Fireplaces Fordingbridge

Fireplace Fitter Fordingbridge Hampshire (SP6): A splendid way to add charm to any Fordingbridge property is by the installation of a brand new fireplace, or the renovation of an existing one. Cold winter evenings can become very enjoyable as you relax in front of your new fireplace listening to the crackle of firewood, and if your fire is used in combination with a back boiler you can even enjoy plentiful hot water too.

Before you start prising away at a bricked-up chimney there are a few things you'll need to consider to make sure you can safely install and use your new fireplace. All work must abide by Part J of the UK's Building Regulations, which covers the installation and construction of hearths, chimney breasts, flue linings and fireplaces of any combustible appliance. If your home is a listed building you will also need to find out if planning permission is necessary from the local authorities before any work can begin.

PROFESSIONAL OR DIY FIREPLACE INSTALLATION?

A straightforward remodeling of an existing fireplace can generally be completed by a keen DIY person, however if any construction work is necessary there is a chance of running into structural issues that will need to be resolved professionally. It might be that in order to get a fire roaring in your fireplace once more you need little more than a quick clean of the hearth and a visit from a chimney sweep. What you will most likely discover is a pile of old, crumbling bricks that conceals problems such as a lintel that needs replacing or a blocked up chimney.

Owing to the severe fire risk and health problems that can result from an incorrectly fitted or renovated fireplace, it's best to draw on the knowledge and experience of a certified fireplace fitter in Fordingbridge. Airflow has to be sufficient in any room which has a fireplace; and it's a requirement in Part J of the Building Regulations that this is the case. If the airflow is not good enough then it's possible that a fire will not burn efficiently and cause a build-up of carbon monoxide, which can be lethal.

To overcome this problem a professional Fordingbridge fireplace fitter will assess the situation and install vents in the room, or beneath the floor, to guarantee a satisfactory amount of air flow for the fire to combust safely and properly. Blocked off and unused chimney flues might also need to have air vents fitted since they can often trap moist air inside them causing damp to occur inside the chimney breast.

BEFORE WORK BEGINS

Opening up an old fireplace can create huge amounts of soot and dust. Even with dust sheets for your furniture, the likelihood of damage from soot and grime is still possible and it's advisable to remove your belongings and any woven materials before any fireplace renovation work begins. If your fireplace is being fitted as part of an overall renovation then it ought to be one of the initial things to be worked on once you've taken the room back to bare floors and walls. This helps to prevent any discolouring damage to any refurbished work you may have already finished.

STRUCTURAL & CONSTRUCTION WORK

Once you've revealed your old fireplace you'll have a better idea of what work needs to be done, and also be in a position to sweep the chimney and clear out any hearth that may have been left in place. You should now contact your chimney sweep, if you haven't already done so, to come and clean the old fireplace and chimney. They will be willing to provide expert guidance on the flue and chimney after sweeping, as to the state of the chimney and if you need to replace the existing liner.

After a chimney sweep's assessment it may be required to strengthen the chimney breast and/or install a new flue lining in accordance with Part J of the UK Building Regulations. A reputable fireplace installer and builder in Fordingbridge will be required to accomplish this work, and should have the skills and knowledge of construction to follow all regulations.

If the size of the existing fireplace is larger than your requirements, a concrete supporting lintel will need to be installed. Once this is complete the next step for your Fordingbridge fireplace installation will be to modernise the hearth. In earlier times the hearth was generally set into a hole in the floor, however current building regs require it to be raised above floor level. If your fireplace is not a standard size you might have to purchase a tailor-made hearth, but there are a whole host of "off-the-shelf" hearths in concrete, slate or marble.

DESIGNS AND STYLES OF FIREPLACE

A trip to a fireplace showroom or a browse online will demonstrate the alternatives that are available for the different styles and types of fireplaces. Every fireplace might not be suitable for your flue and chimney and it is sensible to accept any help and advice from your fireplace installers in relation to your specific situation.

Whether you opt for a multi-fuel stove, an open fireplace or a wood burner will hinge on the overall style that you're trying to establish, your existing decor and in some situations, the age of your home. For instance, a wood burning stove looks splendid set back in an inglenook fireplace, which highlights the character of the stove and also deflects the heat back into the room effectively.

A wood burner is also a splendid choice if you haven't got a chimney breast in your Fordingbridge home. So long as you have an exterior wall through which a stainless steel flue from the top or back of the stove can be channeled, you don't need to have a pre-existing chimney in place to enjoy that "real" fire experience.

GAS, OPEN, ELECTRIC, MULTI-FUEL OR WOOD FIREPLACE?

The charm and ambience of an open fireplace cannot be beaten, but what alternatives are out there if this form of fireplace isn't possible within your Fordingbridge home?

Gas Fireplaces - There are many designs to suit all types of property and their effectiveness in warming a room is better than wood burners. Must be professionally fitted and maintained by Gas Safe registered (replaced CORGI register in 2009) tradesperson.

Electric Fireplaces - A wide selection of electric fireplaces to complement any home in Fordingbridge, can easily be fitted by any competent person. Can be set into conventional fireplaces, and with the "real" looking feel of modern electric fires it can often be difficult to distinguish from the real thing.

Wood Burning Stoves - Wood burning stoves have become "the in thing" in a lot of households in Fordingbridge, and can have modern or classic styling to match your furnishings. An integrated back boiler is an extra benefit and can provide hot water for use around the home, or for heating in other rooms via radiators.

Multi-Fuel Stoves - As the name implies multi-fuel stoves can be used with various fuels, such as oil, wood, smokeless coal or gas, and become an attractive focal point in any living room or kitchen in Fordingbridge. Some designs, such as the AGA range, can also be used for cooking, providing hot water and heating your whole home.

Open Fireplaces - Provides a stunning focal point for your room and can use a range of solid fuels. An open fire is lovely to see and modern fireplaces are no longer the inefficient, draughty and smoky objects that they once were.

Fireplace installation is available in Fordingbridge and also nearby in: Blissford, Sandleheath, Charing Cross, Stuckton, Gorley Lynch, North Gorley, Upper Burgate, Lower Burgate, Damerham, Frogham, Rockbourne, South End, Hyde, Ellingham, Woodgreen, Breamore, Godshill Wood, and in these postcodes SP6 1QR, SP6 1BX, SP6 1QZ, SP6 1AP, SP6 1HU, SP6 2JT, SP6 1NJ, SP6 1QL, SP6 1HT, SP6 1NZ. Locally based Fordingbridge fireplace specialists will likely have the postcode SP6 and the phone code 01425. Checking this will confirm you access locally based tradesmen installing fireplaces. Fordingbridge homeowners will be able to utilise these and countless other related services.

Flue Linings

An important addition to the chimney structure on your home, a flue liner or chimney liner improves the safety of your chimney whilst enabling it to perform more efficiently than it otherwise would. Crafted from ceramic material, clay or metal, flue liners are ducts which are fitted to the inside of chimneys to carry smoke and fumes outside. Some chimneys in older homes in Fordingbridge might not even have a flue liner, or if the existing liner is damaged, may have to be relined.

The harmful gases and fumes that are formed when burning a fire can cause damage to your fireplace's flue. Be sure that your fireplace installer examines the flue lining for damage and potential problems. Rather than expelling those hazardous gases outside, an impaired flue can enable them to seep into your home's living area. There's an added threat with defective flue liners, in that they may enable extreme heat to penetrate the structure of the chimney, which might lead to fires.

Fordingbridge Fireplace Related Tasks

There are a number of different tasks that can be undertaken by your local Fordingbridge fireplace installer including chimney sweeping, inglenook fireplace installations Fordingbridge, marble fireplaces, gas fireplace installations Fordingbridge, fireplace mantels Fordingbridge, outdoor fireplaces Fordingbridge, chimney cowl installation, tiled fireplaces Fordingbridge, fake fireplace installations Fordingbridge, cast iron fireplace installations, fireplace packages, classic fireplaces Fordingbridge, chimney repairs, fireplace design, hearth fireplaces Fordingbridge, Victorian fireplaces Fordingbridge, gas fireplaces Fordingbridge, chimney strengthening, multifuel stoves, reclaimed fireplaces Fordingbridge, cheap fireplace installation, limestone fireplace installations, traditional fireplaces Fordingbridge, fireplace fitting, period fireplaces Fordingbridge, brick fireplace installations, 2-sided fireplaces Fordingbridge, marble fireplace surrounds, fake fireplaces, stone fireplace installations, fireplace replacement Fordingbridge, fireplacequotes Fordingbridge, fireplace inserts, freestanding stoves, fireplace hearths, oak beam fireplaces Fordingbridge, and more. These are just a handful of the activities that are undertaken by people fitting fireplaces. Fordingbridge providers will tell you about their full range of services.

Fireplace Enquiries Hampshire

The latest Hampshire fireplace job requests: Andrea Perkins and Eben Perkins recently asked for a quote for installing a wood burning stove in a terraced house in Meonstoke, Hampshire. Kimberley Nash in Hursley, Hampshire was searching for someone who can install a Victorian fireplace in her cottage. Miriam Kane in Compton, Hampshire was looking for someone to install a Regency style fireplace in her cottage. Anwen Richardson and Elvis Richardson recently enquired about fitting a multi-fuel fireplace in Otterbourne, Hampshire. Madison Foster and Ruairi Foster recently asked for a price quote for opening up an old, boarded up fireplace and installing a new gas fire in a cottage in Soberton, Hampshire. Eadie Joyce and Jeremy Joyce recently requested an estimate for opening up an old, bricked up fireplace and installing a new electric fire in Sydmonton, Hampshire. Annabell and Fox Good recently enquired about installing a wood burning stove in a cottage in Olivers Battery, Hampshire. Kurtis and Roxy Locke recently requested an estimate for opening up and repairing an old brick fireplace in a terraced house in Stubbington.

Skip Hire Fordingbridge

Whenever you are doing any type of home renovations or improvements in Fordingbridge, there's probably going to be quite a bit of waste produced. Some fireplace installationss will create hardly any waste, whilst others could result in quite a bit - it depends on the individual circumstances of your specific project. In many cases the tradesman you're hiring will happily take away the waste that is generated during the course of the work, but beware - some of them certainly don't!

Whether you are left with doing this yourself, or the tradesperson is dealing with it, a skip will sometimes be required. Coming in a wide variety of sizes, skips can be hired to accommodate the amount of waste that you're likely to create. You can select from a mini-skip (2-3 yrds), a midi-skip (4-5 yds), a builders skip (6-8 yds), or a roll-on-roll-off skip (20-25 yds), or for smaller home projects you can even opt for a skip bag.

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Searching For Fireplace Installation On the Internet

When looking for any sort of tradesmen and services in this day and age, the vast majority of property owners in Fordingbridge seem to head immediately online to simply "Google it". It's a good bet that you're seeing this web page at this moment because you chanced upon it by typing your keywords into Ask, Bing, Google or Yahoo, or even an alternative search engine. What you'll soon discover is that these principal search engines crank out results that can be rather obscure. Creating the ideal search phrase is important when trying to track down a specific service, and in this case it could be something like "fireplace installation Fordingbridge", "Fordingbridge fireplace installation", "fireplace installation in Fordingbridge" or "fireplace installation near me".

You should know that the top 4 results are often "pay per click" advertising (which may or may not be useful), and a lot of the remaining first page listings will likely be from major trade portals like Rated People, My Hammer, Checkatrade, TrustaTrader, Local Heroes or Quotatis or internet directories such as Yelp, Hotfrog, Yell or Three Best Rated. You'll very likely find the sites of real fireplace installers abandoned on the 2nd or 3rd pages of the search engine listings, overshadowed by the wealthier businesses who can more easily afford SEO. When trying to find the best person to complete your project, it seems prudent to use all techniques available to you, so each titbit displayed by the search process ought to be considered in order to identify the right fireplace fitter in Fordingbridge.

Fireplace Installers Near Fordingbridge

Also find: Gorley Lynch fireplace installers, Damerham fireplace installers, Blissford fireplace installers, Ellingham fireplace installers, Godshill Wood fireplace installers, Woodgreen fireplace installers, Sandleheath fireplace installers, Breamore fireplace installers, Frogham fireplace installers, South End fireplace installers, Stuckton fireplace installers, Rockbourne fireplace installers, Lower Burgate fireplace installers, Upper Burgate fireplace installers, Charing Cross fireplace installers, North Gorley fireplace installers and more.

Fireplaces Around Fordingbridge: In the previous twelve months fireplaces had been fitted in the following Fordingbridge streets: Bedford Close, Downwood Close, Lower Bartons, Waverley Close, Meadow Close, Sycamore Court, Rookwood Gardens, Ashford Close, Provost Street, Station Road, Park Road, Salisbury Street, Jubilee Crescent, Mayfield Road, Vimoutiers Court, Hertford Close, Ashburn Place, The Old Vineries, Parsonage Close, Bowerwood Road, Albion Road, Victoria Gardens, Victoria Road, West Mills Road, Green Lane, Westgrove, and in these Hampshire postcodes: SP6 1QR, SP6 1BX, SP6 1QZ, SP6 1AP, SP6 1HU, SP6 2JT, SP6 1NJ, SP6 1QL, SP6 1HT, SP6 1NZ. These areas recently saw activity by local installers of fireplaces. Fordingbridge property owners enjoyed the benefits of competent and top notch fireplace services on every occasion.

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Fireplace installation in SP6 area, and dialling code 01425.