Hibernation (log burner question)

Right. The sun's shining (although it'll probably snow again tomorrow), I'm coming back out to play.

How's everyone doing!?

I'm unfortunately losing some garden this year but happily gaining another family room lounge specifically for me and Mrs Axl, music and films and more importantly to house a log burner to stare at whilst listening to Floyd and quaffing Whisky.

Anyone any personal recommendations? I've seen a few on me travels but keep getting confuzzled. No connecting to central heating required just good old fashioned keep the room/house warm in winter/boil a kettle on. I've seen some contemporary fires which although looked nice I do prefer something more traditional. Thoughts?


Hope everyone's well

 

Hey Axl

Wondered where you'd got to. I've got an Aarow Stratford which threw out a lot of heat when I ran it dry. There's a lot of choice out there, have you got a salesroom near you? Best have a good look round before deciding, it'll be there for a long while.

 

We've got a Villager and pleased with it, multifuel some stoves don't come with fire bricks, but there worth buying

 

Really don't recall the make of the one I had for 20+ years which my brilliant husband decided to take out. Anyway, it really was not pretty, but it put out the heat. had a flat top, good for a frying pan, or steaming water. Had one front door, two oxygen dials on it, sat up from the grown about 10inches on heavy steel legs. One handle to open and close door. Size , I say a good 3 foot long and 2 feet wide and 2 feet high. I am 5'7 inches tall, I think it was the lenght of my foot to my waist. But ours was in our basement, so it was all just natural heat rise. You'd get it going all day long, then fill it again on top of the hot embers, close the door turn down the Oxygen vents to just a slit if that, and go to bed. In the morning a nice pile of hot embers waiting for more wood and up pop the flames no problems.

As you building a room with that in mind, guess you then put in the proper materials around it to protect the house form it. Brick pad for it, and fire proof corner wall area.

If I would suggest to find one that takes both coal and wood. I understand you start one of those with wood, can stay with wood, but that you can put some coal in to keep the heat longer. I think both in time gives off enough soot, that the ceilings do get a gray look to them.

 

Thank guys, two more to have a look at. I guess I keep getting confused with kw required, multifuel or not, internal venting systems to heat the whole house etc. I like the look of the Little Wenlock and The Stratford, they're the style I'm looking for.

I think I'll work out the finished internal dimensions of the extension and exactly what I'd like from it and go from there.

Loving the new functionality to the forum btw. Great stuff.

 

Now you're teasing me. The room's not built yet and I'm gagging to get it lit.

Not sure what I'm doing with that either. It'll be either a red brick faux chimney stack with an old oak mantelpiece or free standing on stone with a fireboard flushed behind.

Food for thought so far everyone, thanks.

 

£1029 on special offer

 

Love it Zigs, I must have seen that on your house for sale advert?

First builder failed to turn up to quote this weekend

 

Yep, wasn't sure if you'd seen it

 

So, is there any benefit on buying fire bricks for the woodburner?

 

When it comes to woodburners, this is a good starting point. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADJ_2010.pdf

This company are good for advice http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/stove_help_and_advice.html

This one is cheap for liners etc http://www.hotline-chimneys.co.uk/

And this company as already linked to are usually pretty good on stove prices. http://www.stovesareus.co.uk/

And another. http://www.directstoves.com/

 

Hey Axl, have a look at this & then get yourself a Safe & a Thermic Lance

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/kevin-mcclouds-man-made-home/4od#3427410

 

As I do recall, there was firebricks lining the inside of the stove.

But you do have to really line the room area well with good brick and the floor with good non burning materials, the coals will fall out on the floor no matter how carefull you are.

I recall our house even in the dead of winter got up to 75degrees F with only the stove going. We even had to open a window sometime.