Jump to content

Advice for Woodburning Stove


becibec

Recommended Posts

Hi,


I'm looking to get a woodburning stove installed. Ideally one I can conncect to the central heating. We don't have central heating yet. In a perfect world, there would be someone who can help me out with the whole lot - building work to make the hearth big enough for the stove, sorting the chimney out, installing stove and the boiler and hooking it all up together. On the assumption that's all a bit much to ask for (from what I can work out from google it is). Can anyone who has a woodburing stove let me know where they got it or recommend anyone that can help?? Many Thanks Becky

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/37879-advice-for-woodburning-stove/
Share on other sites

hi Becky, http://www.whichstove.co.uk/stoves/ and http://www.whatstove.co.uk/ are good places to have a look for reviews of stoves.


For London you will need to have a DEFRA approved stove which is allowed to burn wood in a smoke-free zone.

I have a feeling there may be some difficulty with fitting back boilers to DEFRA approved stoves?


A lot of the companies will do the whole lot for you.


Matt at CASA in Bellenden Road is a good person to talk to- he can see a job through from beginning to end, also BOB from Bob's JUNK EMPORIUM off Lordship Lane. and if you look at previous discussions on the forum there are some other recommended local companies.


Our installation was simple. Our builder had already removed a small 1930's fireplace which exposed the original large kitchen square hole behind, a space big enough to fit the stove.


We had a sweep (pearse and sons)to clean the chimney and test it to see if it needed lining. Lining is a good idea anyway.

We bought our CLEARVIEW stove from the Forest Bailiff in South West London (google for info)

We used Dennis the intaller , but could have used the Clearview installer - there wasn't a lot in it. He installed a liner, put a bird protector thing on the top of our chimney which also needed pot, One unexpected problem was he found old rubble had blocked the chimney ahd couldnt be dislodged with instruments. He had to penetrate our chimney breast in a kind of chimney caesarian, but made good the hole.


We love our stove- it is much more efficient than a fire and looks lovely. There were loads of good different-priced makes to choose from.

Cheap sources of wood are to get unseasoned logs from a tree surgeon and let them mature for the next year.

I'm sure lots of other people can add good advice.

I am looking at doing the same thing as you Becky. From my research there are only a few models that are both Defra and boiler stoves to do the water.

The models I found are Dunsley Yorkshire, Broseley Snowdon and Brosley Evolution.

Let me know if you find anything else of interest.

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Latest Discussions

    • Big recommendation for Stephen Viccary who has created a magnificent bathroom for us. Quality of work is absolutely top notch. We couldn't be happier - see pics.  Stephen is considerate and tidy meaning working from home during the work was fine (some noise - obviously, it is a demo and installation after all. He does not work on multiple jobs, does a full days work and does ALL the work himself - Tiling, plumbing, lighting (including lighting on a motion sensor under the vanity and in the shower niche - for night time visits 😉), he even changed the door architraves, sorted the badly cracked ceiling and did all the paint work. A full end to end service. Stephen's number - 07941 266 145
    • Highly recommend Dulwich Eco Gardening.  When he came to quote Saied said he’d give our garden back so we could decide what we do next.  Under two weeks of hard work from Saied and Mo and we have the garden back and can see paving I’d forgotten about. Not only did Saied remove our very overgrown greenery. Nature had taken over. He also took back to our fence line overgrown ivy, apple and pear trees and and dealt with a neighbours bamboo that had invaded our garden.  We are now going to get quotes for what we do next so those quoting will be able to see the space.  Saied has suggested someone to quote and will be coming back when he does in case he has any questions or they can work together.  I thought Saied would be a good choice and he was. Quotes from others didn’t leave me with confidence for the end result. That was never a concern with Saied.
    • Having a BBQ (fingers crossed) in 2 weeks and need a small BBQ for veggie bits and any spare benches or garden tables and chairs to borrow to add to mine. Any going? Thanks in advance...
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...