How much did you pay for a wood burning stove?

[ChunkyKitKat123]

Just that really. Looking to get one installed but have no idea what to expect or how much is reasonable.

Depends on make, size etc. You will need a flue & other bits as well.

We had quotes ranging from £2000 to £5000.

The cheaper quotes used pre-made hearths, backs and surrounds. Where as the more expensive were custom built. Depends what you're looking for really.

We just paid £3500 - £ 1000 of that was the stove - dp insisted on having the most environmentally friendly one available, complying with laws that don't exist yet. The rest was making a hole in the chimney breast, lining it, rendering inside the fireplace etc. Basically the expensive part is not (usually!) the actual stove.

About £1200 for the stove but you could get one much cheaper, or much more expensive. DP did most of the prep, so it was basically a question of dropping a liner and fitting the stove -£900 roughly.

Thanks everyone. Good to have some ballpark figures. We aren't fussed about it being all bespoke/high end, just want something functional that looks nice and cosy. I suspect the installation/flue bit will cost us a lot. Currently there's a gas fireplace but it doesn't comply with safety regs so we've never used it. No idea how easy/difficult it would be to get rid of that and put a stove there, or even if that would be possible. Or whether the stove would have to go somewhere else in the room.

We had a flue liner dropped from the top (so work on chimney) and a steel “lid” fitted into the existing fireplace. That was expensive but we combined with roof work. Your chimney might be ok without this?
We were able keep the existing tiles at the back of the fireplace and the hearth (an old open fire). That could cost you depending on your taste. Modern building regs mean with all but the smallest log burners you need additional room ventilation, so fitting an air brick or similar if you don’t have them.

Ours cost just under a £1000 and about £300 to get fitted. We did the heath and stuff ourselves.

£2300

Not being a dick, but we are looking at removing ours due to the risk from particles. Worth googling before you go ahead and then at least you make your decision.

We bought this one last year www.stoveworlduk.co.uk/DEFRA-Approved-Multi-Fuel-Woodburning-Stoves/DEFRA-APPROVED-12kw-OTTAWA-CLEAN-BURN-Contemporary-Woodburning-Stove It's been amazing! We've wanted one for years and absolutely love it.

We already had a wood source and store. Small deliveries of wood can prove expansive.
As pp said a wood burner does put out particles to the room, less so than the open fire we had before.
If you have the option of mains gas, you could look at the options for gas? There are some lovely options and they do count as real flames!

If you have options, please don’t get a wood burning stove - they are shockingly bad for the environment and your health.

www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/16/home-wood-burning-biggest-cause-particle-pollution-fires

It's worth knowing what you're allowed to burn changed this year in may. news.sky.com/story/wet-wood-and-coal-for-wood-burning-stoves-restricted-from-today-12292232

@janek which company did you go with? We are currently planning a wood burner in the house we are buying that has air source heating in case the electric goes off as we will freeze and no gas or oil boiler to rely on.

About £1200 for the stove and another to line the chimney (which needed scaffolding) and installation. Of course like anything you can get cheaper or far more expensive stoves, but the liner and installation are probably more or less the same.

[quote Didicat]@janek which company did you go with? We are currently planning a wood burner in the house we are buying that has air source heating in case the electric goes off as we will freeze and no gas or oil boiler to rely on.[/quote]
It was a company in Claverdon in Warwickshire called Sparkes, and the stove is a Charnwood, I think.

Ours was 1800 for the stove 400 for the granite hearth and 600 for the flue, It’s a Charnwood arc5.

Had a clearview. In the last house and would highly recommend them, but wanted something a bit more modern this time and clearviews are a bit old fashioned looking , but excellent stoves.

Unless you have a good source of well seasoned wood - not crap petrol station logs - and you live rurally - it isn’t a good idea.

We have log burners because we have a very good log supply - that is seasoned and comes from a woodsman - and we live v rurally, without gas in our hamlet. I wouldn’t have one if I lived in suburbia.

If you have a choice in how you heat your house, please don't install a wood burning stove. It may look and feel very quaint but it contributes MASSIVELY to appalling air pollution, especially in cities.

We had one put on last autumn - it was around £4K all told with new hearth, fire surround, log burner. We love it 😍

We do live rurally, there are places nearby to get wood. I've looked into the environmental/particles info and there's mixed evidence on whether they're bad for the environment...modern wood burners are a lot more environmentally friendly than older models and gas isn't great for the environment either. We would use it occasionally rather than as our main source of heat.
I was hoping it wouldn't be more than £2-3k so good to know it's possible to do it for that amount.

Loving the pics by the way

I'd have a read of this www.mumsforlungs.org/campaign-blog/2020/12/4/wood-burning. I don't think there is mixed evidence.

Make sure you use a HETAS qualified installer. DH is a sweep and has to tell a horrifying number of people that their stove has been badly installed and is a fire/CO hazard.