rsk289locost
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 08:57 PM |
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Woodburner advice required pse.
Hi all. Hoping someone can help me on this one. SWMBO would like a inset cassette type woodburner in the front room. However reading building regs
it seems you need fireproof plaster on the chimney brest. Our house is 13 years old and the chimney brest is plaster on brick. So the question is do
we have to remove the existing plaster and replace with fireproof plaster or not? Thanks in advance. Stuart
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owelly
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:03 PM |
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Fit a stainless steel liner and the jobs a teapot!
Unless the house was built and designed to have a decorative fireplace, then you should have no bother!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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bracey
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:05 PM |
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post a pic and ill tell you exactly what to do ie make etc
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rsk289locost
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:21 PM |
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Thanks for the replies. The woodburner SWMBO likes is the one shown below.
www.scan.dk/page/196?selected_id=758&idx=#758 is the firms web page. Our chimney had an open fire with hearth and firebrick lining which have
been removed. The building regs insist on 150mm clearance from combustable materials. I take this to be things like furnishings, carpets and
plasterboard walls(?). I am just canvassing opinions on here before trudging around showrooms. Seems some traders (not all by any means) insist on a
marble surround (£££££££££££!)
 
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JoelP
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:30 PM |
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for what its worth, i believe plasterboard is rated at 30mins fireproof, so maybe boarding the chimney would suffice? I'll point out, i know
nowt about the subject really, but im on a roll and cant stop typing 
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rsk289locost
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:31 PM |
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:33 PM |
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It's down to the temperatures involved, I do R & D work for a company that makes fires, normal plaster just isn't up to the job, it
will crack and fall off, thats just on gas fires, wood burning stuff is far hotter.
Find somewhere where you can get masterboard, it comes in 8x4 sheets, mount his on the front wall instead of plaster and just dress the edges.
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:39 PM |
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Here's ours
 
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rsk289locost
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:45 PM |
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jroberts..that's a nice installation. Hope you don't mind me asking..what make of fire is it and what did you use for the
surround/backboard?
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mookaloid
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jroberts
Here's ours
very smart
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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caber
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:51 PM |
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Probably not helpful but in my 1850s house there is a layer of plaster reinforced with horse hair below the finish plaster. I have a wood burner where
there was an open fire and have accidentally had it burning so hard it was glowing red  the plaster seems fine no sign of cracking.
I suppose if you can't find a horse to shave you could always ask the local barber. . . . .
Caber
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3GEComponents
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:52 PM |
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It's a Stovax item.
http://www.stovax.com/products.htm?cid=2&sid=2&pid=50
The fire is installed in natural stone tiles from Original Style (part of the same company)
http://www.originalstyle.com/tile_stone_limestone.htm
We do som dramtic stuff in gas It's 1.3m wide by the way.
 
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rsk289locost
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 09:55 PM |
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Wow...bet that last one cost a bomb. Very nice though. Many thanks for all the replies guys.
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tomblyth
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| posted on 27/2/07 at 10:42 PM |
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fermacel
check out this board , I've used it for fireproofing on a number of occasions and it easy to work with
http://www.futurebuild.co.uk/page.cfm/action=Exhib/ExhibID=00099
http://www.fermacell.co.uk/specifier_home.html
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Howlor
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| posted on 28/2/07 at 08:33 AM |
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From the title I thought someone was trying to build a steamie locost!
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/2/07 at 10:38 AM |
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If it's plaster over 4" brick or block you will be fine, just fit a stainless flue liner. I fitted a small multi fuel wood/coal or coke
stove a few years ago and it's not burnt the plaster off the chimney breast above it yet. Here's a picture (not cleaned up from last night
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[Edited on 28/2/07 by Peteff]
 
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yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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