HOW TO HIRE · PLUMBING & HEATING · CHECKED OCTOBER 2026
How to hire a stove installer in Ireland
The checks, the questions and the paperwork.
A wood burning stove installation in Ireland costs €900–€3,500 per install, typically around €2,000. Here is how to check that in a minute, what to ask, and what you must be handed when the job is done.
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THE 60-SECOND VERSION
Hiring a stove installer in five steps
- Are you on the Registered Gas Installer scheme, and what is your number?A number you can look up yourself before you agree a price — installation of stove — installation of stove and flue system.
- Will I get declaration of Conformance Certificate, and when?On the day the work is finished and tested, not posted on later — post-Installation Support — many installers offer guidance on stove operation and maintenance after installation.
- How does complexity of the installation change the price?It has to be seen before a firm price can be given. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does type of stove selected change the price?Each level up adds both material and labour. — ask before the quote rather than after.
- How does what does this service include? change the price?It decides whether the work can be done in one go. — ask before the quote rather than after.
BEFORE YOU BOOK
Check before you book
Registered Gas Installer (RGI) Scheme
Restricted to Registered Gas Installer (RGI): installing, servicing or repairing a gas boiler; any work on gas pipework or a gas appliance; commissioning a gas appliance.
Search the Registered Gas Installer scheme for the name or the registration number before you agree a price. rgii.ie →
Declaration of Conformance Certificate
Issued by the Registered Gas Installer on completion of the gas works. It matters because it is the record that the work conforms to the standards, and it is asked for on sale, remortgage and insurance.
Agree before the work starts that you will be handed declaration of conformance certificate, and keep it with the house papers.
Insurance
Expect public liability; ask who the insurer is. From a company, ask for the insurer, the limit and the VAT number, and ask who actually attends: the team that turns up may be employed, subcontracted or both, and only one of those is supervised by the firm you are paying.
Ask to see the current certificate of insurance — the insurer's name, the limit and the date it runs to.
Trader or private seller
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 a trader must tell you they are a trader, and your consumer rights — work carried out with reasonable skill and care, and a cooling-off period on a contract agreed in your home or online — apply to traders and not to private sellers. On Locufy the trader status is shown on the profile.
Look for the trader badge on the Locufy profile, and ask anyone else for it in writing before you agree a price.
VAT
VAT at 13.5%, the reduced rate Revenue publishes for this service. Ask whether the price you were given includes it. A trader under the €42,500 registration threshold does not charge it; one over it must, and must show it separately.
Ask whether the figure you were given includes it, and for the VAT number if they are registered — Revenue publishes the rate for this service. revenue.ie →
A good answer: A number you can look up yourself before you agree a price — installation of stove — installation of stove and flue system.
A good answer: On the day the work is finished and tested, not posted on later — post-Installation Support — many installers offer guidance on stove operation and maintenance after installation.
A good answer: It has to be seen before a firm price can be given. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: Each level up adds both material and labour. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: It decides whether the work can be done in one go. — ask before the quote rather than after.
A good answer: What does this service include? — the service typically includes the installation of the stove, connection to the flue system, and compliance checks with safety regulations — get the exclusions named in the quote, because a stove installer job is priced on what was agreed and not on what was assumed.
A good answer: Expect public liability; ask who the insurer is — hearth Construction — this involves building a non-combustible hearth to support the wood burning stove.
Getting the quote right
- Complexity of the installation — it has to be seen before a firm price can be given.
- Type of stove selected — each level up adds both material and labour.
- What does this service include? — it decides whether the work can be done in one go.
- Hearth Construction — it is the first thing a provider looks at on arrival.
- In writing before anyone starts — a message on Locufy counts
- What is NOT included, named
- Who actually attends, and whether they are employed or subcontracted
- The VAT number, and whether it checks out on the Revenue register
Walk away if
- They are not on the Registered Gas Installer scheme, or the number does not resolve to the name on the quote
- No Declaration of Conformance Certificate is offered, or you are told you do not need one for work of this kind
- They will not talk about it: complexity of the installation — it has to be seen before a firm price can be given
- They will not talk about it: type of stove selected — each level up adds both material and labour
- They will not talk about it: what does this service include? — it decides whether the work can be done in one go
- A price for the stove installer before anyone has asked the size, the access or the condition of what they are working on
What a stove installer costs: €900–€3,500 per install
The figures are for the job, per install, and a quote for your own is the only number that binds anyone. Standard installation and Chimney installation each carry their own band. Wood Burning Stove Installation price guide →
Guide prices compiled by the Locufy team from published Irish and UK provider price lists and 2026/27 cost guides. Updated 2026.
KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR? NOW FIND ONE
Stove installers near you, with the badges that matter shown
ID checked, trader status and one score from every review — on the card, before you message anyone. Nearest first. No account needed to look.
Or post the job free and let them come to you.
- Look firstComplexity of the installation — it has to be seen before a firm price can be given — that is what the stove installer is judging on the first visit, and a price given without it is a guess.
- Agree what is being doneType of stove selected — each level up adds both material and labour — put in writing before anyone starts, because it is the document you both read back at the end.
- The work itselfWhat does this service include? — it decides whether the work can be done in one go — and anything found on the day that was not in that is priced before it is started.
- Check it togetherHearth Construction — it is the first thing a provider looks at on arrival — walked against the written scope rather than against the feeling of it, while the stove installer is still there.
- What you are handedDeclaration of Conformance Certificate, the invoice and any guarantee on the workmanship and the parts, consider the size and efficiency rating of the stove.
- What does this service include?
- The service typically includes the installation of the stove, connection to the flue system, and compliance checks with safety regulations.
- Post-Installation Support
- Many installers offer guidance on stove operation and maintenance after installation.
- Installation of stove
- Installation of stove and flue system.
- Chimney Installation
- This job includes installing a new chimney system for a wood burning stove where one does not exist.
- Flue Liner Installation
- This task involves fitting a flue liner to improve the efficiency and safety of wood burning stoves.
- Hearth Construction
- This involves building a non-combustible hearth to support the wood burning stove.
AFTER
When the job is done
Hiring a stove installer: questions people ask
Many homeowners find wood burning stoves cost-effective in the long run due to their efficiency and the renewable nature of wood as a fuel. Consider the size and efficiency rating of the stove.
DIY installations are not recommended due to safety risks and regulatory compliance requirements. The scope of the installation may vary based on the type of stove, the existing chimney structure, and any additional features such as hearths or flue liners.
Search the name or the registration number. If the number does not resolve to the name on the quote, stop there.
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 the work must be carried out with reasonable skill and care, and put right if it is not. Say what is wrong in writing first.
Two or three, each for the same written scope. Quotes for different scopes are not comparable, which is how the cheapest one wins and then grows.
The work, what is not included, the materials where they matter, the dates, and the total with VAT shown as its own line. A figure with none of that around it is a price and not a quote, and it is the reason two stove installer quotes for what sounds like the same job are not comparable.
MORE GUIDES
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Sources — checked October 2026
- CRU — RGI and Safe Electric schemes
- RGI — find a Registered Gas Installer
- CCPC — your rights when you buy a service
- Consumer Rights Act 2022
- Revenue — BOILERS - MAINTENANCE/REPAIR ( Private dwellings/Non-residential immovable goods ) — Reduced rate
- Revenue — current VAT rates (effective 1 January 2026)
- Revenue — VAT thresholds: €42,500 for a person supplying services only