Fireplaces Uttoxeter

Fireplace Fitter Uttoxeter Staffordshire (ST14): Opening up a disused fireplace to put in an open fire, a wood burner or a gas fire is a wonderful way to add a bit of character and a homely feel to your Uttoxeter home. Nippy winter evenings can become enjoyable as you sit beside your new fireplace surrounded by the crackle of a burning fire, and if your fire is used in combination with a back boiler you can also enjoy cheap hot water too.

But before you start knocking down the walls of a blocked up fireplace there are some important things to consider to achieve an efficient and safe fireplace. Any work that's completed on your chimney breast, hearth, fireplace and flue lining must conform to the UK's Part J building regs for combustible appliances. If you are living in a listed building or are in a designated conservation area you must check with the local authorities if planning permission is required for installing a fireplace in your home.

DIY OR PROFESSIONAL FIREPLACE INSTALLATION?

If you're a competent and enthusiastic do-it-yourselfer it might be quite possible to renovate a bricked-up fireplace, but the likelihood of experiencing structural problems in many cases is regrettably high. It might be the case that when you remove the boarding surrounding a disused fireplace to find a hidden treasure that needs little more than a good clean and a check from a chimney sweep to get a roaring fire going once again. However, what you will more likely find is an area of crumbling bricks that hides problems such as a blocked chimney or a lintel that requires replacement.

Because of the serious fire risk and health problems that can be caused by an incorrectly installed or restored fireplace, it is best to draw on the experience and knowledge of a skilled fireplace installer in Uttoxeter. There must always be airflow into a room where there's a fireplace to ensure sufficient quantities of oxygen for the fire to burn properly. Not enough oxygen means the fire will not burn properly, and carbon monoxide fumes could accumulate, which can cause breathing problems or even death.

To safely get around any issues with air flow, vents may be installed in the room during a fireplace installation, to ensure suitable oxygen levels are able to reach the fire. Unused and blocked up chimney flues might also have to have air vents installed because they can sometimes trap moist air and cause damp to develop inside the chimney.

BEFORE WORK BEGINS

It is amazing how much soot and grime can build up inside an old chimney and fireplace and you won't know precisely what's there until you proceed to open it up. Even with dust sheets for your home furnishings, the risk of damage from dust and soot is still likely and it is advised to remove your belongings and any woven materials before any fireplace restoration work starts. If you're performing a full restoration of a room or property, the fireplace ought to be opened up before any decoration or plastering works are tackled. This will help to prevent any damage by soot and other chimney dirt to any previously completed restoration work.

STRUCTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION WORK

Now you can see the opening of your fireplace it is time to sweep and clean the chimney and hearth and see what is fit for refurbishment. Contacting a chimney sweep to de-soot your chimney will be one of the first items on the checklist. A chimney sweep will firstly clean the flue and whilst doing so will be able to inspect the condition of the chimney and provide advice on whether you need a new flue lining.

If it is necessary to strengthen the chimney or install a flue lining all current UK Building Regulations must be followed. This type of work should be done by a skilled craftsman with experience of the building regulations and decent construction practices.

In buildings that are older you might find the original fireplace is too big for your purposes, in which case a concrete supporting lintel will be necessary to modify the opening. As soon as this has been completed the next phase of your fireplace installation in Uttoxeter will be to modernise the hearth. In past times the hearth would be sunken into a void in the floor, but current building regulations demand that it's raised above floor level. If your fireplace is not a standard size you might have to purchase a bespoke, custom-built hearth, but there are a wide range of ready to fit hearths in marble, slate or concrete.

STYLES AND DESIGNS OF FIREPLACE

A trip to a fireplace showroom or a browse online will show the alternatives available for the different designs and styles of fireplaces. It is entirely possible that because of your existing flue, chimney and airflow to the room, that some fireplaces may not be suitable, therefore it's advisable to follow the the advice and recommendations of your fireplace installation company in this respect.

The age of your home, and the style that you are trying to establish for your room, should all help you to decide on the type and design of fireplace that is best for you. For example, an attractive inglenook fireplace can be a perfect backdrop for a traditional cast iron wood burning stove, highlighting its charm and deflecting heat back into the room.

Even if you do not have a pre-existing chimney breast in your Uttoxeter home, it is still feasible to install a multi-fuel stove or a wood burner. A pre-existing chimney is not needed since a stainless steel flue is taken straight from the rear or top of the stove and taken out through an exterior wall.

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

The feel and ambience of a log fire can't be matched, however what options are available if this style of fireplace is not possible within your Uttoxeter property?

Open Fireplaces - Provides a stunning focal point for any room and can be used with a range of solid fuels. A professionally installed contemporary open fire will be no comparison to the old style smoky fireplace that was perhaps bricked up by earlier owners, and its warm charm is a welcome addition to any home in Uttoxeter.

Electric Fireplaces - Electric fireplaces can be fitted easily and safely by any reasonable competent individual and there are styles and varieties that are appropriate for just about any room and property in Uttoxeter. Can be inset into traditional fireplaces, and with the "real" looking feel of modern electric fires it can often be difficult to distinguish from the genuine thing.

Multi-Fuel Stoves - Multi-fuel stoves can be fired up with with a range of fuels, including wood, oil, coal or gas, to generate a unique focal point in your property in Uttoxeter. The AGA style is well known as being able to provide heating for the whole home, a constant supply of hot water and an oven and hob for cooking all in one useful appliance.

Wood Burning Stoves - These have become "the in thing" in many households in Uttoxeter, and can have classic or modern design to suit your home's decor. A model with a back boiler can deliver supplementary heating by transferring the heated water to radiators in cold spots in your property.

Gas Fireplaces - There are a range of different designs to suit all types of property and their efficiency to warm a room is better than wood burning stoves or open fireplaces. Gas fireplaces can only be installed and maintained by a suitably qualified Gas Safe registered technician, (previously CORGI registered).

Fireplace installations are available in Uttoxeter and also in nearby places like: Beamhurst, Spath, Hollington, Scropton, The Heath, Marchington, Checkley, Netherland Green, Sudbury, Rocester, Church Leigh, Highwood, Draycott in the Clay, Doveridge, Bramshall, Stramshall, and in these postcodes ST14 7LQ, ST14 7NE, ST14 7EU, ST14 7BW, ST14 7AE, ST14 7FG, ST14 7EH, ST14 7NN, ST14 7AH, ST14 5NU. Locally based Uttoxeter fireplace specialists will probably have the telephone dialling code 01889 and the postcode ST14. Simply click the "quote" banner to get information on fireplace installation in your area.

Browsing the Internet

It's a lot simpler to track down tradesmen nowadays than it was in the past, given that we've got the advantages of technological innovation and can just search online. On the spot and pertinent results are the reward of searching with Bing, Ask, Yahoo or Google, which exist for this exact reason. At first it might appear that the listings which are displayed on page 1 are precisely what you need, but that's not always the reality. When trying to find fireplace installers in Uttoxeter most people will key in "fireplace installation in Uttoxeter", "fireplace installation near me", "fireplace installation Uttoxeter" or "Uttoxeter fireplace installation", and go through the listing results.

Major trade portals like Rated People, Bidvine, TrustaTrader, Checkatrade, My Hammer or Quotatis, and web directories such as Gumtree, Yelp, Yell or Thomson Local will show up highly on the page 1 results, as will solely pay per click (PPC) advertisements (typically the top four listings). Without any big budgets for SEO so as to push their websites up the rankings, the majority of fireplace installers are going to be abandoned on the second or third pages of the results. Not surprisingly, plenty of fireplace fitters in Uttoxeter don't bother with their own internet sites, so in this case you could make use of one of the many trader vetting portals like Rated People or My Hammer where you are able to receive free price quotes, study reviews and check out client appraisals

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Around Uttoxeter

Fireplace installation was recently completed for homeowners living in Back Lane, Sycamore Close, Highwood Road, Bramshall Road, Park Street, Stone Road, Heath Road, Davies Drive, St Mary's Crescent, Partridge Drive, Rosemary Drive, Balance Street, Avocet Close, Derby Road, Dove Fields, Hockley Road, Park Place, Foxglove Avenue, Cedar Close, Silver Birch Drive, Oldfields Road, Ashleigh Drive, John Street, Woodleighton Road, Toothill Road, Smallcross Close and these Uttoxeter postcodes: ST14 7LQ, ST14 7NE, ST14 7EU, ST14 7BW, ST14 7AE, ST14 7FG, ST14 7EH, ST14 7NN, ST14 7AH, ST14 5NU.

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