installing a wood burning fire

mcjordi

hi guys need some advice

i currently have an electric fire which replaced a gas fire/back boiler so would only need to remove the bricks to expose the opening.

basically want to put a wood burner in place of the electric one.

what would i need to do? the gas supply was totally removed iirc from the fireplace

i currently have a combi boiler and live in rented accomodation (council) so would need permission off them but dont see a problem

suisidevw

The problem being the cost of you doing this! You'd have to get the gas sealed off, take out, generally knock into builders opening, install woodburner and stove etc. Unless you have a spare £3k or so free for the complete works?

autismmum

including stove!
so back boiler out? gas man charged 30.00 to cut gas pipe other side of chimney brest.
local handi man exposed the metal curve(like a lintle) and widened opening 200.00
plaster 30.00
stone tiles fitted by me... never done it b4 ! 30.00 b&Q

stove, new off ebay shop 200.00 6 kw
30.00 chimney sweep.

pipe and plate and fitting by hetas fitter 430.00

hettas cert needed .

warmth last winter ...... t shirts and heated whole of downstairs

priceless

pm me for more info

mcjordi

the back boiler and gas have been removed all together by the gas fitters who put the combi in..

the opening from the back boiler in the living room is just breeze blocked up with a vent installed.

there is an electric fire on the chimney wall now..

Jugs

Hi,

I am looking to do similar. We have a gas fire but would like to take it out and make it into an open fire. We don't use our gas fire at all, but would like to have a real fire, for a few of the winter nights that are on the way.
The problem i am having is finding the right person to do it.

suisidevw

autismmum wrote: »

including stove!
so back boiler out? gas man charged 30.00 to cut gas pipe other side of chimney brest.
local handi man exposed the metal curve(like a lintle) and widened opening 200.00
plaster 30.00
stone tiles fitted by me... never done it b4 ! 30.00 b&Q

stove, new off ebay shop 200.00 6 kw
30.00 chimney sweep.

pipe and plate and fitting by hetas fitter 430.00

hettas cert needed .

warmth last winter ...... t shirts and heated whole of downstairs

priceless

pm me for more info

£200 for a new stove? Now, I'm no engineer but I'm pretty sure this will be super shoddy and won't last long! You haven't had the chimney lined no?

Maybe one of the stove fitters on here will be along to help further!

suisidevw

Jugs wrote: »

Hi,

I am looking to do similar. We have a gas fire but would like to take it out and make it into an open fire. We don't use our gas fire at all, but would like to have a real fire, for a few of the winter nights that are on the way.
The problem i am having is finding the right person to do it.

Do it yourself? I went from this to the below myself and a sweep....... It's brilliant.

AndersLimpar_2

Nice :money:

autismmum

basically its to do with size of flue and size of kw stove or fire type required

we had two smoke tests to dicern draw and btw
the sunray stove is fully cast iron and splendid much like the old coalbrookdale

dont get cast iron snobbery
i know my metals, and two years on the stove is good as new no distortions and tip top

if you want to get a smoke test done contact a local chimney sweep and ask their advice, they dont need to sell you anything and have probably seen many homes and chimneys like yours so they know what can and cant happen.

suisidevw

It's all about efficiency?!

Cast Iron snobbery, I don't think so, the family stove is steel and the other cast iron! It's well known that VERY often the cheap chinese imports are a false economy but evidently you have a good one! Anyway, if you're loving your fire, brilliant. I assume the annual sweep has access to the whole chimney or just a few inches through the pipe from stove?

autismmum

our fitter fitted a plate with a hinged door to allow easy access to the whole chimney

hetas qualified ususally preffer that



yup i did get a good one and i accept that buying online is a risk but its less overheads and if its chinese i dont mind, confusious was a genius and he too was chinese.

our stove is a multi fuel for logs, coal and peat.
hope the op is not put off buy costs
we know we made the right choice

and have our chimney swept twice a year.