Wood burner dilemma
Discussion
Long story short I'd like to install a wood burner in rear living room of my bungalow. The obvious place is the chimney breast which is central in the room but unfortunately it is a fake stud and plasterboard effort. It is approx 31cm deep.
Issue is, I've had 3 quotes and two of the installers say it is impossible to fit inside the stud wall breast. The one installer is quite happy to fit the burner inside the breast but using twin wall flue from the burner right up through the roof. He is adamant he can get the requisite 60mm clear around the twin wall and where not possible will use fire proof board.
My dilemma is who to go with? I don't want the house burning down but I don't want the expense of rebuilding the fake chimney breast in brick as suggested by one of the other installers. There is no actual chimney on the roof BTW so the flue length is going to be the minimum of approx 5m with 3m free standing above the roof line.
Either that or I give up on the idea entirely..
Thanks
Mike
Issue is, I've had 3 quotes and two of the installers say it is impossible to fit inside the stud wall breast. The one installer is quite happy to fit the burner inside the breast but using twin wall flue from the burner right up through the roof. He is adamant he can get the requisite 60mm clear around the twin wall and where not possible will use fire proof board.
My dilemma is who to go with? I don't want the house burning down but I don't want the expense of rebuilding the fake chimney breast in brick as suggested by one of the other installers. There is no actual chimney on the roof BTW so the flue length is going to be the minimum of approx 5m with 3m free standing above the roof line.
Either that or I give up on the idea entirely..
Thanks
Mike
Thanks for the replies
Sounds like it's possible then provided the installer knows what he's doing?
Dimensions are 30.5cm deep and 153cm wide. In that 30.5cm depth there is obviously 2x4 battons etc.
Alternative is to put burner in the corner of the room but that probably look odd with the fireplace in the centre of the same wall?
Not keen on getting rid of the box completely as wife not keen on pipes on show in middle of room but OK if they are in corner.
Clocks ticking as I know the installers are getting busy. Tempted to go with the installer who said OK to box section but watch the clearances like a hawk. Not sure how I feel about the clearances being bang on the minimums either, no margin..
Sounds like it's possible then provided the installer knows what he's doing?
Dimensions are 30.5cm deep and 153cm wide. In that 30.5cm depth there is obviously 2x4 battons etc.
Alternative is to put burner in the corner of the room but that probably look odd with the fireplace in the centre of the same wall?
Not keen on getting rid of the box completely as wife not keen on pipes on show in middle of room but OK if they are in corner.
Clocks ticking as I know the installers are getting busy. Tempted to go with the installer who said OK to box section but watch the clearances like a hawk. Not sure how I feel about the clearances being bang on the minimums either, no margin..
Yeah not keen on the exposed pipe in the middle of the room.
Been looking at this all morning and think we are going to go with corner installation facing into centre of room and later remove fake fireplace and put a big central cabinet type thing with the TV on top.
All this is slightly complicated as we're changing the upstairs (huge) bedroom into 2 smaller ones with inset storage so we need the stove and flue installed before that work and final layout can proceed.
Corner installation means the 3m free standing flue is in the corner of the building and rear so less visible from the road.
Looking at contura 810 - any good?
Been looking at this all morning and think we are going to go with corner installation facing into centre of room and later remove fake fireplace and put a big central cabinet type thing with the TV on top.
All this is slightly complicated as we're changing the upstairs (huge) bedroom into 2 smaller ones with inset storage so we need the stove and flue installed before that work and final layout can proceed.
Corner installation means the 3m free standing flue is in the corner of the building and rear so less visible from the road.
Looking at contura 810 - any good?
roofer said:
bmwmike said:
Thanks for the replies
Tempted to go with the installer who said OK to box section but watch the clearances like a hawk. Not sure how I feel about the clearances being bang on the minimums either, no margin..
If he's a proper Hetas fitter, should all be good.Tempted to go with the installer who said OK to box section but watch the clearances like a hawk. Not sure how I feel about the clearances being bang on the minimums either, no margin..
Decided to go corner now anyway which gives us the advantage of the cheapest quote too... hopefully get it fitted soon.
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