"puffernutter" wrote in message
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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

You need the flue liner.
It helps prevent tar buildup.
Theremay be leaks/bad joints in the brickwork that could leak CO into the
house.
It helps the stove run more efficently.

It's quite normal for the flue to cost s much/more as the stove/woodburner.
I demolished my existing chimney and installed a freestanding Selkirk
Metalbestos chimney.

Also, think about getting a room sealed stove. You don't need to have
combustion air coming into the room.

And you need a CO detector/alarm.