The established and familiar BLUE and YELLOW guides from the BFCMA are now available on this page of the FETA website. These two guides have been produced by the BFCMA to give some general guidelines on how to choose and maintain chimneys for maximum performance and durability. The BLUE guide gives guidance on choosing and using flues and chimneys for domestic gas burning appliances and the YELLOW guide relates to domestic solid fuel and wood burning appliances.

The installation of both chimneys and heating appliances is governed by Building Regulations and British Standards. It is therefore the responsibility of the specifier, installer and user to ensure the products used and installation as a whole meets these requirements. These guides are not a substitute for these requirements and the BFCMA cannot accept any liability for actions taken as a result of the information given in these guides.

Please note that the electronic guides are in pdf format and will require Acrobat Reader to access them. The BLUE guide is about 1.1Mb and the YELLOW guide is slightly smaller. To download, select link with a right-click and from the menu choose 'save target as'.

All members of the BFCMA offer a free information service on request - if you need help, please use them.

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For more information, see Part J of Building Regulations in the BFCMA section of the site.

BFCMA Information Paper Chimneys in Thatched Properties