Recent content by mrsmac2

No, alas we can't go a foot higher as that would mean the flue would come out in the middle of a bedroom upstairs rather than in some dead space in an unused cupboard. Argh. I think from a practical point of view we are ok with it and probably most buyers would be and if they aren't then we'll...

No, the flue isn't going under the stairs - the stove is on the other side of the wall on the left of the stairwell, so the flue comes through there then straight up through the floor space (where the tape is on my photo) to a cupboard in an upstairs room then straight up through the attic to...

Thanks very much - that's really helpful. I see what you're saying re headroom but we've tested it out and the part of the flue that would be lowest is actually at your shoulder, so you'd have to tilt your head to the left quite a bit to have any problem, if that makes sense. I just can't see...

No, we're not installing any of this ourselves (that would be madness). We have a proper stove company who have done all the drawings and worked everything out and so there are no fire risks. However, the installer said he couldn't advise about the building regs re minimum height of the...

A question: does the building reg that states the height of a stairwell must be minimum of 2 metres apply across the whole width of the stairwell or can you intrude into a corner? We are trying to install a woodburner and the flue would have to come out of the stairwell and cut across...