Wood Burner Installation
Discussion
I'm looking in to the possibility of getting our old 1960s fireplace converted to a wood burning stove. I went to a local (to Camberley) supplier and they do a basic all-in package for £4k. They were very friendly and helpful and have had been recommended to my wife by people down the road , but £4k seems steep for a one maybe two day job (I'm guessing mantel, hearth, stove, flu etc will be £2.0k -£2.5k max so remaining £1.5k for install). They only really deal with "Newman" fireplaces & stoves for which I can't find any reviews for (but they are able to supply other brands at higher cost)and they would want 50% up front on order, the remainder on job completion.
Being new to this stove sort of stuff I wondered if any one in the area could recommend a good company for wood burner installation, what the ball park price was and if they had to pay a substantial deposit??
Cheers
Being new to this stove sort of stuff I wondered if any one in the area could recommend a good company for wood burner installation, what the ball park price was and if they had to pay a substantial deposit??
Cheers
When we had ours installed, seemed to be a lack of companies to provide a turn key solution. In the end we used a local builder to open the existing hole, in hindsight, we could have done this ourselves.
We arranged for the hearth as was more cost effective. I seem to remember we paid at the end of installation, total job came in under 3k including 2 lintels (concrete & 8" oak beam) stove, hearth, outside air vent, liner & cowl and building regs etc.
For the burner we used here - http://www.naturalflamesltd.co.uk/
Have a look around at the style you want (other local companies in Chobham &Woking), and then review against - http://www.whatstove.co.uk/
The price of burners can vary greatly. You want a stove with decent air controls and ease of use, some are overtly fussy.
We arranged for the hearth as was more cost effective. I seem to remember we paid at the end of installation, total job came in under 3k including 2 lintels (concrete & 8" oak beam) stove, hearth, outside air vent, liner & cowl and building regs etc.
For the burner we used here - http://www.naturalflamesltd.co.uk/
Have a look around at the style you want (other local companies in Chobham &Woking), and then review against - http://www.whatstove.co.uk/
The price of burners can vary greatly. You want a stove with decent air controls and ease of use, some are overtly fussy.
We got a guy who specialised in installing fireplaces to make the hole and install the stove/flue/lintel and marble surround. We sourced the stove online and saved a lot compared with a 'turnkey' solution - supposed specialised stores were really expensive. We were lucky that we did not need a full height flue pipe as the current chimney was good enough. It cost about £1000 plus the stove all in. It really paid to shop around for the stove as prices varied greatly for the same thing - you could pay almost double the price depending on the source. Do remember to check if your stove burns wood only or if you can also use other fuels.
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