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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    thankyou for those who have offered advice. The stove is an esyfit inset and provided fitted in standard opening fireplace with fireback does not need any pipes (according to the manufacturer installation instructions). It is a 3.5kw stove and again according to the instructions does not...
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    we have managed to get installation instructions for stove and will be using these along with BC (of course)
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    that would be assuming there would be money in first place! we have 5 kids and can read what the rules say. we can use the right equipment for insulation etc. if building controls sign off the thats up to them. By the way I am a builders daughter and my brothers and brothers in law ae...
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    you all seem to be missing the point - we wil be getting building regs approval but would like to do the work our selves to keep costs down so were looking for some guidance so that we could do it ourselves. would also point out not central heatimg we have oil for thaT!!! we are looking to add...
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    we have smoke detectors and heat detectors that are on the mains system and if it can be accomodated we would put a carbon monoxide detetor too. As far as byuilding regs are concerned for our fire: we have non combustionable flooring, (300mm limescale) sufficient room ventilation for a 3.5kw...
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    i am very surpised at the replies we will have building controls come in and certify as we have had them do for everything else we have done to the property thus far i was looking for some advice as to where to start thats all but what i got is interesting to say the least. I do not cut...
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    understand what you are saying but hard to burn a limestone floor which is what all the floors are and as we purchased a property which had been empty for 2 years and was a probate sale (and we were given no certificates for anything) how would anyone know when it was installed and by whom? I...
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    we know the chimney is lined as our sweep told us (we had it swept while using our rayburn) so we are not altering adding or anything else to our chimney which is working fine. we are simply swapping one appliance for another. I have looked at approved document j and I cannot see what will...
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    help damsel in distress with a log burner!!!

    I have been given an inset woodburner for my dining room and I want to put into the chimney that is currently boarded up. I know the chimney is sound as it was used as the flue for an old rayburn when we moved into our house. Question: It says that the burner is designed to fit a standard...
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