How hard is it to fit your own flu liner?

[attractivebrunette]

Any ideas? Anyone done it themselves? I just wondered how essential it was to put scaffolding on the roof or whether I could just use a ladder.

I'm asking because I've had two quotes, one for £1,300 and another for £250! But I can't tell whether someone is simply trying to rip me off and the other doesn't know what he's talking about.

Any suggestions very welcome...

 

[EliteHeat]

A flexible flue liner?

All you need is a ladder, a roof ladder, some string, sand & cement, the flue / associated bits and nerves of steel

 

[oilman]

How tall is your house? If you have a 5 storey job in the middle of Aberdeen, forget it. If you have a 1-1/2 storey cottage then £1300 sounds ok if a scaffold has to be hired. £250 might be ok if the guy owns a tower which will reach.

If you want to do it yourself, and you do not have safety gear, would you like to pay £1300 for a broken leg? (or worse). If not, contract the broken leg to someone else.

 

[petetheleak]

A flexible flue liner?

All you need is a ladder, a roof ladder, some string, sand & cement, the flue / associated bits and nerves of steel

Aye and watch the ELF and safety mob have a field day as they spot you clinging to the chimney frozen with fear .

 

[simond]

It also rather depends which flue.

If you have a condensing boiler and someone is trying to fit Turboflex+ down the chimney, it cannot be done from a ladder.

If it is a non condenser and it's just a bit of Copex, then it can be done.

 

[Agile]

Does anyone know if its acceptable for a contractor to use an access tower for roof work on flues and gutters?

I dont see many using towers any more!

Have they been outlawed by some legislation?

Tony

 

[EliteHeat]

Aye and watch the ELF and safety mob have a field day as they spot you clinging to the chimney frozen with fear .

It's not too bad if you have a few drinks first to steady yourself

 

[Tipper]

Make sure the correct flue liner is being used appropriate to the fuel being burnt.

 

[doitall]

Looks easy. from where I'm stood the ground is 50 ft and this was an easy one.

 

[jamesdean]

Christ on a bike ! it`s Father Christmas!!

 

[jamesdean]

Make sure the correct flue liner is being used appropriate to the fuel being burnt.

Yeah, like make sure if it`s coal you need a coal flue liner. or if it`s an electric fire you don`t wanna be using a combi flue liner or nuffink.

 

[simond]

This is the way to do it. This was a rigid flue liner.
http://hwch.myzen.co.uk/blog/2008/09/24/kidd-vhe-boiler-in-beautiful-house-near-outwood-surrey/

 

[Biggles..]

Simon, not more free advertising.

 

[simond]

I would take the pictures out and post them without the web page.... but I don't know how to

If anyone can point me to the instructions I'll give it a go.

Where we've used twin walled Chimneyflex I've had to use scaffolding, the weight of the stuff would just take you, and the ladder, off the roof.

 

[wilhelm]