Has anybody got a fire or logburner lit at home today?

[TheTecknician]

I haven't as there's no provision for one in my modest home but it's certainly the right weather. Could we please see pictures? Thankyou.

I know I didn’t even notice till I looked at that photo.
I don’t care really. The other fireplace has our filing everywhere, washing and books stacked up and sadly is still without a burner…..
Still in moving in mode after nearly 6years.
Im not proud. I’ll post a pic of that mess too 🤣🤣🤣

Same, same🤣

I’ve got another fireplace in my kitchen that has a lovely big arch in it and would look perfect with a stove but there’s a brick stuck in the chimney so we’ve never done it so now it’s just full of crap 🤣

@AutumnLeaves24 haha. It's true it's cosy when lit but the novelty factor wore off long ago. I've lived here 35 years and would love instant heat at the flick of a switch. Instead, you have to clean it out, lay some paper, carry in logs and sticks and light it. An hour later the room feels warmer. Three hours later you want to throw the windows open because you can't just turn it off.
I had a builders bag of logs delivered yesterday, plus some sticks. That was £110. We live in a tiny village amid farmland but, because everyone and his dog has a woodburner now, logs aren't cheap. I have half a tree taking up space in my garden but I can't use it yet because the logs have to sit there for a year or two to season.

We have a gorgeous soft stone colour.
Cant wait to get started with it! It’s such a beautiful room, it’s going to look amazing when it’s finished! ☺️

We should get together.
We have one in the kitchen. One of those big old ones that you could roast a cow on but there’s a whole in the chimney stack to outside and i can’t even give you a picture as we ve had boarding keeping the draft out since we moved in and the scaffolding holding it up has needed more scaffolding just to hold up the scaffolding 🤣🤣🤣
and here we sit on mumsnet 🤣🤣🤣

We had our gas pipe capped, so we can’t use it. We do put candles in there for aesthetics.

I’m technically cheating, but here’s a photo anyway!

Love the tiling in the side panels
and the ghost !

@hattie43 I don't even have Netflix & I think my old 2man Philips wouldn't know what to do with a screen thing like that 😂. We have it on at my friends sometimes, but only lasts 2 minutes before one of them turns it over (turns it over 😂😂😂) to some noisy program!! 😢😂

My gas fire. Looks like a log burner.

Fire/house look lovely!!

your cat is gorgeous!!

Thank you! It’s a Victorian cast iron fireplace, which I got for £50 on FB marketplace (so it’s not original to my house). It does suits it perfectly mind!

The previous owners of my house ripped out the original Victorian fireplace, sadly. I’m glad I was able to re-instate it, though.

@Soupwithstring

its cheaper to be on a DD plan, it's easy enough (with British Gas anyway) to lower your DD again if something like this happens.

my only gripe with them is them refunding me, when I was building up credit for winter. They decided I didn't need to be in as much credit as I was. Grrr. Yes, I know I can just keep it in my bank & pay them when I need to, but I like knowing there's already extra money there so it's kind of pre paid heating 😂😂

Just lighting mine right now 😊

Dog would be in danger of finding his bed occupied, by a human!! I'm less than 5ft...

I have asthma and live opposite a primary school so for my own and my community’s health I won’t have a real fire.
I do love the sound and the light that real fires generate so after extensive research have discovered this channel on You Tube which is the ultimate in fake tv real fires.

I like the real fire vids on Netflix but they only last an hour. These you tube ones go on for several hours and every now and then The Hand comes in and puts another log on the fire.

TV fake fire, my heated blanket and a good book and I’m very happy. No mess, pollution, tiny cost and I don’t have to clean up ashes the next day.

I have, it's minus 1 here in Scottish Highlands

Love your deco surround.
Is that original

Yes,original ,the house has no central heating or phone line .
Just recently got internet. There's a fireplace in every room ,all original

Yeah, it looks sad & cold!!

you need to warm it up & cheer it up!!

then post another photo!!

or I'll give it a new home!!😂😂

Challenge taken
Ill tell dh 😆

I’ve begged
Hes on it 👏👏👏

@StandingSideBySide

yep, used to live in G2 listed. Couldn't change the (lethal) cellar steps (ladder) despite it being a serious danger, they 'advised' not use it instead of allowing a sympathetic set of stairs ( well more like ladder with steps) to be put in by an experienced G2 craftsman.

& yes to no replacement of single gazing, despite qualified, G2 experienced tradesman (forget his title now)

I did say 'never again' to a listed house, but just an old one...

I hope your cat is ok!! 😂😂

Ooh very exciting!! A photo once it's 🔥. Please!

That doesn't matter, if it's lit, we'll look past that!!

Oh I have the filing & books... just not the fireplace! Hope you can get the burner sorted soon! It'll help you crack that 12°!!