johno
wibbled on Wednesday 09 December 2009 16:40

We are considering having a wood burner installed as a secondary heat
source in our front room, we live in a rural area, have access to
plenty of fuel and no storage problems. Not using it to heat water.
However we do have one minor problem.... we have no chimney stack!
Previous owners have had it removed down to just above bedroom
ceiling. Having it rebuilt will not be a problem, but the question I
have is, do we need it lining?
There are four fireplaces in the house, two up and two down. We have
no intention of ever having fires upstairs and unlikely to have one in
the other downstairs room. I welcome the opinions/thoughts/suggestions
(polite ones please) of the 'team' .
If it has any bearing on the issue the fire would likely only be lit
during winter and then only three or four times a week of an evening,
in other words, light use.
House is a late Victorian terrace with a hideous gas fire in the
fireplace, was swept very recently; before gas fire fitted (by
previous owners)

Abstract thought - do you need the whole stack or can you do something with
a twin walled flue, and maybe some fireproofed boxing in?

I don't actually know, but I'm thinking of all those log cabins (some 2
storey) with iron stoves...

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Tim Watts

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