Woodburner flue installation costs

Jez

Jez

Jez

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I am in the process of getting the bits together to change my fireplace out for a multi fuel burner.

I have today had the chimney swept properly & certificated, and tonight i have a HETAS registered guy coming to give me a quote for installing a flue liner and connecting it all up. (i will buy the parts).

What do you think is reasonable for a 10m flue liner install, top plate, connecting up etc to be? :)
 
Get several quotes, not all liners all the same, there are good & bad quality around, go for minimum size flue liner of 150mm.

There a lot of useful info here.

http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/wood_burning_stoves/Flexible-Flue-Liners.html

Cost will vary depending on the work involved.

Also a lot of sweeps are HETAS register, & will give you a wealth of advice on flue liners, etc.
 
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Its a clear chimney accessible by ladder, i need the flue liner tugged down, 10m length, and everything connecting up, there isnt much more to it so i am hoping that quotes remain consistent as there is no variation to discuss really :)

I will of course used HETAS approved graded liner as per that link :)
 
bitslice said:
Out of interest, why is that?
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Interested too :)

The job i am getting done seems ridiculously simple to me, its just that i cant/wont get up there to do it. Hopefully the labour wont be extortionate just to drag and top off a 10m flue?
 
My work mate just did the exact same thing himself, said it was very simple to do (2 man job) it was just getting up there that was the problem

Parts he used:
10m flue liner
6inch/5inch adaptor
clamp plate
chinamans hat thingy
total parts £240

Then he said it juts got it tested.

Hope that helps
 
Yeah thats basically where i am, i can get all the bits easily (priced the above at £220) but its getting up there, i cant do it. If i could get up there then its a DIY job all day long. :)
 
I got quoted £1200 to have a wood burner installed (not inc the cost of the burner itself). That would be for a 20year liner, vermiculite backfill, capping, testing and installation of any air vents as required, plus whatever else was needed.

Essentially, there's £2k of this year's bonus already spent and it's still 6 months away!
 
That sounds absolutely extortionate to me, although it does sound as if you are getting additional work done.

Depending on the quotes i may well just rent that cherry picker, all i want is a liner tugged down :p
 
Nightglow said:
Also a lot of sweeps are HETAS register, & will give you a wealth of advice on flue liners, etc.
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Be careful though. We had a Hetas registered Sweep tell me I HAD to have a flue liner.

He was telling me this whilst cleaning the chimney of a holiday house nearly 300 miles away from my house.
 
I got a HETAS guy round to quote for putting it in and doing a small amount of fireplace remodeling, i will be using 6" liner (150mm) as per his recommendation.

Only slightly annoying thing is that he has told me i need ventilation for him to approve an install of a >6kw burner. What a drag, i was hoping to go larger than that :(
 
Jez said:
I got a HETAS guy round to quote for putting it in and doing a small amount of fireplace remodeling, i will be using 6" liner (150mm) as per his recommendation.

Only slightly annoying thing is that he has told me i need ventilation for him to approve an install of a >6kw burner. What a drag, i was hoping to go larger than that :(
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A 6Kw multifuel burner will heat quite a large room, fitting a fire over sized for the room, results in the burner not working to it's full efficiency.

If the fire place is situated on a outside wall, I have seen the vent fitted on the outside wall & then hidden by the burner place in front of it, most likely will be a 125mm hole drilled through the wall, siting it behind the stove, mean less chance of someone blocking it off.
If your burner is over 5kW then you need permanent ventilation to the room, can't remember exact figures. Building Regs have changed, also you should fix a Carbon Monoxide alarm within the room, rules might have changed now, but sure it was a requirement, need to check that.
 
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I dont just want to heat one room, the idea is to provide base level heat to the entire house to fend off running the oil system as early in the year.

I think i will run the ventilation route with it, as 6KW just seems too small to me, although i am not sure how the usable heat from a 6KW stove really compares with say 3*2KW electric radiators which is all i can picture and test right now?

The hidden vent thing is cool idea :)
 
I watched two blokes trying to pull a flexi down chimney over road - after a few hours they gave up - never noticed if they came back.

I have the Clay flue liners in mine - put upside down by builders so when tar water came through ceiling it was time to put a liner in - Just made it with lot of french words egging us on - don't assume because it says "flexi" it is - it will only bend a bit and we "coaxed " it gently with length of wood.

The work force started with me - then neighbour next door and then neighbour over the road and I only have a bungalow.

Best of luck

Dave
 
Haha, luckily it looks as though i am going to the pro installer now, his quote was very reasonable and he will sign it all off there and then on the day :)
 
Jez said:
That sounds absolutely extortionate to me, although it does sound as if you are getting additional work done.
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I may be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure it was that. Was just an informal chat with the guy in the shop though so I've nothing to refer to. If it's lexx expensive than that I'll be happy.
 
I'm having a real headache finding someone to fit a flue liner I want to provide myself. They all refuse, saying they'll only fit liners they provide. They won't tell me what quality of liner it is, only that they have a 10 year guarantee. £650 for 2 hours work.

I could be off the mark, but it seems to me like these guys are making a killing on supplying/fitting cheap liners.
 
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