I can get wood all day long everyday, however i have no chimney in my house just a gas fire (bust) into a flue going to the roof before i try to repair/replace the fire does anyone know costs of making a wood burner happen? i don't care if it's a smokeless zone blah blah just want ideas on the cost of an install and if the free wood is worth the hassle or if i should just put the money towards paying the gas. ta.
you can have the flue on the outside of your house, but it has to be double skinned and stainless. my neighbour had one and the flue cost the same again as the burner!
Rick can you not run a flue liner up the gas one or has it not a big enough dia to take it. You could always rip out the existing useless fireplace and stick a brunner a corner so you can flue it outside (maybe) or how about an internal double wall flue going up through the ceiling/floor and the roof which would then warm above as well. Just thinking aloud so may or not be useful.
Tues, i honestly don't know! i'm getting the (wise) tlb'ers advice before i decide, basically i want ideas before/if i get a man to look, whatever i can do i need to think if free wood offsets the price of paying for the work versus the gas use i have now.
The state of your chimney is the key. If its lined you may be in luck. If it's a Copex you could attach the chimney of the stove to it. If there's nothing there have it swept and have a smoke test. If it draws well and there's no leaks you can install without a liner. If it leaks etc you'll need it lining...up on the roof...maybe a scaffold...plenty of money. Not worth it if you're on a budget. The stoves are anything from a few hundred to a couple of grand. Bargain quality (say Morso) on ebay. If I had free wood it would be a no brainer. They are very efficient and warm. Open the room door and heat the house. Stick two fingers up to energy prices.
as i say there isn't nor never has been a chimney, we aren't talking a modified house that was once coal all it's ever had is a flue so without investigation by a man in the know i could be stuck
Sounds like the twin walled stainless flue could be the way to go. Probably worth it long term, but you would have to have a boxing from your stove position right up through the floor and the room above and out the roof. Or as Dog said and move the stove position to an outside wall if posibble.
We had one fitted a few months ago . Flue Liner was £800, Multi Fuel Burner £450 . It replaced a gas flame effect fire and mighty pleased we are with it. There was no need for scaffolding as they used roofing ladders - if you're handy with your hands it should be relatively simple
so 'if' i fitted a fire to an ouside wall all you need is a hole in the wall and a long chimney over the roof? this can just be a metal pipe? what's the legalities? permission needed?
You can run a flue up inside the house, but it has to be sutable for wood (double skinned) then no problems. You need to be careful of where it vents, with reference to being in clean air, but I guess if you duplicate the gas fire exit height, it should be OK. Don't worry about smokeless zones as a proper efficient stove will be certified for smokeless anyway and will only smoke briefly when you light it. We have this one: http://www.esse.com/multifuel-stoves/100/ which is small enough to not require a special air inlet to the room but still pumps out loads of heat and burns clean. I went to a local stove specialist and got a decent discount as well - these guys are usually busy, but if it's a cash sale with no installation they will do a deal.
Have you not got a fireplace/stove place anywhere local Ricky? I've found the ones near me really helpful for advice recently. Just taken a gas fire out to burn wood instead, but they were very good on regs etc. didn't cost me ought for the chats I had.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Selkirk-twin-wall-flue-system-6-internal-diameter-/200827496330?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item2ec240678a&_uhb=1#ht_1052wt_1346 Here you go Rick
