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Grz.26

Just a quick question do you need a air flow/vent for stoves below 5kw? I think 4kw is the smallest anyhow isnt it???

PennyForThem_2

Grz.26 wrote: »

Just a quick question do you need a air flow/vent for stoves below 5kw? I think 4kw is the smallest anyhow isnt it???

I have 4kw and no, they didn't put a vent in. I think it is 5kw and above.

spirit

Hi,

I'm about to buy a house and I'd like to have a stove put in there. Thing is, there isn't a chimney. I would want to put it on the outside wall but there is my garage there.

what i wanted to ask if it's possble to have one or a complete non-starter?

many thanks

A._Badger

spirit wrote: »

Hi,

I'm about to buy a house and I'd like to have a stove put in there. Thing is, there isn't a chimney. I would want to put it on the outside wall but there is my garage there.

what i wanted to ask if it's possble to have one or a complete non-starter?

many thanks

Yes, you can have a chimney fitted - in theory, at any rate. There may be planning issues and it probably won't be cheap but it can often be done.

Whoever is installing your stove should be able to quote and you might find the following link helpful, too http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/fluedesign.html

rendor

We had a chimney fitted - runs up through the house and out through the roof - twin wall insulated system. Must admit that it wasn't cheap but it was something that we decided that we wanted and we saved up for it. We haven't regretted it - especially this winter. The chimney itself acts as a long vertical radiator and gets lovely and warm. It has meant that we are hardly using any gas as the stove and chimney heat the downstairs very well - and being as we are on LPG that has meant that our Flogas bills have dropped dramatically. Chimney is boxed in as it goes through the upstairs bedroom but we haven't really lost much space.

Inspector

rendor wrote: »

We had a chimney fitted - runs up through the house and out through the roof - twin wall insulated system. Must admit that it wasn't cheap but it was something that we decided that we wanted and we saved up for it. We haven't regretted it - especially this winter. The chimney itself acts as a long vertical radiator and gets lovely and warm. It has meant that we are hardly using any gas as the stove and chimney heat the downstairs very well - and being as we are on LPG that has meant that our Flogas bills have dropped dramatically. Chimney is boxed in as it goes through the upstairs bedroom but we haven't really lost much space.

Exactly what he said!

navig8r

When you construct a twin wall flue inside the house you have to find a route up through joists, ceiling rafters and roof rafters,preferably in a straight line. This can prove difficult in some cases as there has to be a 50mm gap between it and any combustable surface and thats on the best quality flue, some require 70mm clearance .It is possible to put offsets in to route the flue to gain some clearance but there are regs on the amount and distance of offsets and if not in the loft space means more space taken up to box in.
g8r

crphillips

You don't necessarily have to have a clear run between joists. A section can be removed and supported by boxing in with timber running from one joist to another either side of the one your removing.

It's not often your lucky enough to get a clear run through.

Expect to pay around £1300 for a single storey building and around £2000 for two storey. We get the job done in a day and there is usually no decorating to be done other than decorating the plasterboard boxing in if you choose to do this.

navig8r

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g8r

robj_brum

I have just knocked out the fireplace in the house we have just got, the old gas fire had a backboiler.

Im in 2 minds if I should fit a stove with a boiler or not....which is more cost effective etc.?

1) Yes - As the majority of plumbing is there already, and it will mean i make the most out of the stove.

2)No - Most of the heat will goto the water and not the room, so will use more wood. I wont be able to swap the boiler for a condensing boiler.

I guess im saying is it cheaper and more efficient to replace the old boiler/water tank with acondensing boiler for the heating/water and have the stove for just heating?

Regards
Rob