Flue for a log burner

Apodemus

FreeBear wrote: »

... I figured £1K for a registered fitter was quite reasonable and it saved me the hassle of dealing with B.C.

Stovefittersmanual.co.uk wrote:

Scotland is actually very different; (nobody gives a damn 😉 see below):

Just in case anyone north of the border is following this thread, building regs appear to be quite different for us!

martinsurrey

Andy_WSM wrote: »

Clearly over-dressed!

I paid a little extra to buy a Burley Debdale stove, also 5kW and have been delighted with it's efficiency and how little ash is left to be cleaned out. I can get away with emptying the ash bed once a week, sometimes less even after burning for 12 hours a day.

I had a Debdale in my last house and was so impressed I have just had a Hollywell installed in my new house, they are the business!

sparkychris

Bit of update if anyone's interested!

I have bought a used logburner (Haven't picked it up yet) for a good price and as I am currently enjoying an unexpected day off work, I thought i'd pop to a logburner shop to ask some advice.

I explained that I was moving into a house soon and that I was looking at all the options with regards the installation of a log burner and that today I was looking at the diy option.

The lady in the shop made no mistake in making it clear to me that she was unimpressed. I asked if she sold all the bits necessary for the install, she replied; 'Yes'

from this point forward, all of her answers were as short and as unhelpful as possible and she wrote me this list:

10m flex cowl and adaptor £690
Reg plate - £85 £105
1m Ridged Flue £67
Paint £12.50
Stoves from £800
Hearths from £350 - £550

She didnt explain what any of these were unless I asked and then they were almost one word answers. I was in the shop less than 5 minutes.

I was quite shocked at how rude she came across, to be fair...

martinsurrey

She doesn't want to give you too much info in case you install it and kill your family, and then blame the advice she gave you.

Cant blame her.

sparkychris

martinsurrey wrote: »

She doesn't want to give you too much info in case you install it and kill your family, and then blame the advice she gave you.

Cant blame her.

I see your point but I dont see this as a reason to be so rude. I work as an electrician and there is a wholesaler/trade counter side of the business and as you can imagine, there are a lot of people who come in asking for advice and the counter staff explain the situation to them whilst at the same time being polite and professional.
I am only exploring the diy option as I have time on my hands- if I am not entirely comfortable with installing it I will go to the professionals (Which I probably will end up doing) but in being so short, all this lady did was ensure that I will never give a penny of my hard earned to her shop.

martinsurrey

sparkychris wrote: »

I see your point but I dont see this as a reason to be so rude. I work as an electrician and there is a wholesaler/trade counter side of the business and as you can imagine, there are a lot of people who come in asking for advice and the counter staff explain the situation to them whilst at the same time being polite and professional.

I am only exploring the diy option as I have time on my hands- if I am not entirely comfortable with installing it I will go to the professionals (Which I probably will end up doing) but in being so short, all this lady did was ensure that I will never give a penny of my hard earned to her shop.

So if you went to quote for an job as an electrician, and the homeowner told you they were going to change the consumer unit themselves, and started asking basic questions like "what wires do i need?" would you start telling them how?

or would you try to distance yourself from them?

keith969

sparkychris wrote: »

10m flex cowl and adaptor £690
Reg plate - £85 £105
1m Ridged Flue £67
Paint £12.50
Stoves from £800
Hearths from £350 - £550
.

Just looked at my quote, bear in mind this was 7.5 years ago:
8m 316 grade flexi flue liner 150mm diam £224.35
1 off 125x150mm adapter to flexi liner reducer £49.35
1 off 125mmx600mm stove pipe £34.35
1 off 125mm bend (actually had 2 in end) £35.65
1 off pot hanger cowl £85.22
1x reg plate (builder supplied, less than £100)
1x 20mm angolan blue granite hearth £300

The stove I bought was about £600 then. The stoves online folks were very helpful telling me what was needed. If your shop isn't helpful, there are plenty of others...

bris

Use a HETaS installer, Mr I can do that will see you dead in your sleep.

Pdbaggett

For a money saving site people are really reluctant with diy options on things. Its honestly not hard I just did mine and I'm not dead, stick a carbon monoxide detector next to it. The woman in the shop was probably rude as she would no doubt get a kick back from the fitter she would have recommended.

Plenty of shops around to get advice, I ordered all my stuff (very cheaply) from one of the many shops on ebay. Traders will help you much more when they only offer the items for sale and no installation service.

martinsurrey

Pdbaggett wrote: »

For a money saving site people are really reluctant with diy options on things. Its honestly not hard I just did mine and I'm not dead, stick a carbon monoxide detector next to it. The woman in the shop was probably rude as she would no doubt get a kick back from the fitter she would have recommended.

Plenty of shops around to get advice, I ordered all my stuff (very cheaply) from one of the many shops on ebay. Traders will help you much more when they only offer the items for sale and no installation service.

It is a money saving site, its not a bodge job site.

Did you get your install signed off by building regs?

Did you do a smoke test?

Have you got monoxide alarms in every room that leads off the chimney (leak into the chimney above the register and out of a crack in the breast in the room above , which is normally a bedroom)?

Part of being good at saving money is realizing that saving money isn't always worth it because it can be dangerous, and you only find out about it when your house burns down or someone dies.