We have in the process of buying an 1930s house with all original features intact - including the tiled fireplaces. Ideally we were hoping to be able to have a log burner but to do that we'd have to rip out one of the fireplaces which I don't think I could bring myself to do.
What would we need to do it use the fireplace? I know we'd need to have the chimney swept but what do we burn? Wood Or coal? What happens when you want to go to be but the fire is still smouldering? Do you just leave it and trip off to bed or douse it with water? Are there any insurance implications?
I've only ever lived in new house. Can you tell? !
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Using an original 1930s fireplace for an open fire
Palomb · 13/03/2016 21:03
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