Wood stove in Charlesland idea

Last Out

Hi,

Just wondering did anybody try or maybe already have a wood stove in Charlesland.
Any tips and suggestions appreciated.

Thank you

yellatdave

There's an external vent/chimney on a 3-bed in CW, so maybe someone's already done it. Nice idea to get you through the winter months...

2011

Last Out wrote: »

Hi,

Just wondering did anybody try or maybe already have a wood stove in Charlesland.
Any tips and suggestions appreciated.

Thank you

Just remember that to reduce build costs most (or perhaps all) of the homes is Charlesland either have no chimney or in most cases have a false chimney and therefore have no flue.
This applies to all for the 3 beds in Charlesland that I have seen.
That make installing a wood burning stove very expensive.

yellatdave

2011 wrote: »

Just remember that to reduce build costs most (or perhaps all) of the homes is Charlesland either have no chimney or in most cases have a false chimney and therefore have no flue.
This applies to all for the 3 beds in Charlesland that I have seen.
That make installing a wood burning stove very expensive.

Agreed that swapping out the current gas fire for a wood burning stove in its place wouldn't be possible due to lack of chimney there, but placing it on the side wall near the double back doors of an end-terrace 3-bed (where I saw it) shouldn't be too big a job I'd imagine.

Would imagine it's simply knocking a hole through the brick/block cavity for the flue, add the necessary fire-proofing/insulation & happy days

recedite

External flue for a stove has to be double insulated to avoid condensation dripping back down the pipe. Therefore it is equivalent in cost to building a masonry chimney.
Farmhouses often have a basic steel flue rising up internally, in the corner, up through the first floor, then going outside at roof level. The advantages are that all the extra heat off the flue pipe goes into the rooms, and less condensation risk inside the pipe.
You would have to take health and safety considerations into account for a modern house though, ie fireproofing between the floors, and measures to stop people burning themselves against the hot flue pipe.

2011

yellatdave wrote: »

Agreed that swapping out the current gas fire for a wood burning stove in its place wouldn't be possible due to lack of chimney there

Yes it would, it would just be expensive.

You could use an insulated flue like this:

Cerco

Is that stove sitting on a wooden/ laminate floor?

2011

Cerco wrote: »

Is that stove sitting on a wooden/ laminate floor?

Looks like stone to me.

Cerco

I would hope so but it looks like wood to me as there appears to be knots visible.

2011

Cerco wrote: »

I would hope so but it looks like wood to me as there appears to be knots visible.

I think that it is a black circular stone on a wooded floor. I have a similar arrangement. It works fine for me.

Last Out

Thank you all for suggestions, I think it would work. Might give it a go soon