Our Chimney Oxford Services

Turner Baker Chimney Oxford Services

Here at Turner Baker, we are a family orientated and owned company. We specialise in the construction of new chimneys and flues, and the repair existing chimneys and flues. Our team are experienced in dealing with all problems from the hearth, right up to the chimney pot. We have experience of working on all different kinds of properties from cottages to castles and are able to find a solution for open fires, stoves and boilers. We offer a wide range of services, such as inspection of chimneys and flues with detailed reports, consultation on all aspects of fireplace, chimney Oxford and flue design as well as the installation and repair work carried out by our team of trained Chimney Oxford Technicians.

Chimney Inspections

One of our main services that we offer is a chimney inspection. This means reviewing the structure and soundness of your chimney Oxford and flue to guarantee that it is safe for you to use.

When you use your open fire, wood burner, gas appliance or boiler, you want to do so in the safest way so that any fumes produced can escape up through the flue without any risk of carbon monoxide poisoning or a dangerous chimney fire occuring.

A flue is a hidden part of your property which can pose various risks to yours and your property’s safety.

A thorough chimney survey can give you a detailed understanding of the condition and is very useful in the following scenarios:

  • In older properties when looking at reinstating a chimney flue that hasn’t been used for a long time
  • When purchasing a new property to check if flues are safe to use in their existing condition
  • Following a devastating chimney fire to find out if there has been any damage to the flue
  • To plot the course of a flue
  • To provide evidence to Insurance Companies on the flue’s condition

The Inspections that we offer

  • A CCTV survey will give detailed information on the condition of the inside of your flue. However, it won’t tell you is how well your flue is working.  To establish this, there are two different smoke tests available:
    • A Dynamic smoke test – This checks the draw of an appliance or open fire. In other words, when the fire is lit, a dynamic smoke test is designed to establish if the smoke escapes up the flue efficiently or if it fills the room with smoke and harmful gases. This is the test that many chimney sweeps will offer to undertake.
    • A Static smoke test – This checks the integrity flue. When an appliance is used or a fire is lit, it checks whether or not smoke leaks from the flue into other areas of the property.

Chimney Design

As well as chimney Oxford inspections, we also offer a consultancy and chimney design service that is popular with many architects and property building companies.

We are able to work closely with clients, architects and engineers to ensure that any chimney flue is suitable and safe for the desired application. We can provide them with a full design service using CAD software, specifying the flue size and materials required, and then either supply materials where required or undertake the full installation ourselves.

Installation and Chimney Oxford Repair Work

Turner Baker has a team of Chimney Technicians who are all trained in all aspects of chimney and flue work including installation and repair.

One of our most popular services is chimney lining. We have several systems available on hand to suit a wide variety of different chimneys and flues.  Below are 3 examples of the liners that we are able to supply and fit:

Furanflex liners

One of our newer liners to the market is the Furanflex thermosetting resin lining system. In laymen’s terms, this refers to a liner that is supplied as a soft malleable material that can be inserted into a chimney. It is then steamed or ‘cured’ to become a hardened structure that is resistant to heat and high temperatures.

The Furanflex liner was introduced to the UK in 2010 following a thorough testing programme to ensure that the product met UK standards. It has been certified by BBA (British Board of Agreement see website here www.bbacerts.co.uk).

There are many benefits to using a Furanflex lining system. Firstly, the product is installed as a flexible tube.  This makes it suitable for chimneys that have bends in them, and this is certainly the case for a lot of older properties. This makes it a great benefit.

The liner can be installed freestanding and it can mould to take the existing shape of the chimney. This means that it maximises the cross-sectional area of the flue. Various other lining systems are a set shape and may reduce the size of the flue which in turn affects performance of clearing smoke and gases.

Additionally, the Furanflex liner doesn’t adhere itself to the chimney and can be removed if necessary.  This makes it an ideal option for heritage properties with listing restrictions that won’t allow for permanent changes to the structure.

The Furanflex lining system is guaranteed to have a lifetime of 25 years. In the event of a dreaded chimney fire, systems such as stainless steel flue liners will need to be replaced before being used once again. The Furanflex system is able to withstand very high temperatures, and in theory, should be able to withstand a chimney fire. However, any flue that has suffered from a chimney fire should always be inspected along its length before being reused.

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Stainless steel flue liners

The entry point into chimney and flue linings is stainless steel. They can be available in either a flexible format (to accommodate bends in the chimney or flue) or as rigid pieces. Flexible stainless steel liners are supplied as one long piece whereas rigid stainless steel is supplied in sections that are slotted together.

Flexible stainless steel flue liners are available from us for either multi fuel stoves or for gas and oil appliances.

Pumice Flue Liners           

Isokern Flue Pumice is a natural insulator. This is the unique property that separates pumice from all of the other chimney oxford materials.

The insulating properties of Pumice allow the flue gases in the chimney to quickly reach their optimum temperature enabling the heating appliance to reach its optimum performance shortly after lighting.

It also keeps the chimney warmer for longer as the heat output of the appliance decreases. Once again aiding its’ performance and reducing the likelihood of condensation and soot build-up.

We aren’t just about lining flues. We also deal with damp, property structural issues, fireplaces and hearths, cowls, chimney pots and chimney fans.

Turner Baker is a certified supplier and installer of the Exodraft range of chimney fans. These can be used to improve the draw in existing installations where an open fire or appliance spills smoke into a room, or similarly as part of a new installation where a tall flue is either not possible either due to design or cost limitations.

If you would like more information on any of the services that we have mentioned above, please contact our team on 01865 236763

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