Selling a log burner and chimney

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I am due to complete on a property shortly. It has a Jotul F120 log burner and twin wall chimney system in it which I am planning on getting rid of. My friend's DP (a builder) is interested in it and will uninstall it for me. It was installed 7 years ago.

Today the chimney would be £2600 alone and the equivalent stove is £1895 (mine is discontinued). I didn't realise it cost so much and I think friend's DP thinks he's getting it as payment for uninstalling it...

How much do you think I can suggest? I need all the money I can get to do up the rest of the house 😁

£200? it's quite old, and hes doing a favour uninstalling?

Really?? I was hoping for more than that 😕

Why don’t you want it?

I think you could probably get a lot more than that! We moved into a house with a really old, crappy log burner and sold that on its own for £200. Was also to a builder, coincidentally, who wanted it for a house he was doing up.

I would get a quote from a local builder for the cost of uninstalling it, look on ebay to see what similar stoves/chimneys are going for (other Jotul stoves minus the chimney stuff seem to be on for around £400), and then offer that minus the installation cost. Plus you could knock a bit extra off as he's a mate.

I am also wondering why you don't want to keep it though, I love our woodburner!

I can’t imagine buying a seven year old chimney....
As for the stove depends on certification and new standards.

Wow, it sounds a bit... grabby... to want to make as much money as you can from your friend!

Can you trade it for some work instead? Instead of monetizing it? Like "I will give you the stove if you wouldn't mind doing X for me in return"??

I love logburners too but it's in a really odd location? It's in the lounge diner but bang in the middle of both and opposite the door so it's not as if you can put your sofa round it and make it a focal point?

I think it's too old to really ask for much money is all. And as it's for a friend I would feel a bit off asking for much more.

I've only met him three times so he's not really a friend.. and to be honest I need to get as much as I possibly can for it!

I would just list it on gumtree or something and not sell it to the friend. I think he's probably picked you up wrong, as in you've said you don't want it and he's said he will come and take it off your hands? I don't think he would be expecting to pay, so it might get awkward if you ask for money at this stage?

I did say to my friend that maybe he could uninstall it as part payment so she is aware. She was the one who asked me about it as she said he'd be interested. I hope they haven't got the wrong end of the stick 😕.

I think unless you said "I am planning to sell this" and then continued the conversation they will not have realised you mean sell when you say get rid off?

It's a tricky one, I've no idea what the going rate is but personally I wouldn't buy a second hand chimney system, and wouldn't be keen on a second hand log burner although I might be talked into it if it had been fully reconditioned and had some kind of certification to say so. It would have to be substantially cheaper than a new one though. I imagine there is a second hand market though, so it's down to you whether you think you can pay someone to uninstall and still make enough of a profit to make it worthwhile.

I would be worried that at 7 years old it might be ready to die a death, so probably wouldn't pay a lot. if it was £1800 or so new after 7 years I can't see it being worth a massive amount, and at least if a friend takes it out they will probably do a neat job.

Taking the chimney down will be so messy, creosote and soot everywhere. My son log burner took a few burly men to move (broil king with a catalytic converter). I get the impression you want it taken out for free so you can sell it on for cash....what’s the market like for second hand chimneys and stoves?

ChangingsOfTheGuard

I would expect a wood stove like that to last 60-70 years minimum. Ours is 35 years old and still going ok.

I’m also surprised you want to rip it out. Will be great in winter if having dinner in there, a real feature and heat the room. The value you’d get for it v the sellabilty value of it in your home is hugely different. I suspect you might be getting swayed by the new value today, resell value will be worth very little. The de installation costs versus the resale will be high, But if you need the money you need the money. It’s a shame though.

Personally I’d live with it awhile before deciding if you can stretch financially to do so.. It could be a decision you come to regret if you rip it out immediately.

gumtree has a few jotul stoves for sale from £120-£800. Obviously yours needs cost of removal taking into consideration too.

No idea if there is a 2nd hand market for the chimney thing, you'd need to find someone who needed the same size & model as yours & was happy to clean it out and everything.

I honestly think the removal costs will be much much higher than the value. I’d say at least a grand to remove but you’d have to get some builders in to quote.

I think my stove lasted 15 years before it started blowing air, but I may just have had a bad one 😁.

I still probably wouldn’t take the risk on a secondhand one now just because of that though. I know there’s more choice and probably different stuff than when we picked ours. It was a bit of a novelty at that time

Changing My woodburner has been in situ and use since 1992. I would expect it to do several decades with the chimney being swept and the stove checked each year.