Opening times:10am - 5pm Monday to Saturday
Our stove manufacturers:
Esse, Westfire, Future Fires, Charnwood, Portway and Stratfort Ecoboilers.
A heat blast from the past! Wood burning stoves are an increasingly popular heating option and their versatility, both in function and installation, means they can be installed in virtually any size or type of property, with or without an existing chimney breast.
From single room heating stoves to stoves that can work with back boilers to provide hot water and/or secondary heating via radiators to other rooms, there are a range of appliances available. While existing masonry chimneys are ‘the norm’ for installing a wood burner, exposed pre-fabricated chimney systems can be fitted virtually anywhere and can make a striking addition to a home’s interior décor. As a HETAS registered installer we can advise on which appliance and system is best suited to your needs and circumstances.
As well as making for a beautiful room feature, wood burning stoves are also a great way of tapping into a renewable solution energy source. As they use wood, which emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as is absorbed while the plants were growing, they are classed as a carbon-neutral fuel. Unlike their more sophisticated wood burning ‘sister’ technology – the biomass boiler - they do not attract any renewable heat incentive payments from the Government, however many customers report greatly reduced gas and electric bills after installing even the smallest, most basic appliance.
As with gas and electrical works, wood burning appliance installations must be notified to and inspected by Local Authority building control. Local authorities can and will fine companies and individuals for illegally installing stoves. Poorly installed stoves can have devastating consequences and most insurance companies will not now pay claims for fires caused by incorrectly installed solid fuel appliances. As HETAS registered installers we are able to ‘self certify’ and notify your local authority that the works have been completed in a safe and compliant manner without the need for them to inspect.
Are you in a smoke control area?
Under the Clean Air Act local authorities may declare the whole or part of their district to be a smoke control area. If you live in a smoke control area you cannot burn wood unless you are using a DEFRA exempt appliance. A list of exempt appliances is available on the DEFRA website (http://smokecontrol.defra.gov.uk/index.php). Your local authority can advise you on whether you live in a smoke control area and maps are often available on their website. Alternatively, if you arrange a quote survey with us we will research whether you live in a smoke control area before we visit and bring brochures with exempt appliances in them.
