Flue lining

[WoTmania]

We're planning on installing 2 wood-burning stoves in our mid-terrace, 1901 house.
The quotes we've had for putting in a flue lining are outrageous (between £1200 and £1470)
I wondered if 1)anyone can tell me how useful the liners really are and 2) Has anyone put one in themselves and how difficult it is to do.
TIA

Umm, they are very useful if you don't want toxic fumes coming through the brickwork or the chimney catching fire.

surely if you have them swept regularly the chimney fires isn't a risk.?
re: toxic fumes - if reopening the fireplaces for an open fire nowhere metnions needing lining but if you're burning the same stuff wouldn't it be the same?

I would have it lined myself?..a house we used to live in had a wood burner and no chimney liner. The resin from the wood seeped through the brick work of the chimney into the adjoining rooms, it was a mess to clean up as it was like black tar. I am assuming it will be to do with the higher temperature than an open fire.

Our chimney sweep checked out the brick work and said we don't need one. Its supposed to be quite easy to do though on our house its going to be 4 floors worth of chimney which will make it expensive!

ouch, 4 floors worth!

We're going to look into doing ourselves. Dh my Dad and DBs are all quite handy.