stove heater query

pampam80

Hi can anyone advise me on the following,
We live in a dormer bungalow with 2 neighbours attached to either side of our home. We have gas central heating and a gas fire. We have no chimney tho, just a pretend one apparently. The gas fire dont work and our sitting room is coldest room in the house, although the double rad is scalding in that room. I want to get a stove in this room and a back boiler, so would it be possibe?

MugMugs

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Markcheese

Anything is possible , but how much are you willing to pay -
If you've a big double rad that can't heat the room - either the rad is way too small or you've serious (expensive heat loss -)
For a solid fuel stove you'll need a flue (chimney ) ,you may have to go up through your upstairs and roof -(probably pricey) , back boiler could be very complicated- depending on where you can join in to your existing heating system and weather your existing system is compatible with a back boiler anyway -

Calahonda52

pampam80 wrote: »

Hi can anyone advise me on the following,
We live in a dormer bungalow with 2 neighbours attached to either side of our home. We have gas central heating and a gas fire. We have no chimney tho, just a pretend one apparently. The gas fire dont work and our sitting room is coldest room in the house, although the double rad is scalding in that room. I want to get a stove in this room and a back boiler, so would it be possibe?

Gas fire with no chimney.
You sure?
Is floor concrete or timber?
Chimney in dormer easy to do,,
Run it 60 cm above the ridge tile.
A proper built chimney shouldn't cost much more than the double skinned SS flues and will last much longer
IMO forget about back boiler, too much hassle