Fitting a log burner

[White Noise]

Any one with good building skills can fit a wood burner. But not legal but if it burns and draws as a fire should what wrong.

 

Fair Point . I fitted ours and researched the whole process a year before fitting .

[Stubby]

It really annoys me that these stove fitters almost always insist that you install a flue liner ? If you have a decent functional chimney you don't need one. Anyhow the liners only last on average 10 years . That's if the buggers are fitted right in the first place and not upside down like some Ive seen

 

He did point out the right way up and the wrong way . I have 7.5 " clay liners in and the 6" stainless liner slipped into that a treat and is connected directly to the stove . No need , or room for any vermiculite filling . I swept it this weekend with the smaller brush and although it was through the stove it was actually easier than before .

[essential]

Hi pat, I put my stove and liner in 3 years ago , I bought the liner new from the local stove shop (8m) I had a couple of mates helping. I got on the roof with two lengths of throwline and two throwbags, dropped them down and tied them to the bottom of the liner and then my two mates in the front room pulled down on the throwline , while I fed the liner down from the roof.hard work getting round some of the bends.cut out my own closure plate .fitted the hearth job done. Definitely worth doing yourself, so satisfying sitting in front of a roaring fire knowing I did that.and us tree surgeons can turn our hands to most things.

[White Noise]

He did point out the right way up and the wrong way . I have 7.5 " clay liners in and the 6" stainless liner slipped into that a treat and is connected directly to the stove . No need , or room for any vermiculite filling . I swept it this weekend with the smaller brush and although it was through the stove it was actually easier than before .

 

Nice one

[White Noise]

Hi pat, I put my stove and liner in 3 years ago , I bought the liner new from the local stove shop (8m) I had a couple of mates helping. I got on the roof with two lengths of throwline and two throwbags, dropped them down and tied them to the bottom of the liner and then my two mates in the front room pulled down on the throwline , while I fed the liner down from the roof.hard work getting round some of the bends.cut out my own closure plate .fitted the hearth job done. Definitely worth doing yourself, so satisfying sitting in front of a roaring fire knowing I did that.and us tree surgeons can turn our hands to most things.

 

Brilliant Matey

[Pat Ferrett]

Nice one

 

Indeed

 

The same guy that quoted me this time did a stovax 7 for me a year ago throught a middle man for just under 2k that was a more expensive stove , more liner, a marbel harth and boxing in the inglenook.

I recon he is so busy this year its just £1000 labour plus the stove ect

[Chippy]

Fit it yourself, there's plenty of advice on the net,if your chimney is straight it easy to drop a liner in, register plate can be fastened with angle iron screwed round chimney breast.

Hearth can be just a plain slab of stone or similar stuck to floorboards with pink grip.

If your not sure you have a good draw get a smoke bomb to test it first.

[Pat Ferrett]

Fit it yourself, there's plenty of advice on the net,if your chimney is straight it easy to drop a liner in, register plate can be fastened with angle iron screwed round chimney breast.

Hearth can be just a plain slab of stone or similar stuck to floorboards with pink grip.

If your not sure you have a good draw get a smoke bomb to test it first.

 

Cheers for the tip about the angle iron, do you or any body else know the correct name for the boarding they use ?

[Stubby]

Cheers for the tip about the angle iron, do you or any body else know the correct name for the boarding they use ?

 

Vermiculite board ?

[niftysteve]

Vermiculite board ?

 

to conform with Hetas you need minimum 1.6 mm galv steel sheet

if the chimney is in good condition then no liner required just make sure there are at least 2 150mm x150mm access holes in the register plate for sweeping.

also if you are going to fix angle to support the register plate its best to use concrete screws so no plastic plugs that can melt