My costings for installing stove....

Greenfires

A._Badger wrote: »

My own view, just as an owner, is that there is far too much conjecture in the market - and my scepticism alarm rings furiously when I note that professional (sic) opinion always seems to err on the side of the consumer being expected to pay more.

Most end-users don't get much choice and just have to accept what they are told. It's not a very satisfactory state of affairs.

As a chimney sweep working with stoves and chimneys every day, I have to say I agree with you completely Badger. Some of my customers have been told all sorts of stuff by so called professionals, and to be honest, the big companies with the nice uniforms and new vans tend to be a lot worse than the one man bands. Latest saga was a disintegrated liner 3 years old serving a boiler stove running smokeless fuel 24/7 all winter. Installers had been aware of the fuel she used and the way she used the stove - and fitted 316 grade liner anyway. Three years later and a sneeze would have gone through the few remaining intact bits. Then they said if the manufacturer would honour the warranty, they would provide another liner for free - but it would still be the wrong 316 liner (AND of course the manufacturer would supply it to them for free) but they'd charge her to fit it! I even rang HETAS on her behalf as to my mind the whole thing had been specced wrong from the start. Their reply was that "we can't comment on individual business practices" - end of story...I knew there'd be problems as soon as she mentioned the company that installed it - I've followed them onto loads of jobs where they've given wrong advice, told customers their 3 month old liners are breached and so on. Yep, they'll be making a hell of a lot more profit than I do - but I wonder how they manage to sleep at night to be honest.

muckybutt

suisidevw wrote: »

This now works! Cheers MB. How does yours 'sit' with building regs in terms of distance from side and back? I am asking because if another rquery. Will make a new post for that!

All signed off

No problems with the sides getting red hot due to it being a boiler model so Council were happy to sign it off being as the Hetas installer didnt give me a cert and couldnt be asred to send me one :mad:

suisidevw

Glad to hear it! As per my other thread, will probably only have 39mm behind the stove. Hopefully that'll be sufficient but from what I hear it will probably be dependent on the installer!

aelitaman

suisidevw wrote: »

Glad to hear it! As per my other thread, will probably only have 39mm behind the stove. Hopefully that'll be sufficient but from what I hear it will probably be dependent on the installer!

check the manual of the stove you are going to purchase. It will have minimum distances for installation. The HETAS installer may insist that those distances are met.

suisidevw

Agree. Charnwood say 75mm so possibly an issue with installer!

suisidevw

Finally finished redecorating and making our living room nice. Stoves been in for a few weeks now and being worked hard everynight. Temps out in the hallway etc are approx 21degrees, so the boiler is staying off.

If you're thinking about one and have a free source of wood, go for it. Nothing better than sitting there toasty with the flames bouncing around with the wind and rain lashing at the windows!

Total cost for the breast to be rendered/plastered, Charnwood 4.9kw stove, liner, materials, new pot etc, fitting, HETAS sign off etc = £1500.

Many thanks for all help and advice over the last month


stove11 by on Flickr


stove12 by , on Flickr

w50nky

Looks really good!

Looks like you have plenty of wood to keep you warm too.

Love the dogs ears!

Enjoy

suisidevw

Cheers! Glad you like. I forgot my FlickR was open, I guess that's where you saw the stash and dog!

muckybutt

Done a good job there, looks great. :beer:

suisidevw

Cheers Mucky, it certainly keeps downstairs warm and it a super solidly built stove!