register plates

These are the plates used to seal a stove's fluepipe, or a canopy outlet to your
chimney. They should be made of non combustible material, and should not
be in contact with combustible material. Do not fit them to wooden battens,
or to the back of wooden beams, and if there are gaps around the edges, do
not fill them with screwed up newspaper! (try rockwool and/or firecement)
( I've seen all this and more )

I can make them however you like, within reason, but I do recommend the
Culworth Forge method as pictured. Over the years, before and during my
time there, we fitted an awful lot of stoves and canopies, and earned a
reputation as the most conscientious fitters around. This was partly down to
us not leaving an installation that gave chimney sweeps problems for years to
come.

The four pieces of angled steel are usually supplied individually, to be fitted
one by one to the inside of the flue with screws and plugs or hammerfixings.
Depending on how well you're equipped you can then join them at the
corners with a pop rivet or a weld. The three remaining sections then drop on
to the ledge you've created. The central section can be permanently fixed (
again, rivet, weld, or self tap). The two side sections need to be removable for
sweeping / inspection. Experience has shown that if self tapping screws are
used to secure these plates, they are either missing or to rusty to move after a
year or two. Turnbuckles are a sensible low tech way to allow the sweep to get
in easily, and close again easily when he's done.

To make these I need at least a good legible sketch, preferably a cardboard
template. To fit them you need common sense, ingenuity, and a reasonable
toolkit. Fireplace work should only be taken on by a competent person, and
may require notifying your local authority's Building Control department. If
in doubt, check.

Ex works prices from Ł40.00. I'm not registered for vat.