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If you have no Chimney

Purchasing stove/materials

  • What is a multifuel stove? And other terminology explained…
  • Wood burning or multifuel stove?
  • What size stove for my room?
  • Fireplace opening side air gaps
  • What to look for when buying a stove.
  • Chinese wood burners – should I buy one?
  • Smoke Control Areas and wood burning stoves. You can burn wood!
  • What are DEFRA approved stoves?
  • SIA Ecodesign stoves: will they suck the slippers off of grandma?
  • Do I need an air vent for a wood burning stove? If I do not bother?
  • Stoves 6kw and higher that can have a 5″ liner
  • Stove and brand reviews/articles
  • Beginner’s Guide

ALL LINKS BELOW THIS BUTTON ARE AIMED AT SELF-INSTALLERS

The links below are all aimed at self installers (builders, tradesmen, competent householders etc.). Building regulations for wood burning stoves: The manual is designed to be used alongside Document J of the Building Regulations for wood burning stoves, England & Wales (stoves without boilers) and Document G of the Building Regulations England & Wales (stoves with boilers) coupled with any advice provided by your local Building Control. Note that regulations for Scotland and Northern Ireland differ slightly and precise details should be checked for compliance. Other regulations may be applicable (e.g. for electrics if adding controls to wet systems). In all cases you should not rely on this manual alone.

Resources

  • Stovefitter’s TV (Youtube)
  • Vitreous flue pipe dimensions
  • Terminology (by Stove Fitter’s Warehouse)
  • Installers (happy to do labour-only)

Before you start

  • Self installing: Introduction
  • What’s with all the terminology?
  • Legally, can I fit a solid fuel stove?
  • What’s it going to cost me?
  • The SURVEY of your property
  • If using an existing chimney – are you going to fit a chimney liner?
  • Links to Building Regulations
  • Regulations queries

Fireplace opening

  • Introduction
  • Building regulations for the fireplace
  • Opening up a fireplace
  • Fireplace opening too small?
  • Air gap above & behind stove
  • Removing a back boiler
  • Fitting a fireplace lintel
  • Distance to combustibles
  • Lining a fireplace
  • Simple paint job of a fireplace
  • Tiling a fireplace
  • Rendering a fireplace
  • Register plate or closure plate?

Hearth

  • Introduction
  • Hearth regulations
  • Simple slate or limestone
  • Granite and honed slate
  • Tiling a hearth

Chimneys & Liners

  • Stove, chimney liner and fitting materials: create your own shopping list
  • Regulations and rules for the chimney
  • What is chimney liner (flue liner)?
  • Do I need to line my chimney?
  • Cheap chimney flue liner?
  • Regulations for lining a chimney
  • Most common liner diameter is…
  • Can I. should I, fit a 5″ chimney liner?
  • Stoves 6kw and higher that can have a 5″ liner
  • What grade of chimney liner? 316 or 904?
  • How much liner in metres should I order?
  • Should I insulate my chimney liner?
  • How to line a chimney with chimney liner – easy peasy
  • Fitting a chimney liner to a pot or cowl
  • Chimney stack ends in loft (somebody took it down)
  • Access and safety when fitting liners (and some quick-build platform ideas)
  • Simple guide to ordering liner and fitting pack

Stove Fit: To Flexible Liner In Chimney

  • Introduction
  • Stove to flue to adaptor to liner
  • Connected to liner, inside fireplace opening
  • Connected to liner, outside fireplace opening
  • Distance to combustibles
  • Chimney stack ends in loft (somebody took it down)

Stove Fit: Direct To Chimney

  • Do I need to line my chimney flue?
  • Connecting a wood burning stove direct to a chimney
    • Please think about fitting a chimney liner
  • Distance to combustibles
  • Chimney stack ends in loft (somebody took it down)

Stove Fit: If You Have No Chimney

  • Fitting A New Twin Wall flue
  • Twin Wall Flue design service by Stovefitter’s (FREE)
  • Distance to combustibles
  • Regulations and rules for the chimney
  • Conservatories
  • Small boats and caravans
  • Chimney stack ends in loft (somebody took it down)
  • Example twin wall job: off back of stove and outside building
  • Example twin wall job: off top of stove and outside building
  • Example twin wall job: off top of stove and internal within building
  • Rosettes and cover plates for twin wall

Stove Fit: Inset/Cassette Stoves

  • Inset and cassette stoves – general fitting guide
  • Fitting an inset with integral front face (Pevex Bohemia X40)
  • Fitting a cassette with removable front face (Scan DSA 11)

Stove Fit: Boiler Stoves

  • Boiler stoves: an introduction
  • Boiler stoves: key concepts
  • Heat sink radiator
  • Injector T meets pumped radiators on a solid fuel system
  • The classic diagram
  • Boiler stoves key building regulations
  • Cylinder or thermal store downstairs?
  • Thermal store system
  • Dunsley neutraliser system

IMPORTANT CHECKLIST BEFORE YOU LIGHT YOUR APPLIANCE

  • Before you light your wood burning or multifuel stove

Solar Thermal

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