Chimney Breast & Flue Drilling | DP Diamond Drilling & Sawing

Need to drill into your chimney breast to fit a flue for a log burner or wood-burning stove? We can help! Commercial & domestic concrete drilling contractors.

How Easy is it to Drill a Chimney to Install a Flue?

It’s actually a bit more difficult than you may think.  To really do a good and precise job without damaging surrounding bricks you need a powerful drill and high-quality drill bit.

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Wood stove flue pipes are an important part of any stove installation. Whether you are a builder, a developer or a homeowner doing a bit of DIY, you will appreciate the limited mess, noise and precision hole drilling that we offer.

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We ensure safe clearance to any combustible materials when planning and drilling the holes, so a 6-inch Twin Wall pipe will require a hole measuring 320mm across (60mm clearance + 200mm outer diameter of pipe + 60mm clearance).

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Drilling into a chimney flue takes skill and experience.  Let us take this task off your hands if you are having a wood-burning stove installed.

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Whether you need holes drilling for single-wall flue pipes, twin wall flue pipes, or liner pipes we can assist.

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Air vents for a wood-burning stove are not a mandatory requirement.

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What happens if you don't have an air vent?

If enough air is not drawn into the property the room will become a vacuum and smoke may decide to exit the stove's air vents to fill that vacuum.

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In new build properties, it should not be possible to close this vent and it should be sited in a place where a householder is not tempted to cover it up.

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We can also help with drilling an air vent either around the log burner site or elsewhere in the room.

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Does my Log Burning stove need a flue?

Most log burners perform better with the help of a flue liner – you will experience fewer issues with drawing, drafts, lighting your fire and keeping a strong, warm fire going. 

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