Wood Burners and Installation
Discussion
I currently have an elderly gas fire in an awful fireplace at the moment. There is no chimney and the gas fire is just vented through the outside wall.
What sort of money should i be expecting to pay to replace it with a wood burner?
Is it something I would need a specialist for or would a good local bulder be able to do it if i bought the stove seperately?
TIA
What sort of money should i be expecting to pay to replace it with a wood burner?
Is it something I would need a specialist for or would a good local bulder be able to do it if i bought the stove seperately?
TIA
Depends how many laws you want to break!
You could choose the stove you like, carefully note the installation requirements eg clearances, and pass them to the builder so they can build something that's safe and effective. At least you don't have a flue to worry about, which is what most people have kittens over.
You could choose the stove you like, carefully note the installation requirements eg clearances, and pass them to the builder so they can build something that's safe and effective. At least you don't have a flue to worry about, which is what most people have kittens over.
Simpo Two said:
Depends how many laws you want to break!
You could choose the stove you like, carefully note the installation requirements eg clearances, and pass them to the builder so they can build something that's safe and effective. At least you don't have a flue to worry about, which is what most people have kittens over.
No flue! How are they going to vent the gas and smoke? Not sure you can do it the same way a balanced flue works with a gas fire.You could choose the stove you like, carefully note the installation requirements eg clearances, and pass them to the builder so they can build something that's safe and effective. At least you don't have a flue to worry about, which is what most people have kittens over.
trickywoo said:
If you can run a flue up the wall you'd be looking at £3k to start depending on the burner you go for.
It would be very easy to spend a lot more too.
Agreed, was going to pitch around the same as a realistic budgetIt would be very easy to spend a lot more too.
...twin wall flues can get expensive especially the bends and offsets
and OP you need a HETAS installer and building regulations will apply.
Acorn1 said:
I currently have an elderly gas fire in an awful fireplace at the moment. There is no chimney and the gas fire is just vented through the outside wall.
What sort of money should i be expecting to pay to replace it with a wood burner?
Is it something I would need a specialist for or would a good local bulder be able to do it if i bought the stove seperately?
Do you particularly want a wood burner or would a gas stove that looks a bit like a wood burner be an option?What sort of money should i be expecting to pay to replace it with a wood burner?
Is it something I would need a specialist for or would a good local bulder be able to do it if i bought the stove seperately?
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=gas+stoves+fires&t=f...
dickymint said:
Lotobear said:
I can't see/tell what flue system that is (assuming it is a 'proper' twin wall flue 
) but I can see 2 x 45 bends that shouldn't be a problem?Lotobear said:
dickymint said:
A sprung/incorrectly fitted joint was the problem - new roof required, probably a £60k insurance claim in totalthe issue was corrected but by then the damage was done - fortunately the occupant was not killed by CO but the stove had been venting straight into the loft unknown for months - smoke leaking out of the tiles externally eventually gave the game away.
..HETAS installer and signed off, so no guarantee of non cowboy activity.
I'm tasked with sorting it all out.
..HETAS installer and signed off, so no guarantee of non cowboy activity.
I'm tasked with sorting it all out.
Road2Ruin said:
No flue! How are they going to vent the gas and smoke? Not sure you can do it the same way a balanced flue works with a gas fire.
I was thinking of a conventional chimney with a liner. This one goes out horizontally though I agree it would need to go up to a certain height. The only thing I don't like about external silver tubes is that make the house look a bit industrial.You dont need a HETAS installer but it will be easier.
If you don't use one you must have it signed off by the Building Inspector. The regs requirements are easy to work out.
BEWARE though. If you have to buy your fuel rather than pinch, sorry harvest it yourself it's very expensive. If it's not a main heat source then that's less of an issue.
Get in quick before they are banned as most decent things are these days.
If you don't use one you must have it signed off by the Building Inspector. The regs requirements are easy to work out.
BEWARE though. If you have to buy your fuel rather than pinch, sorry harvest it yourself it's very expensive. If it's not a main heat source then that's less of an issue.
Get in quick before they are banned as most decent things are these days.
loskie said:
You dont need a HETAS installer but it will be easier.
If you don't use one you must have it signed off by the Building Inspector. The regs requirements are easy to work out.
BEWARE though. If you have to buy your fuel rather than pinch, sorry harvest it yourself it's very expensive. If it's not a main heat source then that's less of an issue.
Get in quick before they are banned as most decent things are these days.
I am having a builder bag of dry logs delivered tomorrow for £75 in Herts. Probably quite a bit more expensive than gas, but we don't use it every night. If you don't use one you must have it signed off by the Building Inspector. The regs requirements are easy to work out.
BEWARE though. If you have to buy your fuel rather than pinch, sorry harvest it yourself it's very expensive. If it's not a main heat source then that's less of an issue.
Get in quick before they are banned as most decent things are these days.
They are lovely things to have. I have two (don't use both at the same time) but do use as a primary heat as much as I can.
For a change I bought a bag of peat nuggets on Saturday. Burns lovely
https://www.peatheat.co.uk/
For a change I bought a bag of peat nuggets on Saturday. Burns lovely
https://www.peatheat.co.uk/
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