Do i need building regulations to install a wood burner

Ensure that you put your notice in at least ten days before you wish to start work and do not be afraid to call them to find out what to do or to arrange a site visit. Some will, most will not. Some are happy if the liner is already in and some would rather fit it themselves. If you want to employ a registered installer and save money then do the building work yourself- just leave them the actual stove fitting.

Building work includes creating your fireplace , fitting a simple or slate hearth etc. Technical Handbook. Julian Patrick is the author of The Stovefitter's Manual and an experienced wood burning stove installer including solid fuel heating systems. Launched Stovefitter's Warehouse soon after due to fast growth of sales.

Own stove is a DG Ivar 5. Already have a chimney? You need 1. Stove 2. Liner 3. Fitting Pack 4. Chimney closure plate Hardiebacker board from Builder's merchants or galvanised sheet.

That's it! No chimney? Check out our shed kits or let us design your clip-together chimney design - easy peasy.

Julian was previously a full-time installer of wood burning stoves including solid fuel heating systems.

He laid down the tools in to write his stove manual and open a small shop in North Wales the Wood Stove Hut, soon to grow into The Stovefitter's Warehouse. More info about the company and Julian's team here. Small Wood Stoves. Budget Wood Stoves. Mid Price Wood Stoves. Finest Wood Stoves. Wood Stove Brands. Chimney Liner. Clip-Together-Chimney Design Service if you have no chimney. Chimney Liner Fitting Packs.

Clip-Together Chimney Parts. Black Stove Pipe Vitreous. Chimney Cowls stops rain in chimney. Bits n Bobs. Stove Installers. Black Stove Pipe Vitreous Delivery. Bits n Bobs Stove Installers. Stovefitter's Manual click book cover to proceed to all articles. Distance to combustibles. Cip-Together-Chimney Design Service if you have no chimney. How to Choose Your Stove. Can I Self Install? Lining Your Chimney. Authorised wood burners have been designed and tested to ensure that they meet emissions and efficiency limits set out in the National Environmental Standards for Air Quality.

Modifications may result in more emissions being discharged and an increase in fuel use. Modifying your wood burner without the advice of the manufacturer may also lead to safety risks fire hazards. As such, we strongly advise that you contact your wood burner retailer or manufacturer before making any modifications to your wood burner. Why are the shops still selling burners that do not meet the standard? You can still install burners that do not meet the standard on a property of 2 Ha or greater.

Why is there the 2 Ha rule? Most built up areas in New Zealand suffer from air pollution during winter. Our focus is on improving air quality in those areas.

As there is no nationally consistent definition for an urban environment, a property size of less than 2 Ha was used. The Australian wood burners are made to an emission limit of 4. Can I install an open fire? Open fires are outside the national environmental standards. However, a number or regional councils have rules about open fires in their regional plan.

You will need to contact your regional council to see whether it is legal to install an open fire in your region. See ''Why do certain regional councils have more stringent rules than the national standard? Where do I get a building consent? Your local city or district council. If I move my wood burner from one room to another within the same house , does the wood burner need to comply with the design standard?

Technically an existing burner that is moved within a house is considered a newly installed burner and therefore must meet the standard. Can I still use my existing wood burner even though it does not meet the standard? The wood burner standard is not retrospective, so existing wood burners will not be affected. Note: Some councils may have more stringent rules about existing burners. See ''why do certain regional councils have more stringent rules than the national standard?

Our authorised list shows the results from our recent 'National Performance Review of Wood burners'. In this review, we tested a random selection of wood burners from our list to check whether they complied with the national environmental standards for air quality. During Phase 1 of the review, wood burners were physically checked in comparison with their original design. During Phase 2 of the review, wood burners were physically checked and then put through full emissions and efficiency testing in an accredited laboratory.

You will normally then use the corresponding sized vitreous enamel flue pipe for the first section of flue from the stove to take you into the chimney.

From that point you will then usually have to change to a minimum 6" mm flexible chimney liner or rigid insulated flue system. If you order a flexible liner kit or full twinwall flue system from us it will come with the suitable adaptor to connect to the 5" or 6" enamel pipe. That applies to most solid fuel appliances. They can legally be used with a 5" chimney liner or full flue system as they produce less smoke particles than other stoves. How high does the flue have to go?

When installing a new twinwall flue system, if the flue exits the roof within mm horizontally from the ridge high point of the roof then the flue must extend a minimum of mm above the ridge. If the flue exits the roof further down then it must extend high enough to achieve 2. That height will be determined by the pitch angle of your roof. We can work out the height required when we design your system. If unsure, please give us a call. For buildings with combustible roofs e.

Do I need extra room ventilation? Normally for most houses in the UK no extra ventilation is required when installing a stove rated at 5kW or less. For stoves above 5 kW a permanent air vent connected to the outside is required in the same room as the appliance. That would be a square opening approx. The purpose of providing extra ventilation for larger stoves is simply to ensure there is enough oxygen being supplied into the room to allow proper combustion in the stove.

Note: The requirements regarding ventilation have been updated in the most recent version of the Regulations and are now based on the air permeability of the house. Houses built after should have an air permeability test result which you should be able to see at the time of purchase.

In practical terms what is likely is that the newest houses will be very airtight, i.