How Much Will It Cost To Install A Wood Burner

Thats about average, it is nuts.Ive fitted 3 at my own places and mates. I was always quoted about a grand on top of actually buying a burner.

It should take no longer than a day for 2 people. Thi sdoesnt include any plumbing for back burners etc.Basically, fit burner into position, get on roof/chimney and lower something like a hammer down the chimney on a length of rope. This can be tricky, itll get stuck etc. Once its through, attach to liner and pull through. This again will get stuck but its not that bad with 2 of you.Once its through, attach to a 1 meter rigid pipe, seal to wood burner, fit heat plate above fire etc.Ive never bothered filling the cavity, havnt seen a need personally. Works a treat, if your at all practical you can do it yourself 🙂I save myself a fortune heating my house purely by free wood 😀.

If I were having an installation without a chimney I’d go up to ceiling level internally, then through the wall and up the outside of the house in twinwall rather then mess with the roof.As an update on my installation price, the installer apparently couldn’t find our house even though I had said that a sat nav would take him to the wrong place. Nor could he find his phone so he went home instead. Luckily he found his phone just in time to answer my call telling him to stick his quote up his own flu.If he can’t find his phone in the car in daylight then I don’t want him installing my stove. Has to be HETAS as we’re in a smoke-control zoneWhy?

I’ve just posted this on the boiler thread, but these ‘competent persons’ schemes are just there to self-certify that you’ve followed building regs. It’s perfectly possible to fit it yourself, or have a builder fit it, and get it certified by submitting a building notice and having it inspected by the council.Smoke control zone will affect your choice of burner, but I can’t for the life of me understand why it would compel you to use HETAS.We did what I’ve just described. We had quotes of 1200 for just fitting and comissioning, and frankly that was taking the piss in a captive and misled market.

Some building control depts will imply or even tell you to use HETAS because they can’t be arsed, but it’s not a requirement, just a convenient and expensive way to do it.These are the relevant regs if using an existing chimney.They really aren’t that complicated. The council will want to see the flue smoke tested to check for draw and leakage, and see there is adequate hearth thickness and clearance either side of the appliance.If the burner is over 5kw, then there are some additional things you’ll need in terms of ventilation.

Just an update – Our disaster fitting saga continues. I think we’re on visit 8 now.! Top tip – if you turn up to fit the slate hearth, always make sure that you have it with youaaaaargggghh!!We were however most worried about the flue liner, as our roof is hanging on by its fingernails to say the least, and so we insisted on using our own chap who is aware of how bad it is and has been up before.

He came on Saturday bang on time and had the liner down in minutes, all done. If only the rest of it had gone that well, and it’s bizarre that the bit I was most worried about turned out to be the easiest. I still don’t think it’ll be done by Summer 2013, although the stove is now plonked in the middle of the front room carpet. God knows what it’ll be like when done.

Wood burner installation costs?We are always asked how much it will cost to install a wood-burning stove or chimney liner PROPERLY and at Stove-Sellers, we specialise in fitting flexible stainless steel flue liners and prefabricated rigid sectional steel liners as well as fully insulated chimney systems. Most (but not all) properties in France already have a chimney so essentially all we have to do is decide how suitably sound the chimney is to take a stove, and the method of fitting (i.e. Whether to use the existing chimney or, as is most often the case, whether to line it).To give you some idea of the costs involved and to help you budget, we have listed the principle components needed and their costs. The below is just a guide. For an accurate quote a thorough would have to be conducted beforehand, but here are some pointers of the components you will most certainly need for starters. Please remember that Stove-Sellers is a specialist stove installer (not a builder, plumber or renovation company). We only install to a high standard and all our installations comply with the relevant FRENCH building legislation currently in force.

How Much Does It Cost To Install A Wood Burner Nz

Therefore make sure that your installer quotes you for a professional installation and itemises all the parts required such as those mentioned below so that you can make your comparison. If they say that some parts are 'not needed' ask them why not, as although their quote may seem cheaper the quality of their installation may fall well below your expectations with complications (such as water leaking from an unsealed chimney pot) showing itself only well after you have bought and paid for your installation. Ask them what they know about the regulations too. A responsibleFrench installer will know them well and will even be able to provide copies of them if requested.

Be suspicious if they try to change the subject if they don't seem to know what you are talking about. Flexible chimney liner(Type: Class 1 double skinned for solid fuel appliances). Depending on the length of your flue budget around €50, 00 per metre of liner. Most liners required will be of 6” (150mm) in diameter. Some may be larger (e.g 8”/200mm) and cost a few euros per metre more.

Beware of buying cheap liners as they may not have a full 10 year guarantee (as ours do) and may only be suitable for gas & oil appliances and are NOT the same as those used for woodburners which have a higher temperature rating. Heavy duty liners will cost more and are more suitable for long periods of slow burning or 'slumbering' and are more commonly used with boiler stoves and cookers. Top and bottom liner bracketsFor supporting the liner to the top of the stack as well as fixing it at the bottom you will require 2 stainless steel brackets costing around €22,00 - €29,00 each. AdapterTo connect the flexible liner to the stoves offtake pipe.

€27. Enammelled stove pipeThe main pipe which comes off the top of the stove and disappears into the 'gather' area of the chimney before connecting to the liner. Budget around €45 for a metre of length of decent quality 6' heavy duty stove pipe. Steel register/closure plateA plate made of 1.5mm mild steel with a hole cut slightly larger than the diameter of the flue pipe which is fixed to the gather area of the chimney (the part of the top of the fireplace recess which funnels the flue gasses into the flue-way).

A small register plate will cost around €55 with the largest costing in excess of €100 if for example, you have a huge inglenook sized opening to close off. BracketsYou will need various brackets to fix and support the register/closure plate into position. Budget around €30 for an average sized chimney. Labour As a specialist company, we have a competitive labour rate of €37,50 HT per engineer, per hour.

For liner installations we usually quote based on an average 8 hour day (excluding travel and associated expenses). However, once we have issued a quotation and agreed terms our quote remains fixed irrespective of how long the job takes.