According to regulations we are under the impression that a flue cannot be within 2 metres below a velux window nor 600mm to the side of one and unfortunately if this is the case our flue is within those measurements, however the flue has been there many years and the velux window has just been put into the new extension.
Our gas safe registered fitter has noted a concern to gas safe who have basically told us that the will not pay a visit because it is not in their remit and have advised us to contact building control but because the neighbours have used a private building inspector the local council cannot get involved. The next step was to speak to the actual building inspector on the job but he was not interested in our concerns because the builder had told him it was not a problem. We even directed the guy to planning portal part j, pointed out by gas safe, to where there is a diagram of a velux window and dimensions from a flue but because it was picturing a vertical flue and not a horizontal flue like ours he was not interested. Isn’t the definition of a flue ‘an outlet producing waste gases’?
We have enlightened the neighbours with our concerns but after initially being concerned they have been reassured by their builder that their window is correct and it is our flue that is wrong, however according to regulations and plenty of measuring for reassurance our boiler has been fitted correctly.
All we want is for someone with some knowledge and authority to come and assess the situation so we can be reassured that we are not going to kill anyone because surely they have all of these rules and regulations for a reason.
