Woodburning stove

suki1964

Doug_bea wrote: »

you can sweep it yourself thats fine, although its advisable to check with your insurance on the safe side you know what there like for dodging a payment!!! but to take it apart and re-install it then you have to be HETAS registerd or have building controll re-inspect and certificate. If you just want to take it down then i'm sure thats fine! just the putting back up bit haha

So in other words you are retracting what you stated as fact earlier - I am not breaking any laws rules or regs and that all this need for a certificate of sweeping was you just talking out the back of your bum??

crphillips

beanrua wrote: »

England is NOT the UK, it is IN the UK. That's not nit picking, that's just the way it is.

Fair enough. All my posts that follow are regarding English building regs:-)

Doug_bea

suki1964 wrote: »

So in other words you are retracting what you stated as fact earlier - I am not breaking any laws rules or regs and that all this need for a certificate of sweeping was you just talking out the back of your bum??

I Think you'll Find that was "swipe" who said you needed the sweep certificate, regarding the legal part, that still stands lol:T (in england haha)

I know allot of people who sweep there own chimney every year good as gold, but i know they never do any smoke tests on them or even know what there looking for when they sweep it and altough the condition of the flue was good when they had the fire installed 10 years ago who knows what it's like now!!!

beanrua

Okey Dokey - I get my chimney swept by a reputable chimney sweep twice a year - I know the risks of not getting it swept - but I don't get a certificate; and to be honest I don't know what the law states - perhaps I should find out!!!!

crphillips

There's no laws regarding sweeping. Anyone can sweep a flue. Some insurance companies want certificates at the correct sweeping intervals or they'll not pay out. Insurance companies will do anything not to pay out, especially in the event of a house fire so you don't want to give them any excuse.

beanrua

Good point crphillips. I agree totally. Anything to make life easier when you need it most.

suki1964

Doug_bea wrote: »

I Think you'll Find that was "swipe" who said you needed the sweep certificate, regarding the legal part, that still stands lol:T (in england haha)

I know allot of people who sweep there own chimney every year good as gold, but i know they never do any smoke tests on them or even know what there looking for when they sweep it and altough the condition of the flue was good when they had the fire installed 10 years ago who knows what it's like now!!!

Yep was Swipe - sorry if I got you confuddled

And the legal part was what again? Sorry I still cant find any laws saying I ( or hubby) cant put up and take down a chimney

Or are you talking about local building control?

suki1964

crphillips wrote: »

There's no laws regarding sweeping. Anyone can sweep a flue. Some insurance companies want certificates at the correct sweeping intervals or they'll not pay out. Insurance companies will do anything not to pay out, especially in the event of a house fire so you don't want to give them any excuse.

Can you tell us what these correct intervals are?

I read here some sweep three or four times a year - others annually

crphillips

This little snippet is taken directly from the government site regarding building regs:

"Anyone wanting to carry out building work which is subject to the Building Regulations is required by law to make sure it complies with the Regulations."

Therefore complying to building regs is the law. The regs are different in Scotland though and I don't think chimneys come under building regs.

suki1964

crphillips wrote: »

This little snippet is taken directly from the government site regarding building regs:

"Anyone wanting to carry out building work which is subject to the Building Regulations is required by law to make sure it complies with the Regulations."

Therefore complying to building regs is the law. The regs are different in Scotland though and I don't think chimneys come under building regs.

So once again you are only talking about English Law and therefore me not living in England didnt actually break any law

Dont suppose an apology is coming my way is it?