Multifuel stove installation

[ArthurPhil]

Hello all,

 

I was recently offered a multifuel stove from a friend and have been acquiring quotes from various Hetas certified stove installers. Whilst I realise that stove installation is a specialised service, we are receiving quotes back ranging from £860.00 to £1500.00 to install the stove in an already existing fireplace with suitable chimney.

 

When I requested a breakdown of costs on the cheapest quote (£860.00) it worked out at £550.00 to install with £310.00 for parts with the installation taking one day.

 

£550.00 inc VAT for one days labour seems incredibly expensive to me.

 

Am I being a skin flint or is this a realistic price?

[Stubby]

Hello all,

 

I was recently offered a multifuel stove from a friend and have been acquiring quotes from various Hetas certified stove installers. Whilst I realise that stove installation is a specialised service, we are receiving quotes back ranging from £860.00 to £1500.00 to install the stove in an already existing fireplace with suitable chimney.

 

When I requested a breakdown of costs on the cheapest quote (£860.00) it worked out at £550.00 to install with £310.00 for parts with the installation taking one day.

 

£550.00 inc VAT for one days labour seems incredibly expensive to me.

 

Am I being a skin flint or is this a realistic price?

 

Can you get on the roof and slide / screw a 6" liner down ? If you feel confident do it yourself . Fit the register plate also ? Go for it . there's not much else to it I think ( having helped in the installation of mine ) ...

[dig-dug-dan]

You are not being a skinflint at all. I got fed up with the silly quotes and advice from hetas big heads, so I did it myself. I had to put a whole chimney in, and it took a day and a half with two of us. I will in fact be posting pictures in the firewood forum.

its easy if you have an exisiting chimney. You just drop a liner down, attach to the stove, seal the gap, add a cowl, test then get it signed off. I have done three like that for other people.

[Gillsgardening]

Hi, I'm Hetas rigistered and the quote depends on weather the chimney needs lining at the price you have been quoted I'd hope he is lining your chimney!

 

A typical semi I would charge around £900 to line the chimney with 904 grade loner with pot,cowl and closure plate, then co alarm and vent for that price.

 

However out of that £500 is the materials leaving £400 labour two men one day!

 

Not that bad considering further costs insurance, cost to issue certificate of install etc.

 

If your around Leeds area my no is 07990830733

[ArthurPhil]

Cheers Gents for responding.

 

What about the old house insurance becoming invalidated etc or is that all b*llocks as well?

 

@Gillsgardening Leeds is near Bristol right?!!! To be fair it would pay me to bring you down.

 

Received the following in the past 30 mins;

 

"OK subject to an inspection the average price is £1200 including vat. for you to supply and we fit it would be £600 + vat."

[richardwale]

I agree, I did my own installation, a roofer mate dropped the liner ( lots of companies on line do the liners and the fixtures and fittings )and a builder mate helped install the stove, did a bit of brickwork etc, I took photos and video as we progressed. Got it signed off and saved a fortune.

[ArthurPhil]

@Stubby - that's a good looking piece of kit!

Edited February 9, 2015 by ArthurPhil
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[Stubby]

I agree, I did my own installation, a roofer mate dropped the liner ( lots of companies on line do the liners and the fixtures and fittings )and a builder mate helped install the stove, did a bit of brickwork etc, I took photos and video as we progressed. Got it signed off and saved a fortune.

 

You have to get the liner the right way up but once you got that sorted ......

[Gillsgardening]

If you go down the route of fitting yourself, you will have to get it signed of by a building inspector cost £300, otherwise it will invalidate your insurance if you have a chimney fire or worse somebody dies carbon monoxide poisoning.

 

Further if you come to sell your house and don't have certificate of installation its a no go!

 

So really that's your options done by Hetas or the later and as above.

[Stubby]

@Stubby - that's a good looking piece of kit!

 

Burley Hollywell . Look em up , very efficient stove .