The happy day when we finally say goodbye to our dino juice burning pile of crap is fast approaching, and the sooner the better.
It's a beast, so we are planning the logistics carefully in advance. The bit that I am unsure about is removing the flue - it's a fairly standard section of enamel from Rayburn to ceiling, then it goes into a Stirling twinwall ss flue up through the loft space and through the sarking/slates.
My question is whether the Rayburn is intended to support the flue system, or whether the flue will happily remain in place if the Rayburn is removed?
There are several brackets in the loft space holding the flue but it's unclear if they are stabilising only rather than holding the weight, if that makes sense.
The flue is ultimately going anyway, but if the Rayburn is supporting the flue I'll need to do everything in a different order and in good weather to repair the hole in the roof once the flue is out
Definitely not an expert but I think the brackets should hold most of the flue (I. E. Above kitchen ceiling height).
I've replaced my sister's stove previously and the twin wall stayed in place.
Watching with interest.
I've had another look and although it's got two brackets in the loft space, I'm not convinced they are load bearing. Hmmm.
Previous owner has form for bodging!
Congratulations on getting rid of the hateful Rayburn.
Can't you just wedge and or prop the remains somehow once it is gone?
Can't you just wedge and or prop the remains somehow once it is gone?
Yeah. This is kind of where I'm going with it at the moment. I can get the Rayburn out and then wait for dryer weather to sort the flue and roofing remedial work.
Twinwall flexible flue liner weighs next to nothing anyway. Not sure why you're worrying about it. The only bit with a bit of weight will be the enamelled plain pipe joining it to the Rayburn. Tie it up with a bit of cord.
Just add an extra strap that you *know* is weight bearing. Doesn't need to be anything major.
Or if the flue is going for scrap anyway, just drill/screw through the existing bracket, into the flue.
Twinwall flexible flue liner weighs next to nothing anyway.
Flexible flue liner is exactly that, a liner for using inside a chimney, if you have flexible flue liner outside of a chimney you have reached peak and dangerous levels of bodging.
But this is a twin wall rigid sectional flue & should be independently supported ie no weight borne by the appliance. But yes many are bodged so bodge away & support properly before removing Rayburn.