Wood burning stove installation

[Challenger605]

Hi there,

Before I waste the time of a Heatas Engineer, is it possible to install a Wood burner stove and flue liner into a existing fire place with a converted wood and heat resistant plasterboard chimney structure to first floor then original brick built chimney from bedroom on wards???

Many thanks

Challenger605

 

[landyandy]

I don't think you would be wasting his time, in fact it would be advisible imho.

Document J of the building regs would be a good place to start.

Heat reistant plasterboard isn't a non combustible material.

Ridgid twin wall flue pipe might be used in this case, not all hetas guys have this compitancy so its worth checking.

Andy.

 

[Norcon]

This sounds like one of those homes where a numskull previous house basher removed the chimney breast and now the next owner wants to reinstate it.

 

[Challenger605]

Hi,

Many thanks for the responses.

The previous owners carried out a Job taking the chimney breast away and almost taking the house down with it!

The bedroom floor had dropped away. This was a missed by the survey company who carried out full building survey.

I will hopefully get heatas to carry out a survey this week.

Regards

Lee.

 

[Norcon]

The previous owners carried out a Job taking the chimney breast away and almost taking the house down with it!

That doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

You could opt for a modern style without the chimney breast.

 

[dann09]

Years ago, i was asked to view a chimney breast job.

On entering the end terrace house front door i was confronted with the owners extensive family sitting with very unhappy faces, on carpets that covered the whole open plan ground floor.

Looking up i could see the roof rafters, there was nothing in-between - both sets of joists had been removed.
The bathroom was in a lean-to at the rear.

I politely said that the house was a deathtrap & that they should leave immediately - unhappy family heads were vigorously nodded in agreement.

Nothing daunted, the owner insisted that work must proceed. I insisted that i must leave.

Some months later the whole lot collapsed - witnesses noted that the owner was first to exit the family home.