Boiler flue through pitched roof

[plumb_know]

Hi Everyone,

Quoting for my first boiler installation with vertical flue going through pitched roof.
It is 3 storey house, i am planning on getting a roofer to fit the flue through roof & flashing kit, would you say this would be best way to go about it?
Can any roofer do this? and would they usually test it for leaks somehow once finished??

I am based near maidstone in kent, if anyone knows good roofer in the area? Also guide price of what i should be looking to pay for this?

thanks for the help

 

[Old Account]

It really depends how you feel about the work. Most likely I would do the works myself as I would not trust the roofer to do the flue works. It should be really done by a gas safe engineer which is you. I trust you would do the job together. Better off having another engineer with you when doing the works. Is there any chance to work on the roof?
If not, you could get a cherry picker or something similar.

If you work alone then yes take a roofer and do the works together.

Price various wouldn’t put a price up here though. Best of ring8ng some roofers and ask for prices

 

[Meady]

Why do you need to be gas safe to fit a lead flashing kit and then stick a flue through it? Roofers do it all the time and then we connect up to the inside?

 

[Old Account]

Why do you need to be gas safe to fit a lead flashing kit and then stick a flue through it? Roofers do it all the time and then we connect up to the inside?

I was thinking he is going to connect it up. But i mis read it ... still better off doing it with someone together don’t you think.

I would not trust a roofer as you need also a certain distance and heights for the pitched roof terminal kit

 

[ShaunCorbs]

get the roofer to stick the flashing and flue though normally same time your installing the boiler

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Do the weather flashing yourself, I'm scared of heights so it's always a wobble for me being up high but why pay a roofer when itbreally isnt that hard.

Make sure you have a grinder to cut the tiles.

Good luck

 

[jtsplumbing]

3 floors up , I'm not a lover of heights so it would be a roofer for me.

 

[plumb_know]

Thanks for your replies everyone, sorry for delayed response. i put a price in and not had response yet but still given me something to think about for next time.

I would be happy to do myself but never done it & wouldn't want to cause damage to other roof tiles or the flashing to leak due to my inexperience.

thanks everyone