Thread: inbuilt wood fire

I hate to be the bearer of bad news

1 There are very strict regulations covering the installation of fire places, BCA aka NCC (National Construction Code) which have just had a substantial update of everything.
2 It can ONLY be installed by someone who is licensed and accredited
3 If its not done correctly and by a a licensed and qualified person, your house and contents insurance is null and void and in the event of a catastrophe you will be held liable in a court of law.
4 You may have bought it off gumtree but if it doesn't comply with current specs it is a NO GO.
5 It has to be inspected approved by the local council and/or certifying authority

My advice DONT DO IT, if you doubt me, contact the local council building inspector

Wow! Very definate advice. I really appreciate it. We have a plan in at the council on a seperate issue so I will run this past the planing people just to see if there is a way to fix this. Otherwise I think that this is probably sound advice that I would be well advised to follow. Thanks again, Ian

DANGER DANGER Will Robertson

We had a Jetmaster wood fire insert installed and used a timber frame + plasterboard design but it had Hebel block walls (100mm) surrounding the insert.
Check out the "Downloads" section of the Jetmaster universal insert page: Universal Inserts >> Jetmaster

Originally Posted by Junkie

We had a Jetmaster wood fire insert installed and used a timber frame + plasterboard design but it had Hebel block walls (100mm) surrounding the insert.
Check out the "Downloads" section of the Jetmaster universal insert page: Universal Inserts >> Jetmaster

Still has to be approved and inspected by council and done by qualified people

Originally Posted by rwbuild

Still has to be approved and inspected by council and done by qualified people

Pretty sure I didn't say it didn't...

Not all Councils are equal. The rules on fire installs depends whether the Council's EPA lists it as COMPLIANCE or EXEMPT. If compliance is required it must be done through Council approval. If exempt, it can be done by anybody provided it meets the Standards.