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Finished Project :

Attached are the photos of the finished log burner installation that I carried out myself. I employed a private Building Inspector and it has been successfully signed off. Very Happy with the results. Thanks for the advice.

Not sure where to start with this one, thought I would try and pick the brains of some more experienced heads than mine! I have a 3 bed semi on a 80's housing estate, the house has a garage to the side of the house (not attached)with a brick built shed attached to the back of it. My plan...

Thanks John, that's what I meant wall to hearth! Have you experience installing a burner in that situation? i'm planning on employing a private building inspector and do the installation myself. Am I being foolish or should it be easy enough to follow the regs?

I'm trying to interpret Building Regs J and Diagram 30, but can't quite make it say what I want it too! I have dot and dab walls which are classed as combustible, however according to "note 1" on diagram 30 there is no requirement for protection of the wall where x is more than 150mm (x...

Installing a log burner.