Parkray Aspect 4 Eco installation

Parkray Aspect 4 Eco installation

• Where: Near Selby
• When: 09/22/2020
• Stove Installation took: 2 days
• Stove Brand: Parkray Stoves
• Stove Model: Aspect 4 Eco + Small plinth
• Flue Type: Internal Flue Liner

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Stove Project Overview

The customer had an old LPG gas fire with a moulded resin surround and a marble hearth. We completely removed the old gas fire, the mantlepiece and the hearth and started to create a bigger space for our new woodburner. We carefully planned and measured up, how much space we will need for the woodburner, hearth and fireboards. Once finished with the breaking, we installed a new steel reinforced concrete lintel across the top of the opening to support the top of the chimney breast. The next step was to lay the new honed two piece slate hearth. We cut to size the rear piece of the hearth, laid it over a fast setting cement bed and ensure it’s perfectly level. After chamfering the front piece of slate, we laid it as well while checking it is perfectly centred to the chimney breast. The next step was to measure and cut our fireboards for the back and sides of the opening and using adhesives, glueing them on. We also stick our plaster stop beads on the edges of the sideboards and again checking everything with levels. The last thing to do on the first day is to prepare to wall for the plastering. We either use a bonding coat or sand/cement render. We always leave our concrete lintel and hearth to set overnight. This is how we can ensure that they stay perfectly level while we working over them and moving a heavy stove around them. The second day we normally start with the assembly of the stove, in this case a Parkray Aspect 4 Eco on small log plinth. We also fitted an oak beam detail over the chimney breast. Once the stove is assembled we start measuring again, this time for the closure plate. We need to ensure we cut the whole for the pipe on the right spot, so the stove won’t end up being too close to the back wall or sticking out too much on the front. For our closure plates, we use 2mm galvanised steel plates. The same time, we work out how we can fix the plate up. Normally we screw it into the concrete lintel (installed on the day before) on the front, and using steel brackets on the rear. Once this is all cut to size, painted and fixed it’s time for the stainless steel liner. Like with the twin wall installations, we use Schiedel products here as well. As the chimney access was rather tricky we had to use an elevated platform to get up there and drop the liner down into chimney. From this point onward, it’s smooth sailing. We connected the bottom end of the liner to a stove pipe adaptor, then into the stove pipe and all that into the stove itself. We checked that all joints are sealed with hight temperature sealant. Position the stove so that is central on the hearth and the stove pipe is straight. We also paint the stove pipe to match the colour of the stove and the closure plate. Once the stove is all connected and painted we cover up the whole lot and prepare the room for plastering. While one of us is working on the plastering the other installer is fixing up the CO alarm, installing the data plate and start to clear out from the room. The last step is to commission the stove while lighting a small fire. This is also the perfect time to explain to the customer how to operate the new woodburner.  

The end result

The customer was really satisfied with the end result. Now they are definitely ready for the cold season to come!

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