Cost of installing a new fireplace

flogen

Hi folks,

We've just moved into a house and am looking to get an idea of how much we'd have to spend to get the fire back working.

It's an old ('50s/'60s) house which would have had a real fire originally - the chimney is still there and hopefully still in good working order (though I'd obviously have to get it checked/cleaned).

The previous owner seems to have had a gas fire in at some stage, but eventually had that pulled out leaving pretty much nothing behind (bar the pipe). All that's left now is a wooden surround and a big sheet of plastic covering up the hole in the wall.

So we'd basically need to get the gas pipe taken out of the way and then have a whole new fireplace and surround put in.

Would anyone know what kind of price range you'd be looking at to get that kind of work done?

An alternative would be to put a new gas fire in - would that be much cheaper to do?

Worst comes to worst we'll just put an electric fire in until I have the money to get the real deal in - but it would be nice to get it done properly now if possible.

Thanks for any pointers.

Calahonda52

post a few pics pls so as we can figure out actual what is missing, left.
Also, any clue on flue diameter?
Combine the gas work with any other gas work as its 120 euro a pop these days for this stuff.

What about a flush mounted insert stove up off the floor
eg
http://stovepartsdirect.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Main-Image-Boru-600i.jpg


stand alone stove, not a back boiler job

flogen

Here's a few pics attached to give you an idea of the state it's in.

The diameter of the flue is roughly 23-24cm from what I can measure... the hole that's been left behind is around 75cm high and 60cm wide (though it narrows at the top). I didn't think of measuring the depth before closing it up again but can get that if necessary.

Love the look of that mounted stove - to be honest I'm fairly open about what we go with, in terms of style or whether it's a stove or fire. I've a feeling the surveyor's report said that the back boiler had been taken out anyway so it wouldn't make much odds in that respect.

Thanks for your help.

flogen

Just re-read the surveyor's report and it actually suggests the back boiler is still there - and that the pipes were relating to that... not sure if that would or could be the case but will have to have it properly checked our regardless.

flogen

Just bumping this to see if anyone might have an idea of what i'd be looking to spend to get this fixed? Am I condemned to a life of electric fire for the coming year or two?!

kevinkmb36

you could go with an open fire or a stove.....for an open fire.....
you need a fireplace insert, fit a fireback and haunch up the sides and back of it, grate, etc.....
or you could fit an inset stove, I wouldn't go for back boiler one as could get very expensive with plumbing costs etc....need a fireplace insert, would be best policy to line the chimney when fitting stove too....
not sure of costs but open fire would be cheapest for now....

flogen

kevinkmb36 wrote: »

you could go with an open fire or a stove.....for an open fire.....
you need a fireplace insert, fit a fireback and haunch up the sides and back of it, grate, etc.....
or you could fit an inset stove, I wouldn't go for back boiler one as could get very expensive with plumbing costs etc....need a fireplace insert, would be best policy to line the chimney when fitting stove too....
not sure of costs but open fire would be cheapest for now....

Thanks for that - might see if I can get someone out to look at it and give me a quote. There's some kind of piping in there which I had presumed was for an old gas fire, but reading the surveyor's report he seemed to think it was relating to the old back boiler.

Would be happy going with an open fire, to be honest, but will see if either is do-able money wise.