Thinking of putting in a wood burning stove.

[Nellybell]

Hello,
I'm thinking of replacing our open fireplace with a stove. I need to budget for it and work out how much its going to all be before approaching DH who is cautious about money.

I've had a quick look on the internet and know that I will probably need a flue liner and a fitter but for those of you who have had one put in, how much did the stove and all the installation costs come to?

[Ripeberry]

We used to have an open fire like you and we basically had to get a stove that would fit the gap!
We got a villager stove and it cost £450, then we got the flue and the metal plate was made to order from a forge and then there was a lot of grunting and getting totally black, whilst my DH fitted it.
Might be best to get a wood/coal fire as then you have the option of chucking some coal on to keep it going if you go out for a few hours.
But a stove is MUCH nicer than an open fire as you don't have to worry about sparks and there is no wasted heat up the chimney either.
Have fun choosing!

[Ripeberry]

Also make sure the chimney is swept first!

[captainmummy]

I had a multi-fule (log/coal) burner put in about 2 years ago - and its the best thing I have ever put in this house. It was invaluable over christmas when the boiler packed up (christmas eve) and I love sitting in front of it getting toasty. Mine is quite minimalist, just a hole in the wall with a log-burner in. And it's green too, we chopped down 2 trees in the garden and will burn them (for free) in a couple of years, when they are properly dry.
Ours was a complete job - knocking out the old tiled fireplace, fitting a flue and cap to the top of the chimney stack, but the fitter did the lot, for about £2000.

And it helped that the fitter was totally gorgeous!.

[captainmummy]

*fuel not fule!

[throckenholt]

our flue and fitting cost in the region of 1000-1500 I think. I am pretty sure you need a certificate for it - so has to be done by a qualified person.

Stove up to 500.

Much better at heating the house than an open fire - but probably not enough to do it on cost grounds alone.

[Nellybell]

Hi,
I was thinking about £1500 for the stove, liner and fitting all in.

We have a couple of showrooms round here (e yorks) so will take DH at weekend. We have a toddler who is 2 and is pretty good around hot things so think he will be ok but also have a baby on way (due jan) so will be at home during long winter months on maternity. Is it a good idea to get a wood burner with little ones around? We would get one of those kid proof fireguards too.

[throckenholt]

I would get a guard if you have a toddler and a baby - the outside of the stove can get very hot - but being black it doesn't look hot.

[Ripeberry]

We've got a guard around ours, to stop the kids and the cats from getting too close!