Price for a woodburner fire & basic fireplace

jinnywren

I'm considering ripping out my current open fireplace to put in a woodburner.
First question anybody any ideas what a cheap woodburner would cost?
How much to fit.
Do I need to consider anything else about chimney etc.
Do u still keep the hearth?
Also, if I live in inner city smokeless fuel zone what am I allowed to burn in it?
Just thinking of all the wasted heat blowing up the current chimney!!

Grz.26

300-500 for 5kw burner.
anything from 150 up in the chimney liner. Cowl for the top.
Hearth, can do it your self - non combustably materal.
all in people have been quoted 2-3k.

Poppycat

Also wood has gone up in price due to demand for wood burners. You also need some where to store the fuel

having a wood burner is not by all means cheap

Grz.26

Its Green though, apparently..

savemoney

Carbon neutral

Grz.26 wrote: »

Its Green though, apparently..

Grz.26

Which I must prefer to GAS fired C/H. looks great, more cosy. £40 for a ton of logs. how long will that last you...

savemoney

Spent last year £110 on seasoned logs plus need some wood to get fire going.

The log burn will not keep the whole house cosy it may well keep a couple of rooms warmish, the main room which has burner can get very warm around 26c

Unfortunately heat wont disperse very well around the home hence why the room that has burner gets very warm

I have used my burner once thsi season because I refuse to pay the extra for wood which can gone up a lot in real terms due to supply and demand. After all there is only so much wood around, if demand is increased prices increase

If you get a burner think carefully, it is not cheap, you need space to keep fuel, I have a large old garage and its around 35% full of wood at start of season and that lasts up until around March-April at a push

Its green, its fairly clean fuel you feel cosys but it is definitely not cheap to have one installed nor run one unless you have a free source

Grz.26

£110. would that still be cheaper than having your c/heating on all winter?
I suppose it depends on size of home etc, how well insulated you are as well. I would get the chimney lined and have a steel registery board so all that lovely heat bounces back into your room. Insulate the chimney liner too, and your find the logs burn for longer, when you get the air flow right its heaven.

Swipe

jinnywren wrote: »

Also, if I live in inner city smokeless fuel zone what am I allowed to burn in it?

Not wood if you live in a smoke control area. You will need a multifuel stove rather than a woodburner and then you may only burn smokeless fuel. You can get certified woodburners for smoke control areas http://www.uksmokecontrolareas.co.uk/appliances.php?country=e but they will be much more expensive. Either way, I'd always go for a multifuel rather than a woodburner, just gives you more options.

mrs_baggins

like swipe said check out that web site. I work in a local authority and most of the area is smokefree area and get asked this a lot. You still can have a wood burning stove in a smoke free area but it MUST be one from the approved appliances list on the site swipe entioned. It cannot just be one bought from a local shop. There are certain mdels and makes which are approved for certain fuels. Ie there is a stove which you can have to burn offcuts of wood, there is a stove which is approved to burn wood nuts, there is a stove which is approved for other types of wood and this must be decided before you buy the stove as they are smoke free only when used for the type of fuel they are allowed to burn otherwise if you create smoke you risk causing a nusance for which you will be mde to take action to stop if anyone complins

keith969

I have started looking into this and talked to the stovesonline folks. The woodburner I was looking at was about £600, then they said plan for about £400 for the chimney liner and £5-800 for the installation. So probably £2K in all.