wood burner

Bluesky15

Hi

I would love to have a wood burner stove fitted in my lounge. I don't have a chimney so would have to have external flue fitted, its a 2 storey house. The room is 4.8 by 5m so would need 4 kW output. Can anyone advise me how much installation is likely to cost? & any advice on which stove to look for would be great.

forgotmyname

Are you in a smokeless zone? What fuel are you using for heating now?

I would love a log burner, But its not practical in this property.

Bluesky15

yes I'm in a smoke free zone so the stove would need to be DEFRA approved I believe. Currently have gas central heating which I intend to keep for heating the upstairs. I would need to have 1 radiator removed which is where I would like the wood burner.

ispookie666

Not sure if it would be of any help.
When I looked into getting this done - I had an outlay of close to 8-10k. My house did not have a chimney.
somebody did mention that balanced flue might work out a bit cheaper.
The running costs are high unless you have free seasoned wood supply.

PS: To break even I calculated it to be more than 8 years.

Robwiz

Fitting a wood burning stove would only make sense if you're planning on keeping the house a long time. Wood stoves can look great but they are messy and dirty, require sweeping and the cost of wood fuel works out more than using gas.

Some installers offer a fixed cost package, around £1500 or so, but that is based on a flexible liner being inserted down an existing chimney. The labour element shouldn't be much different (in fact an external flue could be easier) however the cost of materials might be different. You can compare costs at https://www.stovesonline.co.uk which is also a good site for comparing the DEFRA approved stoves.

SG27

Wood burners are great. But very expensive to install and fairly expensive to run compared to gas. Worth it though.

MX5huggy

Don't remove the radiator. You want to heat the room without having to put the stove on. Have a TRV on the rad so it is off when the room is warm.

muckybutt

If you have no chimney then you will require a twin wall stainless steel flue installing, prices vary greatly on these from approx £60 per meter upwards, plus bends and inspection plate and brackets. That in ind an external flue system could easily cost £1000 minimum plus fitting.

If you are competent enough then you can do the work yourself and just get it signed off by building control, youwill need to comply with part J building regs which are very easy to understand, I have just installed an inset multi fuel in my extension and had it signed off.

olias

I would go for a multifuel, rather than awoodburner. Coal gives off far more heat, is easier to store, and easier to get hold of if you run out. You then have the option of wood or coal.

Olias

new_owner

Robwiz wrote: »

Fitting a wood burning stove would only make sense if you're planning on keeping the house a long time. Wood stoves can look great but they are messy and dirty, require sweeping and the cost of wood fuel works out more than using gas.

Cost of gas can be higher than wood now (depending on how much you pay for wood). I only use gas for hot water and really regretting not getting a stove with a back boiler. I don't agree with them being messy. I pay £125 for 2m3 which is far cheaper than gas. I do need to season myself. 2m3 is my winter seasoned wood last year but I think this year we might use 3m3.

I agree with you need to keep it for a few seasons though. As you would if you had a new gas boiler fitted.

I love my wood burner. Its a 8kw stove in a small 2 bed victorian terrace. and it heats the whole house all winter. 24c downstairs and 20c upstairs.... toasty