Wood Burning Stove Install Price Check
Discussion
austinsmirk said:
the variance being, houses, chimneys and installs vary massively. its ok, saying the full job cost me a farthing- but in the real world- there could be an immense amount of work to achieve an installation. eg- little, low roofed cottage or a generic semi- v some 3 storey terrace with a complex internal chimney system- plus the factor of even getting on the roof to drop a liner in.
then the stack is knackered and wants repointing, or flaunching doing
Not a stove installer by chance 😁then the stack is knackered and wants repointing, or flaunching doing
Depending on your daily salary then yes, do it yourself. What about cutting a hole through the external wall? It will not be a right angle bend will it? If so, with a 5m flue, that's not a great draw.
What level of internal decoration are you expecting?
What about wall supports? All need fitting.
25 foot is high to be wrestling a twin wall pipe on your own so expect there will be two doing it.
As others have said, compare that with other jobs where people are willing to pay and you slip down the list.
I would do it myself, SDS drill and away you go. Maybe buy two sets of ladders and get some help.
What level of internal decoration are you expecting?
What about wall supports? All need fitting.
25 foot is high to be wrestling a twin wall pipe on your own so expect there will be two doing it.
As others have said, compare that with other jobs where people are willing to pay and you slip down the list.
I would do it myself, SDS drill and away you go. Maybe buy two sets of ladders and get some help.
I fitted ours myself. Broke out the fireplace and rebuilt it, stove in, liner down, plastered and fitted a wooden mantle. £900 on a stove (Burley bradgate) and about £600 on everything else.
I'm a desk monkey by trade. I would say the most difficult part is working out where everything needs to go and getting it all to fit. If you're competent with DIY I would have a go. Getting the twin wall up the side of the house might be fun! But it comes in sections so you wouldn't have to wrestle the whole thing up.
Don't forget building control if you are doing it yourself, it was £130 for me, but at my father in laws it would have been £360.
I'm a desk monkey by trade. I would say the most difficult part is working out where everything needs to go and getting it all to fit. If you're competent with DIY I would have a go. Getting the twin wall up the side of the house might be fun! But it comes in sections so you wouldn't have to wrestle the whole thing up.
Don't forget building control if you are doing it yourself, it was £130 for me, but at my father in laws it would have been £360.
I found a local chap with a suitably sized drill on a jig that screwed to the outside wall. He cut the hole for the flue at the correct size and angle for about £250.
I sourced the flue from here: https://www.stovesonline.co.uk/wood_burning_stoves...
The flue was easy to fit. I then got local building control to visit – I knew more than the inspector did as I had read the regulations. He signed it off for ~£100 – this kept the house insurance valid in case of fire.
Job done
I sourced the flue from here: https://www.stovesonline.co.uk/wood_burning_stoves...
The flue was easy to fit. I then got local building control to visit – I knew more than the inspector did as I had read the regulations. He signed it off for ~£100 – this kept the house insurance valid in case of fire.
Job done
Oh dear this is so easy everyone can do it.
Just try doing it for a living.
For every simple easy job there is a right b
h of a one.
Therefore pricing is done taking the worst case scenario in to account.
Same as in every occupation.
Try explaining to your insurance company that you fitted a huge wood burning appliance yourself and it works perfectly.
And incidentally you won`t find a single stove manufacturer in this country who will sanction a flue length of less than 4.5 metres
Just try doing it for a living.
For every simple easy job there is a right b
h of a one.Therefore pricing is done taking the worst case scenario in to account.
Same as in every occupation.
Try explaining to your insurance company that you fitted a huge wood burning appliance yourself and it works perfectly.
And incidentally you won`t find a single stove manufacturer in this country who will sanction a flue length of less than 4.5 metres
albundy89 said:
Oh dear this is so easy everyone can do it.
Try explaining to your insurance company that you fitted a huge wood burning appliance yourself and it works perfectly.
And incidentally you won`t find a single stove manufacturer in this country who will sanction a flue length of less than 4.5 metres
Frankly it is - most jobs involve more skill / experience / trainingTry explaining to your insurance company that you fitted a huge wood burning appliance yourself and it works perfectly.
And incidentally you won`t find a single stove manufacturer in this country who will sanction a flue length of less than 4.5 metres
I did - insurers never queried it
Mine is 3m - works fine can't comply with the regs as it's in a kitchen with an extractor and doesn't have it's own air source - just like my father's has been for 30yrs, effectively signed off as part of the renovation works.
We chose a fire at £1k, then 3 places quoted 2.5k for fitting the thing, I'll grant this I included a piece of granite for a hearth but me doing the plastering etc.
Had stored up lots of wood I'd collected ready but with those quotes I stuck the wood on Facebook and sold it for a few hundred quid and bought an electric fire. Having renovated and insulated everything as much as possible I'm actually glad, I think a log burner may have generated too much heat and made the lounge uncomfortable.My electric fire gives the flame effect with no heat, costs me about 4 or 5 pence a day for the flame and 25p an hour if I did have the heat on. No maintenance, no messing about fetching wood in and with selling the wood I'm still up on the deal. Wood burners are only cheaper heat if you have a free wood supply, somewhere to store plenty of it and dont value your time to stand there chopping it up.
Had stored up lots of wood I'd collected ready but with those quotes I stuck the wood on Facebook and sold it for a few hundred quid and bought an electric fire. Having renovated and insulated everything as much as possible I'm actually glad, I think a log burner may have generated too much heat and made the lounge uncomfortable.My electric fire gives the flame effect with no heat, costs me about 4 or 5 pence a day for the flame and 25p an hour if I did have the heat on. No maintenance, no messing about fetching wood in and with selling the wood I'm still up on the deal. Wood burners are only cheaper heat if you have a free wood supply, somewhere to store plenty of it and dont value your time to stand there chopping it up.
Interesting thread, we are looking to install a double sided log burner between 2 rooms. The is currently a gas fire installed with a chimney which is going to be removed during a renovation.
My thoughts were to install a double walled flue and box in upstairs as it will be a lot smaller than the current chimney, and saves us having to rebuild the current one as we are raising the roof.
Any suggestions of where best to find the components needed for such a job?
My thoughts were to install a double walled flue and box in upstairs as it will be a lot smaller than the current chimney, and saves us having to rebuild the current one as we are raising the roof.
Any suggestions of where best to find the components needed for such a job?
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