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Chimney & Fireplace

Installing a gas stove when the chimney breast has been taken out downstairs

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.31 PM

Hi, I have recently moved into my house and the chimney breast downstairs has been taken out. Before moving in I got a structural engineer to check and it's all ok but I really want to install a gas fire and now don't know the best way to do it. The chimney breast is still upstairs, just not downstairs so I'm not sure if the best way is to get a builder to rebuild the chimney breast downstairs? Or I have been reading about a twin wall flue, would that be something that could go up through the existing chimney Bresst upstairs and out through the roof? The fire would not be on an exterior wall. Do you have any advice on which would be best and cheapest option? Thank you

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4 Answers

GSM Woodburning Stoves

Rating: 5 out of 5
Birmingham
You can get structural engineer to draw up a plan to rebuild new chimney breast. Its a thing we can help you with.
Answered5 April 2020
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Toasty Stoves

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Bristol
hello,could rebuild, which is an aesthetic thing, twin wall would only have to go to meet old chimney then flexi liner on up, twin wall about £100 mtr so not cheap. and might look odd. if the gas is far away, that going to be expensive bring it to fire..depending on money, i would get brochures and sit with who ever you need to and find your dream, rebuilding chimney would not cost a lot, and take very little time. you will need a hearth as well. mark innes. innes canstruction
Answered5 April 2020
0

SMDesign

Rating: 5 out of 5
Studley
A twin wall flue factory made Gas flue. This flue could then be boxed in.
Answered5 April 2020
0

Anonymous user

It’s fairly straight forward. We do them all the time. You can reinstate a chimney beast very quickly including a real or gas fire. If gas you can use Bvent system and adapt to whatever’s left of the flue and chimney. You can also use a Twinwall flue system. Connected via an anchor plate into the existing flue. You do not need to go to the expense of a structural engineer. We plant at least 12 to 15 of these installation every year with outstanding results.
Answered9 April 2020
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