heating pipes rerouting for stove install

jon1981

Hi,

We are looking to unbrick our current fireplace and install a solid fuel stove (no back boiler). We currently have copper water pipes running behind a skirting board in front of he old fireplace. these pipes are connecting between two radiators.

In order to break down the brick fireplace and install the stove we need a solution for these pipes (bury them down or reroute them somehow). I'm at a loss of the type of tradesman needed here, do I need a plumber? builder? Any company/individual recommendations (over PM) for this kind of problem would be great. Based in Dublin

Jon

Dtp1979

jon1981 wrote: »

Hi,

We are looking to unbrick our current fireplace and install a solid fuel stove (no back boiler). We currently have copper water pipes running behind a skirting board in front of he old fireplace. these pipes are connecting between two radiators.

In order to break down the brick fireplace and install the stove we need a solution for these pipes (bury them down or reroute them somehow). I'm at a loss of the type of tradesman needed here, do I need a plumber? builder? Any company/individual recommendations (over PM) for this kind of problem would be great.

Jon

You need a builder to beak the fireplace and a plumber for the pipework. Get a builder who has his own plumber

sky6

Are you sure it's bricked upped or not just Plaster boarded and skimmed. You should be able to tell by tapping it. If it's a hollow sound it means it's just plastered over if it's solid then it's Brick.
As to the Pipework, You could leave it in place and just position the legs of the Stove either over it or in front of it.
Make sure to get the Chimney cleaned first thing after you open it up. Then carry out a smoke test to make sure the Chimney is functioning properly. Or get the Chimney Sweep to do it for you as part of the Clean. I'd do all of that before purchasing any stove as if there's a problem then it will need to be fixed first.

As always in any room with a Stove or fire don't forget to put a Carbon monoxide monitor in also.

jon1981

Yes it's properly bricked up with bricks. Leaving the pipes in place is not really an option , they are too high off the ground (about 3 inches) and they would be pretty unsightly. We will be going with a lined flue either way as we want to ensure we get the most performance from the stove. Yeah one guy mentioned the CO detector.

I'd like to go to a one stop shop for all this work but so far it's looking like i need to draft in one guy for the pipes and another guy for the stove and fireplace work. any recommendations would be gratefully received!

sky6

yes a new Flue is the best and safest option as stove generally burn hotter.
It always helps if people new what part of the country your in.

jon1981

Based in Dublin, left that important piece of info out