On 01/02/2014 12:09, puffernutter wrote:
I live in an 1890 Victorian terrace. The dining room has a wood burner with back boiler (and a stainless steel flue) that provides our central heating needs. The front room has an open fireplace with a open gas fire (with those heat resistant blocks) that we haven't used for many years.

I plan to get the gas fire removed by a certified gas engineer.

I have a second wood burner that I should like to install in that fireplace. I have been quoted over £800 to have a flue installed.

I can fit a plate (with a hole for the fire flue) to seal off the brick flue and I can perform a smoke test. Assuming the smoke test is OK, do I have to fit a liner, or can I just install the wood burner? Do I have to get a HETAS engineer involved, if not, do Building Control have to be informed?

Very simply, what do I HAVE to do to meet any building regulations, laws etc.?

Cheers

Peter

I'm not an expert but when I moved into my current house 6 years ago it
had a wood-burning stove but no flue liner.

It was a disaster.

Obviously the chimney was in no fit state and tar stains and
condensation damp ruined the upstairs decorations, plaster and carpet
and the top of the corresponding downstairs wall doesn't bear looking at.

I've had a flue liner and vermiculite insulation installed (cost: £900)
and the situation is vastly improved, although it's only 5 months ago
and the walls haven't quite dried out.

None of this may apply in your case but it's a cautionary tale.

Another Dave