Wood Burning Stove Installation Harold Wood | HETAS Certified
Multifuel stove, log burner or solid fuel appliance — all installation types. Straight install, modified opening, full conversion, twin wall. HETAS certified on every job.
Wood Burning Stove Installation in Harold Wood
Harold Wood has a mix of 1930s to 1960s housing stock — predominantly semi-detached and terraced properties with original chimney stacks. Many Harold Wood properties have period fireplaces that have been through one or more conversions over the decades — gas fires installed, openings reduced, hearths relaid to varying standards. Extensions are common in Harold Wood, and twin wall installations in rear extensions are increasingly part of the work here.
Harold Wood sees a full range of installation types. Straight installs into serviceable existing fireplaces, modified installs involving gas removal and updated hearths, and twin wall installations in rear extensions. The 1960s stock in Harold Wood sometimes has non-standard hearth construction that needs assessing carefully before any appliance goes in.
Log burner set on slate hearth prior to chimney lining and commissioning — 125mm Class 1 flexible liner installation, solid fuel appliance, Harold Wood.
Installation Types Available in Harold Wood
Straight Install
Existing chimney, ready fireplace. Liner, register plate, stove connected and commissioned. Full details
Modified Install
Gas appliance removal, hearth work, plastering. Gas Safe coordinated. Full details
HETAS Certified Since 2003
Harold Wood is solidly 1950s and 60s housing with a good proportion of original chimney stacks intact above old gas fires. Gas removal and full conversion to solid fuel is the most common job type here. Craig has been HETAS certified since 2003, company 6943, installer 23592. His father Roger Hunter was a steeplejack — Craig learned the trade from scratch and Sonnie is now coming through alongside him. When you want someone in your house who knows what they are doing and will tell you straight, that is the thing that matters most.
Every installation HETAS certified. Building control notified on your behalf. Gas Safe coordination included where a gas appliance needs removing. Roofer available for twin wall through any roof type.
HETAS Certified Every Job
Certificate issued on completion. Building control notified. Your insurer needs this.
Gas Safe Coordination
We arrange the Gas Safe engineer. You do not need to find your own.
Roofer Available
All roof types. Every element under one contract.
Stove Installation FAQ
Can I have a stove in my Harold Wood extension?
Yes. A rear extension with no existing chimney is the ideal scenario for a twin wall insulated flue system. The flue rises from the stove through the ceiling and flat roof and terminates above roof level. Best installed during the build, but can be retrofitted through a finished ceiling and roof — we have a roofer available for the penetration and weathering.
What is included in the HETAS certificate for a Harold Wood installation?
The HETAS certificate confirms the installation has been carried out by a registered installer and meets Building Regulations Part J. It serves as your building control notification — no separate application required. A copy is issued to you on completion and a copy goes to building control. Your insurer needs this document.