Flue

[skip11]

Hi, just walking up to the house back door and noticed the boiler flue is there something missing neighbours has a black part on theirs


Cheers

 

[CBW]

Flue terminals do come in different colours, or they may have a plume kit on. Yours looks ok, but it’s a tiny bit short, would have expected to see a weather collar and the ridge.

 

[conny]

If it's high up, (i.e. above door height out of reach), I think it's fine.
They usually have a plastic/metal cage over them if they are lower down where prying fingers can reach in and possibly burn themselves.

 

[skip11]

Thanks for the replies, one of those things never noticed it before think at one time there was a rubber ring before they roughcast the house worried in case rain could get in

 

[CBW]

If it's high up, (i.e. above door height out of reach), I think it's fine.
They usually have a plastic/metal cage over them if they are lower down where prying fingers can reach in and possibly burn themselves.

2.1M from finished floor level for those

 

[CBW]

Thanks for the replies, one of those things never noticed it before think at one time there was a rubber ring before they roughcast the house worried in case rain could get in

Probably ok.

 

[MeldrewsMate]

It must be sealed to the building to stop poisonous products of combustion entering the house. The rubber/plastic collars usually do this, though the pebbledash rendering may serve this purpose too.

 

[Madrab]

Has the building had solid external cladding added or new render?

It's typical of these guys when they add external cladding it adds thickness (~100mm) to the walls and what was a perfectly sized length of flue has now become just a little bit too small.

If the flue can end up too short then they have to consider 2 options, 1> extend the flue 2> leave a 300mm recess around the flue to allow free space. If they don't and don't discuss extending it with you then they could be creating a dangerous situation. That flue looks to be right on the limit but hard to say not being onsite.