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OK, second lesson learnt in all this, don't take what wife said at face value :) He didn't actually say occasional use but rather "occasional heating" :oops: It was in relation to the door and the thickness of the celotex where he and my builder have come to an agreement if I can say that it...

Thanks for that. I'm seeing the builder today as he's the one who spoke to him. I was concerned that it may be forcing me down a route which means it isn't an official 4th bedroom because of what "occasional use" means and potentially affect resale. Dan

Just a follow up. He wanted a bit more digging, quite a bit more concrete and some steel mesh but he's happy now! I'm now onto the next stage of debating the u values of the external wood door I wanted and how he is OK with said door if I say it's for occasional use...but I already started...

I've got PP for a simple small extension to my detached double garage for an office room/bedroom with toilet. I've got building notice and liaising with the bco. He's talked about insulation and was concerned I wanted a wooden door with them having poor U values, favouring UPVC or something...

Thanks Freddy, so long as there is a solution rather than it can't be done. I did ask if they needed me there for the visit and they said no but I'll make sure the builder is there next time!

Hi, Purchased a property with a detached double garage built in the 1980s. I wanted to build a small room onto this garage so I got PP and then paid my money for buildings notice. I had the foundations dug for the extension thinking this might be the easy part! However, after a visit by...

Hi, I have another couple of questions. :roll: 1. Is an increaser classed as "change in direction" for the purposes of this 600mm vertical pipe regulation? Especially the offset ones like this: http://www.gr8fires.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=531& where it's more of a...

Thanks corgigrouch, I think that one makes my choice. I've barely got that from the rear tee before it becomes the flue itself, so a mandatory 600mm will kill any bends off before the flue! Ah well, back to plan A and widening one side of the fireplace and shortening the other...unless anyone...

This is from www.specflue.com: So the 600mm is a recommendation if you can achieve it, but that seems only to be quoted with top of stove rather than rear. It would also seem that as well as the tee piece I could have another offset i.e. a max of 2 x 45 degree bends if I had to...not going...

...but I did find these snippets of advice from another forum in 2006, I think someone had a similar-ish problem: and So is there a minimum bend then? The second quote implies that any bend has to be 45 degrees? Dan

Thanks onecog, I can't seem to find reference to vertical distance from stove to flue, all I've found is maximum the horizontal distance for the tee piece. I could make the offset with a couple of bend pieces but not entirely confident I'm allowed any more bends after I've used a tee pieces or...

Thanks Norcon, I can't use those particular adapters as they are for an 8 inch flue but I'll look for something similar! Dan

Lol, just run into an inteteresting problem. I got the fire and stove pipe and decided to do a dry run to make sure distances etc are within regs. What I did not expect is the flue opening to be off centre to the fireplace! If I have the stove pipe going vertical into the flue it means I will...

Thanks, it's a pity you are not near me, you sound sensible! Have you ever used/had to use an adapter on one of your jobs? I'm guessing you are typically using register plates... Dan

Thanks, It's a 6 - 6.5 inch flue. I'm not going down the HETAS route as I can't find any who aren't charging too high and they are all starting to sound a bit too salesy and saying different things -I don't trust that particular system if the truth be told, mainly because of the...

H again, I am collecting everything I need for the install. I am now only looking for advice regarding the need for a register plate. Basically, my concrete flue comes quite far down into the fireplace, into an irregular shaped and shallow taper. A register plate will not fit unless I do...

Hello again, Well after a couple more quotes of £500 + VAT I've decided to install it myself and get the LA in later. I have been through the regs and they appear reasonably straightforward but I do have a couple of questions: 1. Because my opening isn't particularly deep it means the...

Yes, we are quite rural amidst woodburning neighbours. I'm waiting on one more quote before I give up and stick it in myself following the regs. Thanks for everyone's help. Dan

Thanks Mike, no, Devon/Cornwall way unfortunately. I'm trying to find someone like you! I've put the feelers out with a couple more HETAS installers. I've had a provisional quote of £500 + VAT from one one of them but that still doesn't convince me to not get it done myself, maybe I'm...

Thanks for the input. I have just been quoted £750 plus VAT by a HETAS engineer to test the flue, connect the stove to the flue and issue a certificate, and that's if someone else installs the cowl. When I queried the price I was told that they don't simply sign off work anymore but I can't...