Wood Burning Stove Installation Hornchurch | HETAS Certified
Multifuel stove, wood 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 Hornchurch
Hornchurch has strong 1920s and 1930s housing stock — period semis with original chimney breasts and fireplaces in good structural condition. Many of these properties have had gas fires installed in reduced openings over the years. Classic modified install and full conversion territory. The older properties in Emerson Park are larger, often with original hearths and cast iron surrounds — Victorian and Edwardian features that require careful handling during the conversion process.
Full conversions from gas and blocked fireplaces are the most common job type in Hornchurch. The typical Hornchurch semi-detached has an original chimney breast with a reduced opening around a gas fire — we remove the gas appliance, reinstate the original builder's opening, line the flue, fit the stove. The period properties on the edges of Hornchurch towards Emerson Park often have original cast iron fireplaces that need removing before installation can proceed.
Completed installation in exposed brick arch opening with new terracotta hearth — HETAS certified, Hornchurch.
Installation Types Available in Hornchurch
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
Period properties in Hornchurch need a careful hand. Cast iron surrounds, reduced openings, original chimney breasts that have not seen a brush in thirty years — Craig has dealt with all of it. HETAS certified since 2003, company 6943, installer 23592. Over 35 years in the trade means you have seen every configuration a period semi can throw at you. Including the ones that look straightforward until you open the fireplace up.
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 you remove a Victorian cast iron fireplace in Hornchurch?
Yes. Removing Victorian cast iron fireplaces is a standard part of the preparation works for stove installation in Hornchurch period properties. We remove the surround and cast iron insert as part of the full conversion scope, reinstate the original opening, line the flue and install the stove.
Do I need a Gas Safe engineer before my stove installation in Hornchurch?
If a gas appliance is currently in your fireplace, yes — but you do not need to find your own Gas Safe engineer. We coordinate the Gas Safe engineer as part of our service. They disconnect and cap the gas supply before we attend site.