Gas fire installation help

[SonicHedgeHog]

We want to install a gas fire. The gas is only five metres away so that's easy. The problem we have is that we want to fit it in a wall that has regular plasterboard, electrics and regular celotex insulation. What we would like to have is a low, wide gas fire set into the wall with the TV above it. We do not want the TV mounted so high we all get sore necks looking at it.

Can someone advise how close the electrics can be to the fire? How much plasterboard and skirting board we will need to replace with heat resistant stuff and also weather we would need a hearth on the floor - the floor is currently tiled. Here's the layout at the moment.

[dickymint]

Flued or flueless? either way it'll be dependent on the manufacturers installation manual, then relevant building regs and obviously the Gas Safe installer. Can't really help without knowing the actual make and model

[SonicHedgeHog]

Flueless ideally. I take your point about every fire being different. I was really trying to get an idea about how much of our lovely 3 year old wall we'd have to destroy in order to comply with the regs. I will of course get an approved fitter. I'm not bodging gas tyvm.

[dirkgently]

why not look at electric fires? Gas fires are a PITA and with a flueless you have the joy of a 100mm dia hole in the wall.

[LookAtMyCat]

Don't get a flueless fire. I stopped fitting them because pretty much every one I fitted the customers didn't get on with them (sore eyes/throat seemed to be a common complain).

[SonicHedgeHog]

Mmmmm...interesting. Didn't want electric because I figured it would cost a fortune to run. Wanted to avoid a flue as this is a single story room and I'd need a whacking great chimney which would look crap. I'll look at both suggestions though as I'm open to alternatives.

[Rickyy]

I'd echo what has been said. Avoid flueless, 100cm2 fixed ventilation required and just horrible things.

Is it an outside wall? A balanced flue is a far better option.

[SonicHedgeHog]

Yeah, it is an outside wall. It's a lovely new wall with reclaimed bricks so I'd prefer not to spoil it if I can help it. I need to research balanced flues.

[Alucidnation]

You need to speak to a Gas fitter not research balanced flues.

I like to think i can do most things in my home, however, gas is something i would never do myself.

[ade73]

Have you thought of a bioethanol fire? We ended up getting one instead of a gas fire, a fraction of the cost to buy and give out plenty of heat. No vents or flue required if your room is large enough.

This is similar to our but we have it at a normal height.

[SonicHedgeHog]

Alucidnation said:

You need to speak to a Gas fitter not research balanced flues.

I like to think i can do most things in my home, however, gas is something i would never do myself.

There is no way I'm fitting this. However, I always research what I'm buying because I like to know if someone is talking cobblers.

[Alucidnation]

Good man!

[Gingerbread Man]

Alucidnation said:

Good man!

To be fair, he did say that he wasn't planning on playing with gas.