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Freddie / Oilman, Many thanks for all your comments. I've not fitted a bracket at the top of the chimney to hold the liner which will also receive some support from the mortar when I seal up the chimney around the liner later today. All of the lengths are being riveted this morning. Ref...

Hi Freddie - thanks for that. Fingers crossed it will work OK although I'm basing that on their having been a previous stove there which we are replacing really. The manufacturer suggests a minimum of 6m of liner...we're 11m! We'll see, I guess I can always put some sort of extractor fan up to...

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Hi Freddie / Oilman, Finally I've got to the stage of actually lining the chimney - everything is in it's place but I have one niggling concern. The store which I purchased the pipe from said I simply needed to slot one 1m length of pipe into another as I thread it up the chimney. As we will...

Now this may seem like a stupid question.....but I'm going to ask anyway. I have a Godin stove with a 125mm exit for the flue to attach to. Am I right in assuming that the expectation then is to continue with a 125mm liner (flexible or rigid) rather than for example moving up to a 150 or...

Now I'm no expert here compared to (most) others but it seems like you need to screed the floor in the area of the dip in order to make it level. At Wickes I think they call is self-levelling compound. It would be useful to know how deep the dip is at its deepest.

Biff - thank you very much for your help and truly useful input. I now have a better understanding of what's going on.... time to see if my understanding matches the French suppliers! Much appreciated. Richard

Interesting - I'd assumed that a bigger gap meant better! Certainly here (France) the oak range from a big DIY and trade supplier is only available in 24 whereas their budget range is 20. Another supplier at the really budget end of the market is 4-16-4. For us the key is preventing heat...

Perfect - thanks for your help. One last question - what is roofing sealant...I mean, I understand it's a sealant. A better question is how is it applied and hence what am I looking for? Is it a canister like silicon sealant and also applied using a 'gun'? Thanks, Richard

What is better from a keeping the warmth in perspective - a gap of 16, 20 or 24mm? i.e. 4-16-4, etc....? Based on price I assume the 24 as it's certainly the most expensive. So too, in reality, what's the difference here if it can be quantified? e.g. a 20mm gap loses 25% less heat that a 16mm...

Yes - that’s exactly the sort of roof we have. If I understand correctly you’re suggesting ‘propping up’ the tiles a bit where they drop (& hence we get leaks) by supporting them with something attached between the joists…e.g. another bit of wood. Then to apply roofing sealant along any...

You can find a couple of pictures here: http://www.marsbrook.com/roof.htm Prior to actually putting up a new ceiling in the room in question and insulating I was thinking of doing the following: 1. Some of the tiles leak when it rains hard and / or with strong wind. This is where the...

We have a completely uninsulated roof which is a project I'm about to tackle. Upon closer inspection it seems that where the roof joists meet the wall there is in some instance a fair amount of gap to the outside world. The largest I've found so far is say 5cm by 5cm or so. What substance...

Thanks Freddie - that clears the 'plate' issue up. I imagine we will infact use an enamel pipe between the back of the stove and the start of the chimney (c. 5 ft off the ground) for aesthetics as much as anything else. In terms of connecting these two together that's where I'm a bit...

Hi Freddie - I've been reading your replies to Eddie with interest as this is a project I'm about to have a go at myself. Can you clear something up for me here though? You said: This does away with a metal plate but achieves the same aim I take it? i.e. no loss of heat up the chimney...

We currently have a woodburning stove in our kitchen which feeds into an unlined chimney. We'd like to change that and install a liner over the coming months. In principle it seems a fairly straightforward job in that we need to: * purchase right grade of liner * 'drop' it down the chimney...

Thanks for that - you've given me some ideas of where to look. The exit pipe from the loo comes out, makes a quick left to then almost immediately connect to a vertical drop of c. 20cm or so. The problem has to be in this section of pipework prior to the drop / in the level of the loo relevant...

I'm having a problem with a loo where by although it appears to flush fine (maximum water in cistern) give it 30 minutes or so and urine will start to re-appear in the bowl as it somehow comes back into the loo..... Presumably it's not leaving the loo completely in the first place for this to...

I'm in the process of installing new water supply and waste for a washing machine. All done except that I've discovered I need to run a new pipe through the wall to connect to an existing waste pipe. Not a problem until you realise the wall is 60cm / 2ft thick and made of stone. There is an...