5/16/2023 0 Comments Plaster fireplace![]() (Image credit: Garden Trading) How Much Does it Cost to Open Up a Fireplace? ![]() How you decide to finish it off is up to you - this cast iron fireplace and surround would suit a period property well. Opening up a boarded up fireplace will be cheaper and less disruptive than opening a bricked up fireplace. HETAS (opens in new tab) is the equivalent body for solid fuel-burning appliances. But when it comes to the installation of gas appliances, by law this task must only be carried out by a Gas Safe-registered engineer (opens in new tab).Īs ‘competent persons’, approved installers can ‘self-certify’ that work has been carried out in compliance with Building Regulations and issue completion certificates. If required, a new gas supply can be piped to the fireplace under a timber floor or via copper pipe (usually 22mm) run externally and clipped to the outside wall surface. Redundant flues also need to be ventilated to prevent staining to chimney breasts caused by moist air condensing within the flue. Alternatively, vents are sometimes placed on outside walls just above the skirting. In timber floors, vents can be inserted into the floorboards so that the fire draws air from under the floor (rather than creating a draught under the living room door), which has the beneficial side effect of enhancing subfloor ventilation. This might require vents to be fitted close to the fire. The provision of a sufficient amount of oxygen, both for occupants and for the combustion of fires or appliances is a key part of compliance with current Building Regulations. For even more advice, information and inspiration delivered straight to your door, subscribe to Homebuilding & Renovating magazine.
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