Wood Stove - typical cost to have one fitted?

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Wood Stove - typical cost to have one fitted?

13 posts & 10 voices | Started 6 months ago by s | Latest reply from Dobbo

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s - Member

I know a few of you on here have wood burning stoves, so hope you don't mind me asking a question about cost:

Planning to have a wood stove fitted by a HETAS approved installer.

Just trying to guage if the first quote I have had, is about right cost wise?

The Stove will cost £650 for a Defra aproved smoke free version.

Will need a stainless steel liner, stove pipe, & cowl & register plate fitting, fireboard internals to fireplace, new stone hearth & make good plasterwork, plus a CO detector, smoke test, certificate, etc.

Been quoted £2k, which includes the cost of the stove, all parts & labour.

Does that seem about right to you?

Posted 6 months ago #
ransos - Member

That's cheap. I had a quote nearer £4k!

Posted 6 months ago #
Stoner - Member

my experience:
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/log-burners-advice#post-2988935

Posted 6 months ago #
bristolbiker - Member

About 2.5K all in for ours for S/S liner, stove pipe, register plate, hearth and all fitting with a 1.2K-ish stove.

Posted 6 months ago #
s - Member

Thanks stoner & everyone else

Very helpful

Guess it a busy time for the firms now too

Posted 6 months ago #
nbt - Member

Ours came in around 2k - stove, fitting, hearth rebuilt, chimney liner fitted and plastering to make good

Posted 6 months ago #
flatfish - Member

about £1400 including the stove at about £650

Posted 6 months ago #
martinhutch - Member

Just to say you don't have to involve HETAS. I was quoted 2K just to line the chimney and fit the thing from two HETAS guys near me. It actually cost me £1500 including knocking out the chimney breast, plastering inside, new hearth, liner, stove etc.

I did this by doing my homework on the regs, then getting it fitted by a competent builder and signed off by the local authority. None of it is rocket science if you take the time to read Part J of the Building Regs and work out what you need - its all pretty straightforward stuff.

Posted 6 months ago #
s - Member

martinhutch - Member

Just to say you don't have to involve HETAS. I was quoted 2K just to line the chimney and fit the thing from two HETAS guys near me. It actually cost me £1500 including knocking out the chimney breast, plastering inside, new hearth, liner, stove etc.

I did this by doing my homework on the regs, then getting it fitted by a competent builder and signed off by the local authority. None of it is rocket science if you take the time to read Part J of the Building Regs and work out what you need - its all pretty straightforward stuff.

Its a good and valid point martinhutch, I have not looked into the regs that much TBH, I am only going on what my home insurance company seem to want if I have one fitted.

But I think I might look it this a bit further, thanks for the tip.

Posted 6 months ago #
martinhutch - Member

If you get it signed off under building regs, you'll have a building regs certificate for the work, which would surely be enough for an insurer?

Posted 6 months ago #
Bushwacked - Member

I've just been quoted £2k for a Charnwood C-four, fitting and putting a liner in etc. All in job the guy said.

Posted 6 months ago #
midlifecrashes - Member

If you have a typical chimney, in good nick, built as part of the house, you probably won't need a liner either.

Posted 6 months ago #
Dobbo - Member

I did this by doing my homework on the regs, then getting it fitted by a competent builder and signed off by the local authority. None of it is rocket science if you take the time to read Part J of the Building Regs and work out what you need - its all pretty straightforward stuff.

Ditto, my nextdoor neighbour had done his so we did mine, hired a roof ladder bought flue liner and bits online & stove locally. Did it to regs and got it signed off, and it's as good as getting it HETAS installed. They are just qualified to sign there own work off.

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