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A fitter easing a stainless steel flue liner into a brick chimney breast
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The part of the job nobody sees and everything depends on.

Most old Kentish chimneys were built for an open fire, not a modern appliance. A stainless liner gives the stove a smooth, correctly sized flue it can actually draw through.

Flue liners

01

316 or 904 grade

316 grade suits dry wood burnt properly. 904 is the heavier grade for smokeless fuel and harder use, and it carries a longer warranty.

02

Insulated as it goes

Backfilling with vermiculite or wrapping the liner keeps the flue gases warm, which improves the draw and reduces tar.

03

Sized to the appliance

An oversized liner cools the gases and causes condensation. We size the liner to the stove, not to the hole in the wall.

A fitter easing a stainless steel flue liner into a brick chimney breast

When a liner is needed

A liner is required where the existing flue is damaged, oversized, leaking between floors, or simply too rough for a modern stove to work well. In practice we line the majority of the chimneys we survey in this county.

The work involves lifting a pot, dropping the liner from the roof, connecting at the stove with a proper register plate and finishing with a cowl to keep out rain and birds.

Everything is pressure and smoke tested afterwards, and the installation is registered with HETAS so you receive a certificate for your records and your insurer.

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Questions we get asked.

How long does a flue liner last?
A 316 liner burnt on dry wood typically lasts fifteen years or more. Wet wood or the wrong fuel can destroy one in a couple of seasons.
Does lining a chimney need scaffolding?
Not usually. Most houses are handled from a roof ladder, and we will tell you at survey if access means anything more.
Can I line the chimney myself?
You can buy the parts from us supply only, but unless you are HETAS registered the installation must be signed off by building control.

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Speak to a person

Whatever you are planning, start here.

Homeowners, builders, landlords and architects all begin the same way: a conversation. Tell us a little about the room or the project and we will come back with honest advice and one clear price in writing.

  1. 01

    We listen first

    Tell us about the room or the project, not the budget. We will ask what it needs to do.

  2. 02

    We come and look

    A proper survey, free of charge, with the chimney and ventilation checked before anything is quoted.

  3. 03

    One clear price

    Everything in writing, stove to certificate, with nothing added later.

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Burham, Kent ME1 3XY
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