Flue termination over next doors drive

[shyguy2005]

Went to quote new combi for a combi and currently the flue terminates straight out horizontally over next doors drive. Is this allowed as long as neighbours don't find it a nuisance ??

Customer says neighbours are really nice and won't mind but just want to double check if it's allowed in the first place.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

as long as it meets gas safe/mi's regs

 

[townfanjon]

I dont think you can, as an existing its ok , but a new one no, this falls under building regs, they may be good neighbours now but when they get sick of the plume !!! Well .
Somebody will confirm

 

[shyguy2005]

When I first spotted it I thought hang on....

Relocation required then!

I dont think you can, as an existing its ok , but a new one no, this falls under building regs, they may be good neighbours now but when they get sick of the plume !!! Well .
Somebody will confirm

 

[Rickster123]

http://www.a1gassafe.co.uk/pdf/TECHNICAL_BULLETIN_231.pdf

Don't know if this helps.

 

[shyguy2005]

Cheers. Will send this link to the customer . Plus add to file for future issues

Nice one 😉

http://www.a1gassafe.co.uk/pdf/TECHNICAL_BULLETIN_231.pdf

Don't know if this helps.

 

[kozak1968]

What happens if the neighbour decides to build a 2 story extension? This could put your customers in a potential dangerous situation. The regs are there for a reason.

 

[REDSAW]

What happens if the neighbour decides to build a 2 story extension? This could put your customers in a potential dangerous situation. The regs are there for a reason.

or they decide to sell up to a right grumpy git, then he calls building control on you for fitting a flue against regs?

 

[zzzjim]

or they decide to sell up to a right grumpy git.....

There appears to be an ample supply of these available - these days !

 

[kirkgas]

No, it's not allowed, next door neighbour cannot allow you to break the building regs,

 

[AWheating]

neighbours will probably not be so nice when the condense drips on the cars paintwork.

 

[plumben]

Surely the MI's will state 300mm from boundaries

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Surely the MI's will state 300mm from boundaries

600mm I beleave

 

[snowhead]

What happens if the neighbour decides to build a 2 story extension? This could put your customers in a potential dangerous situation. The regs are there for a reason.

If the flue is already there, the neighbour can't build within 600mm of it.

 

[SimonG]

Flues shouldnt terminate over or onto somebody elses property.

 

[snowhead]

Flues shouldnt terminate over or onto somebody elses property.

Yes, but there's thousands that do.

There are many on the small estate where my Son lives.

 

[kirkgas]

Snowhead are you saying if my next door neighbour has his boiler flue on my land I cannot build my extension? I cannot see that happening

 

[lame plumber]

A lot of folks need to go and revise their building regs about flue termination!

 

[snowhead]

Snowhead are you saying if my next door neighbour has his boiler flue on my land I cannot build my extension? I cannot see that happening

It's no different to capping a chimney with a working fire below it, you wouldn't and couldn't do it.

Building control wouldn't let you build up against the flue.

The flue would be existing, it should never have been there but as a neighbour how are you going to get around it without negotiating to have it moved.

I've seen flues on end terraces discharging over public foot paths at high level.

 

[lame plumber]

It's no different to capping a chimney with a working fire below it, you wouldn't and couldn't do it.

Building control wouldn't let you build up against the flue.

The flue would be existing, it should never have been there but as a neighbour how are you going to get around it without negotiating to have it moved.

I've seen flues on end terraces discharging over public foot paths at high level.

building control wouldnt care as planning would have been passed and the new build would go in and the flue owner would have to sort themselves out as they are in the wrong and its not their neighbours problem!