How much work is involved in removing a wood burner?

[Ferryl]

Is it a big job to remove a wood burner? I’m moving into a house which has one, and I don’t really want one. Is it much hassle to remove and install something else?

No different to removing a gas fire. There was clearly a coal fire there at some point so same rules apply. Remove and brick up the chimney?

it depends where it’s fitted. If in a chimney the flue liner will need to be removed. Gas fires use a different liner. They’re very heavy as well.
Our fitter removed the old one, but we were replacing it with another. You could reclaim some of the cost by selling the wood burner.

It depends what you're replacing it with (assuming you need a heat source). If you want gas, it depends how easy it is to run the gas supply to that location and also if the existing flue/ surround is compatible with a gas stove as if the burner is really old, they may not be.

What are you looking to install instead? If you are happy to keep the chimney breast it will be cheaper.

We have a wood burner in our lounge as we absolutely love it, but we removed the one in the dining room as it wasnt going to be used in there. It didn't really cost us anything other than a little time and some materials, we just blocked up the chimney stack and left the burner out the front of our house for the local scrap man. Otherwise just leave it as decorative, then at least you have it there to use in emergencies if needed.

Thank you for replies. I haven’t thought through yet what I’ll replace it with - I’ll live with it for a while and see how it goes!

Just be aware that if they had the log burner the radiator in that room ( if there is one) is likely to be smaller than if there was no log burner so if you take out the log burner you might need to get a bigger radiator which could be a pain with the pipes