Installation of a stove is governed by building regulations Approved Document J.

If you were to install the stove yourself, not only would you have to read and dissect this document, but you would also have to make sure you follow it to a tee and then notify building control on a building notice. Unless you have previous experience as a builder, fireplace installer or gas fitter we would not recommend installing your stove yourself.

However, if you still would like to proceed with the self-installing your stove you can liaise with our HETAS registered engineer who can advise, supervise and who will certificate the installation once it will be carry on and completed accordingly with the Building Regulations requirements. Whichever route you take will not make any difference, legally.

We offer FREE surveys on all our work and will be happy to make a visit any time suitable for you. Please fill out the quick contact form below to book in your free survey visit.

As with most things around the house, stoves need a little bit of tender loving care in order to serve you well throughout its life and like any machine your stove needs to have a regular check over.

Below are the main parts of your stove that you would need to check in order for your stove to work efficiently:

• Fire Grate
• Fire Bricks
• Stove Throat plate
• Ash Pan
• Stove Rope Seal
• Heat Resistant Glass

The above mentioned are the main parts, that can have an effect on the way the stove works. It is recommended that you check the above items regularly. This will ensure that your stove looks after you through out the cold winter months, year after year.

Although efficient to run, they have some underlying problems from a chimney and flue function point of view, for which we have produced this list of steps for dealing with Cleaning and maintenance issues.

OUR ANNUAL MAINTENANCE SERVICE WILL INCLUDE:

• If it is a multi fuel stove, we will check that the grate is in good condition and that it riddles easily. If the grate is cracked or distorted - too much distortion and it can jam the riddling mechanism or jam in the stove.
• Check the fire bricks if it has them. If a brick is damaged or cracked so that a piece could fall out. A missing piece of brick can cause a cast iron stove to crack or a steel stove to distort.
• Check the stove's ash pan for holes. Hot ash leaking from an ash pan burns carpets.
• Check the fire rope seals around the doors and glass of the stove. Replace badly frayed or missing fire rope. A good way to check the door seal is by closing the door over a thin piece of paper - it should be difficult to pull the paper out again.
• On a cast iron stove, we will check the seals between the side and top plates. If there are gaps reseal with fire cement.
• Check the finish on the stove. Particularly on a cast iron stove, excessive rusting can cause problems. Rub down with a wire brush or steel wool and re-spray with heat resistant paint or re-polish with black grate polish.
• Check the glass for cracks and clean off black tar deposits with glass cleaner.

Cost of for above service in 25 miles radius distance from our showroom is £60.00 + cost of the parts

We offer FREE surveys on all our work and will be happy to make a visit any time suitable for you. Please fill out the quick contact form below to book in your free survey visit.

We provide the complete service where stoves are concerned. From the creation of an inglenook chamber, to the sourcing of old oak beams, lining of the flue and demonstrating the correct operating procedures, we can give you peace of mind and guaranteed warmth. All our work is carried out to high standards .

Most prospective customers seem to have either a bricked-up chimney breast, an old gas fire fixed to the wall, or an old fireplace they inherited with the house and have never really liked. In order to have a stove fitted, they my just want something fairly simple like remove old fireplace, made a plain squared-off opening and a new hearth, line the internal sides and rear with fire retardant board, make good the plaster around the new opening, line a new chimney liner and install a new chimney pot.

The cost will vary according to the size of opening/cost of hearth materials/ type and finish of surrounds/ size of skip required to remove the rubble/ distance from our showroom/ etc., but a figure of around £800 (excluding a beam or surround) is fairly typical, on top of the cost of the stove and stove installation.

If you have no chimney at all, we can install a twin-wall insulated stainless steel flue system either up the outside or inside of the building. Prices will vary depending on the height of the flue/flue diameter/number of bends/amount of modification to ceiling and roof timbers, but for a fluegoing up through the house, boxed-in with mock chimney breast containing aplain opening, the cost would typically be around £2,500 to £3,200.

An external chimney would be several hundred pounds less, and could be supplied in black powder-coated finish if preferred to shiny stainless steel finish.

Most of the traditional and online shops appear not to want to get involved in this kind of building works as they are only interested in sales.

We at DeReve Stoves/Fires Surrounds are different. We are more then happy to take on all this on our shoulders as we are well experience in building trade via our sister company Bolton Property Developments Ltd.

We offer FREE surveys on all our work and will be happy to make a visit any time suitable for you. Please fill out the quick contact form below to book in your free survey visit.

DeReve Stoves / Fires Surrounds provides a complete service from start to finish, whether it’s a fireplace or stove in need of installation, a chimney in need of lining or just a chimney cowl or net. We will make the installation run as smoothly as possible and make the all experience a pleasurable one.

Our team pride themselves on their extensive knowledge of all our products and services that we offer, advising you on everything from initial site surveys to final installation. With their professional and expert assistance in every area, you will feel assured you are in the right hands.

By combining our home design service with the expertise of our engineers, we ensure you will get the perfect stove installed with no need to deal with separate tradesmen as all the building work, chimney work and stove installation is taken care of by us.

We offer FREE home surveys and will be happy to arrange an appointment at any time that is convenient for you.

If you decide you would like use our company:

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