties when you come to sell your property; if you cannot produce a compliance certificate in the event of a problem, your insurance company may invalidate your policy & reject any claim.

Lots of archive threads on this & some things you need to watch out for, read the links but not all may be relevant or apply to you;

http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/stove_building_regulations.html
http://www.solidfuel.co.uk/pdfs/opening_up_your_fireplace.pdf
http://www.woodburnerwarehouse.co.uk/building_regualtions_for_stoves.phtml
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADJ_2010.pdf
http://www.hetas.co.uk/public/certificates.html
http://www.solidfuel.co.uk/pdfs/buidling_regs_consumer leaflet.pdf
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& some more sobering reading just in case you think it’s all a load of old tosh:
http://www.solidfuel.co.uk/main_pages/news.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...wood-burning-stove-leaks-carbon-monoxide.html
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/warning_over_heaters_after_norfolk_couple_s_death_1_811099
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ouple-dead-arms-sofa-overcome-coal-fumes.html

Also get at least 3 quotes from local independent HETAS installers:
http://www.hetas.co.uk/nearest_member

You might be pleasantly surprised & you should ask yourself if you really want all the hassle & risk getting it wrong; climbing onto the roof with an 8M stainless steel snake on your back is not for the feint hearted!

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[Puddleduck090592]

Hello,

Any information you may need, you could go on a website where I bought my stove from www.wantastove.co.uk they have a live chat section where you can get any help needed hope this helps you all