Does a wood burner add value?

Jonty37

We are thinking of installing a wood burner at home and i wondered if it would add value to the house when it came time to sell, I always see houses without them listed as if they are a special feature that should justify the price some how...

paddyrg

Pretty much no. Install one if you want one, not to try to increase home value

martinthebandit

It might (depends very much on the house and a load of other factors) make it easier to sell but I doubt it would add value.

andrewf75

adds saleability not value I would think

leveller2911

Is "adding value " important?.....I would have thought the question would be ."Will having a woodburner cut my heating costs?".

What a bizarre thread.................

vansboy

I'd like a wood burner in my next house....but I would like to choose it, as well.

So many properties have burners, which I think are not to my taste, so would be something that wouldn't add value.

If you want one, have one for your own benefit, not as an increase in any value.

VB

savemoney

Been asked recently on here that question. The answer is 'no' it may help sell the house of similar price/style/location. Dont buy one if you think it would add value also there lots of things you have to bare in mind when using one. They certainly dont make it a cheap way to heat your home unless you have a free source of fuel

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Davesnave

They're very much part of 'selling the dream' with older country property and conversions, but in town they can be a messy, inconvenient and expensive form of heating, although those who have installed them don't like to admit it...so they won't!

andrewf75

Davesnave wrote: »

although those who have installed them don't like to admit it...so they won't!

what so all these people who love their stoves are only pretending?

As I'm currently researching stoves I've noticed some real bitterness from some yet it never seems to be from those who actually have them - these people seem to only have positive views. I'm wondering whether these people sell gas fires or whether they just resent the fact that what was once the preserve of country living is now becoming trendy in towns?

No offence intended, just intrigued.

DRP

Davesnave wrote: »

They're very much part of 'selling the dream' with older country property and conversions, but in town they can be a messy, inconvenient and expensive form of heating, although those who have installed them don't like to admit it...so they won't!

they're definitely all 3 of those things in my experience, so doesn't really make MSE-sense to have one.

but when you also have GCH a burner is good fun, nice to have etc etc

Davesnave

andrewf75 wrote: »

what so all these people who love their stoves are only pretending?

As I'm currently researching stoves I've noticed some real bitterness from some yet it never seems to be from those who actually have them - these people seem to only have positive views. I'm wondering whether these people sell gas fires or whether they just resent the fact that what was once the preserve of country living is now becoming trendy in towns?

No offence intended, just intrigued.

No bitterness here, but I had a bet with myself that you'd be first up to deliver a suitable riposte. :rotfl:

Since Tuesday evening I've had 3m3 of logs delivered, so if I'm not burning them, I must have a strange fetish for lumps of oak, ash and birch. What would that be? Logophillia perhaps?

To be serious for a moment, I don't think those who own wood burners in town are kidding themselves completely, because they are the nicest thing to sit beside. However, like reviews on Amazon, I feel they are likely to be marked up a bit, because no one likes to feel they've bought into something questionable.

Put it another way..... I once had the chance to sit behind the wheel of a Morgan Plus 8. It didn't take very long in that position for me to realise that this 'highly desirable' vehicle was, in reality, an acquired taste, totally unsuited to my needs, my driving style and the journeys I made. Being young and unsure of myself, I didn't want to rubbish it, so I made appreciative noises; after all, I was sure it suited someone.

That's how I see wood burners: absolutely brilliant when the conditions are right, but definitely suited to some types of property/owners, rather than the population as a whole.

Mind you, even at around £2k + for a new one and appropriate install, they're still much cheaper than the Morgan to buy speculatively, though possibly not such a good long term investment!