Wood Burning Stove Installation

[mis25]

We are looking for HETAS approved engineers to site survey our property for wood burning stove installation both ground and first floor. We are located in SE5.

[jimbo1964]

Try Matt at Casa in Bellenden. He'll know someone.. Or search old threads.

[mis25]

Thanks so much!

[TechnicalBoy]

We got an excellent Morso wood burner (DEFRA approved) from Natural Fires in Catford. Sure they could help you out too - 020 8461 5006 - [email protected] - http://www.naturalfires.net/showrooms.php

[adamc79]

Two guys called Richard and Paul operate under the name of RPS, and they're fantastic. I've had a couple of fires fitted before and these two did by far the best job and were easily the best value too. Richard is on 07773 013713. They're mentioned on a few other threads here too.

[Huggers]

We used Dennis the installer who also works via Matt at Casa but got our wood burner independently from http://www.forestbailiff.co.uk/ as we got the clearview pioneer stove (defra approved 5kw) which was the same price as from clearview direct so no advantage from trying to get it on the internet or via a middleman as there is with other stoves. A website I found really helpful for comparing stoves was http://www.whatstove.co.uk/

[jimbo1964]

We have a Morso 04 which is DEFRA approved. Dennis installed ours.

[Huggers]

Morso Squirrel was a very close contender with us but clearview just won on being a bit bigger, its eco reputation and the big glass window. But both very good stoves I think, specially for London. Morso's very available new on the internet and different suppliers competing by cutting prices, but remember delivery charges. Installation is going to be your biggest expense at around ?1100 for a straightforward job.

[adamc79]

Dennis quoted for me too but Richard and Paul ended up being about a third of the price. They installed my woodburner a couple of months ago for less than ?300 if I remember rightly. Dennis wanted about ?850.

By the way I'd really recommend an Aga Ludlow stove if you're still looking. Very easy to control and the glass stays clean. They do a smoke exempt one for about ?800. As Huggers said, look at whatstove.co.uk.

[Huggers]

three hundred quid! blimey, that's cheap! dennis' estimate beat a couple of others for us.but all were over a grand.

[Ellie78]

We're interested too- i got quoted over 2000 from a Kent based firm. How can that be? We had to have our chimney lined .. Can that be it?

[Huggers]

chimney lining is important, insulation is not necessarily necessary. If chimney lined, it doesnt matter if your neighbours decide to remove their chimney breast in the future, or the integrity of their brick work- or yours.

[Curly]

I've just had a quote for chimney lining. It was ?1000. How does that compare?

[Huggers]

sounds about average to me.

[adamc79]

You might not need the flue lined. I didn't, hence the saving. Some installers will want to tell you that you need one, so that they can do the work. I'd really recommend RPS (number above), at least as a second opinion.

[dirty tree]

We got a 5kw stove fitted and 8m of stainlesss steel 5" ducting up our chimney plus a pot fitted and bird cowl all for ?850.

Wouldn't recommend the guy though as he was nice enough but a nightmare to deal with.