Installing a wood burner flue

dannyboy10000

Hi All, I'm looking to buy a barn conversion which has no fireplace so we want to put a wood burning stove in. I wondered if you can run the flue through the roof (and therefore through the upper floor of the house) or if it has to go up the outside of the house? I have seen flue's which go up through the ceiling and into the attic space, but never through an upstairs room?

We just thought it might help heat the upstairs a little bit?

Thanks in advance.

Dan

rustyboy21

You can run the flue pipe through the house, infact a lot of people do this, especially in Barn conversions.


However, you are aware that it is not the normal flexi flue pipe that you run through a chimney aren't you? You will need to use rigid twin wall pipe throughout, in order that the flue gases don't condense on the way up the pipe. don't be fobbed off with incorrect pipework.
The flue pipe will be like this.


http://www.fotosearch.com/UNS052/u16597211/


Anywhere the fluepipe goes near joists/through woodwork, you will need to protect it from combustion.

MX5huggy

http://www.eco-flame.co.uk/img/portfolio/west2.jpg gives a better image of a twin wall flue through a room.

ruben93watson

I think thats a pretty good idea. You can try that without any concerns.

rustyboy21

The only concern you would have is that the outside will still get hot to the touch. So if you are putting it through woodwork or have kids that may touch it, you will have to be very careful.

cyclonebri1

As all above plus it has to be signed off by building control, who at present still don't understand the requirements and testing needed for any fire, or at least in my area they don't.
You need a savvy installer;)

Ectophile

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

You need a savvy installer;)

Or even easier, a HETAS installer. They can sign off their own work, and the council doesn't need to get involved.

cyclonebri1

Ectophile wrote: »

Or even easier, a HETAS installer. They can sign off their own work, and the council doesn't need to get involved.

Yes, I couldn't recall, (didn't know even), the body, just know they know how to do it and the council don't.

SIL had 2 new fires installed just after the change in regs, 1 was a solid fuel burner and the other a gas stove.

The gas was done by a GS guy, but we fitted the solid fuel unit in accordance with the regs and instructions, council BI came to look and didn't have a clue, we explained how it had been done and checked and he said we knew more than he did and signed it off:D:D

captainhindsight_2

What stove are you putting in? We have a clearview by far the best on the market IMO.

sew_what

Check you don't need planning permission - I know my Mum wasn't allowed a chimney on their barn conversion (because barns don't have chimneys.....)