Survey booked!

hethmar

The midfeathers is the brickwork separating flueways within a chimney (some areas of the country they are known as the withes) - say you had a fireplace upstairs - then your one chimney would house two flueways. Sometimes these collapse and so have to be repaired prior to lining. But if they havent mentiioned that then they are having a larf at that price.

Yes, you should be able to get to the builder's opening yourself (oo er missus ) - liners dont like the faffing about/time consuming jobs like that so are likely to price them so that you do it yourself

hethmar

jonewer wrote: »

Thanks all.

Have spoken to another fitter who quoted me £65 for smoke test, £400 for fitting.... £1500 for lining....

Sorry Hethamr, whats a midfeather? The fireplace is bricked in and boarded up. Might just have to knock it through myself.

Might just do the smoke test and see whats they say.

£400 for fitting? Does that include the hearth/opening works? Whats the £1500 include? Is it a tall chimney? What insulation has he quoted for?

What is the total for the finished job he has given you so that you have your compliance cert, and nice data plate and just light up.

hethmar

w50nky wrote: »

Are you sure you have not misstyped that figure? Flippin eck!

Every install is different due to various factors, but that figure seems high to me.

I self installed and total was circa £1500 for Stove (clearview pioneer £904 after haggling) l

Cor you were lucky, Clearview dont allow their suppliers to discount! We have a Pioneer ourselves, brilliant arent they Like having a gas fire, its so controllable. Knack is to get it to an optimum 450/500 degrees and then keep it there by just adding a log or two as the others burn away.

w50nky

hethmar wrote: »

Cor you were lucky, Clearview dont allow their suppliers to discount! We have a Pioneer ourselves, brilliant arent they Like having a gas fire, its so controllable. Knack is to get it to an optimum 450/500 degrees and then keep it there by just adding a log or two as the others burn away.

Yes I love it. Looked at Morso Squirrel & Dunsley 5 but decided on the clearview after obtaining very good terms. The thing is the whole house is much warmer than with the open fire which when not lit sucked the heat from central heating from the house.

At first my wife had doubts about fitting a stove as we both loved our fireplace, but now we have no regrets. Still not had to use the oil heating as yet this year so I think "The grand Day Out" as my OH calls the stove (from Wallace & Grommit) will pay for itself over time.

hethmar

Yes, these days you have to be a bit practical. The Pioneer will save you a huge amount of money over the years. Our customers who are on oil have raved about the savings.

jonewer

Apparently there was a typing error in my quote. It should have been for a Sherbourne Compact, and the total should have read £3,399

I was wondering actually, because the Sherbourne Small seems to be a 6kw stove and theres no hope of fitting an airbrick, plus I was doubtfull if it would even fit in the chimney breast!

jonewer

Just wondering what people think of the above.

The chap I spoke to seems really nice and its a hard to believe theres any malice, but do you lot think its possible he was trying it on? Also do you think its worth doing business with an outfit that makes that kind of error?

welda

jonewer wrote: »

Just wondering what people think of the above.

The chap I spoke to seems really nice and its a hard to believe theres any malice, but do you lot think its possible he was trying it on? Also do you think its worth doing business with an outfit that makes that kind of error?

People do make genuine mistakes and, we do think, in some cases that maybe they are trying it on?? Old engineering saying, "man who hasn't made a mistake has made "F" all.

I would say to ask on here what members think is a tall oreder, you have met with the man/woman, you really have to go with you're gut feeling, if you have an oppertunity to look else where for a quote, good and well, then decide who you prefer to have do the install, in the meantime, look at reducing costs with perhaps doing some easy elements of low level work?

:beer:

Ps, is money normally expected up front in this stove install game, if so, maybe keep a few quid back till you are satisfied with completed works??