Woodburner Quotes In Northumberland

StevenMarks

A friend has just had quotes from Abbey Bridge Stoves and Biomass Ltd. in Jedburgh and John Willet's Fireplaces in Wrekenton to fit a woodburning stove.

The quotes have come in about £1,500 apart in price and I wondered if anyone had experience of either of these companies?

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T4NK

I have not had experience with these companies but I can give you an idea of cost if you let me know the size, the chimney length and any work to do with the fireplace etc.

StevenMarks

Hi T4NK,

The work itemised on one quote is:

Supply 1 x 5kw m/f stove
Installation materials including 904 liner 6” (est 5m)
Honed Granite Hearth
1 x Wooden Mantle
Relay carpet
Disconnect gas fire
Install new stove
Fit adaptor and install liner
Fit register plate and back fill with virmiculite
Light and demonstrate
Remove existing fireplace and try to salvage
Create opening 800wx900h
Plaster render finish opening
Lay new hearth

Thanks.

suisidevw

What's the make of stove, and how much were you quoted above?

StevenMarks

suisidevw wrote: »

What's the make of stove, and how much were you quoted above?

I'm not sure what the stove was; but think costed at £800 with no variance to work required if a different stove was selected.

suisidevw

And the prices for the two works presuming the same amount of work?

BuildingFife

If they are going to plaster the internal opening send them away, you should never plaster an opening with a stove in it.

It should be a cement render or something like vermiculite reeded panels or the like.

Depending on size of & thickness of granite hearth & basing it on an 800 stove you should be looking at approx £2-2200 supply & fit, or atleast in our area.

Hope this helps.

NVRAM

Maybe theyve just put "plaster render finish opening" so they didnt have to get all technical and are actually using a fire proof plaster/render on the walls?

StevenMarks

I think it is phrased that way to reduce technical terminology.

One quote was about £2,500 and the other about £4,000. Friend has clarified with cheaper and it sounds like work is similar.#

More expensive one has recommended a more expensive liner; the other has priced a cheaper one and said liner may not actually be needed due to house being 10 years old with class1 chimney.