Chimney and fire place advice

Shimmyhill

The price new_owner is paying is not typical, £100 m3 is pretty good going for seasoned wood and most people who think they are getting a better price are getting a builders bag of wood and thats not 1m3.

Other than that, 1k isnt likely to get a log burner installed unless its a chinese burner and either no flue or some very cheap low end stuff.

As someone else has said log burners very rarely cost less than gas to run unless you have free wood and 2k to install buys a lot of gas.. but we love ours and its the best thing we have bought for the house by a country mile.

However we haven't got it to save money and we spent a lot on a clearview log burner and decent install etc, we have it to enjoy and while this year it has happened to save money on gas we have used up all the free wood from trees we have taken down and half way into a paid load, its not used daily and there is a lot of work ongoing to use one - i enjoy all of this and love the outcome so all well worth it!

You only get smoke if something is wrong and no marks internally - that would indicate a very serious problem - potentially life threatening as it suggests leaking co2

perfecta1

I have done a little bit of research and found a wood supplier who offers 1m3 for 75 pounds (unseasoned). After all we can't be sure what will be the price of gas in couple of years time.

I am not sure actually if I can have a log burner in my house as I have to call someone who can check that but not sure who I should contact with.

The house was build in 50's and there is a "chimney" where I can feel a draft of air and hear when it rains but I am not sure whether it is suitable and in good condition.

I see hughe difference in temperature and conditions inside the house where people use a log burner rather than gas heating. It's still warm after 3 hours after fire has gone.

whiskywhisky

perfecta - my concern is similar to yours, 50's house with chimney and not sure who is best to ascertain whether it is suitable and what will be involved.

1 for the experts = are all chimneys suitables if installed with the full vertical flue?

Also regarding the maintenance needed for wood burners, is this mainly storing and feeding wood and also clearing the leftover ash? (not trying to say this is not a lot as I know this will be some work).

thanks

perfecta1

whiskywhisky wrote: »

perfecta - my concern is similar to yours, 50's house with chimney and not sure who is best to ascertain whether it is suitable and what will be involved.

1 for the experts = are all chimneys suitables if installed with the full vertical flue?

Also regarding the maintenance needed for wood burners, is this mainly storing and feeding wood and also clearing the leftover ash? (not trying to say this is not a lot as I know this will be some work).

thanks

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Leif

new_owner wrote: »

+ £35 gas per month (this is over the winter (Nov-March (looks like this year it will be the end of March) and inc cooking)

That sounds incredibly cheap. I am sure most people pay far more than that. Maybe I need to get extra loft insulation.