replacing chimney liner

donglefan

hi, i've been advised i need a new chimney liner for a multi-fuel stove, and quoted 1.5k by a reputable firm.  is it worth seeking other quotations, or are they likely to be around the same price?  thank you

Devongardener

It depends on your property, we paid £500 for the supply and installation of a new chimney liner in our single storey bungalow. So if you have more floors that price sounds reasonable, but it’s definitely worth getting another quote,

FreeBear

donglefan said:

hi, i've been advised i need a new chimney liner for a multi-fuel stove, and quoted 1.5k by a reputable firm.  is it worth seeking other quotations, or are they likely to be around the same price?  thank you

Are they going to use scaffolding, cherry picker, or work off a ladder (not recommended) ?

At that price, it would be worth getting any other work that needs doing on the chimney (pointing, flaunching, etc) done at the same time. And yes, always get additional quotes - Being a replacement liner, it won't need Building Regs sign-off.

donglefan

Thank you.  It could be a bit awkward not to accept the quote as it is from the lovely chimney sweep who attends annually.

donglefan

i bit the bullet on this but afterwards discovered that you don't have to have someone hetas registered to do this job.  a regular builder can do it and then you get the council in to approve the work.  so for a bit more hassle, it might be possible to save quite a bit.  i had three guys here for two hours from a local firm, so say seven man hours and a new liner @ £1600.   i would imagine a builder could have been significantly cheaper, but i'd have had to pay the council an unknown sum too.

FreeBear

Installing a new stove would require building regs sign-off. But just replacing the liner doesn't fall within the remit of Building Control as far as I'm aware.

donglefan

Every year the chimney sweep gives me a hetas certificate for the state of the chimney but this summer he gave it a 'fail' and said i needed a new liner.  As I understood from him, this invalidated my home insurance, if I were to light the stove in that situation and the chimney caught alight.  Hence the pressure to get it re-lined by autumn.