I hope you don't mind me posting this. It should hopefully help a lot of folk out.

I just wanted to put a quick post together in the hope that builders, self builders, architects or the clients themselves may see this.

We install wood burning stoves and we come across the same issue all of the time where a brand new chimney has been built but isn't suitable to connect a wood burner to. A lot of the time unfortunately either due to the wrong starter component being used to support the clay liners or the incorrect positioning of the flue with regards to the back wall of the fireplace it either makes the stove installation impossible, very difficult, very expensive or all 3.

I've created a page on our website which hopefully explains what we're looking for in a fireplace so that the builder, architect and client can get it right first time to save you all money and hassle and achieve a better looking installation at the same time.

Check out our guide at: http://www.fahrenheitstoves.com/how-to-guides/building-a-new-chimney-and-fireplace

Thanks,
Chris

Nice little piece of info. I notice it's american but the principles are the same.

Just bear in mind that the appliances need to be installed in such a way that the entire flue can be swept without removal of the appliance. In the USA they tend to pull the entire flue system to bits to sweep it but this is a time consuming and costly job and doesn't conform to British building regs. Also the measurements given in the PDF above don't apply as once again it's from the USA.

Very good for explaining the general principles of a flue though.