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Can't you put your wood burner in front of the existing fireplace with the flue running back into it then up the chimney?
I'd preserve original features such as a fireplace surround if at all possible - and also the wood burner works better if it's in the room as opposed to in the fireplace, as the heat can radiate out from it rather than up the chimney/into the walls.
Our choice of burner was dictated by the clean-air rules in our borough - approved smokeless units only, ours was pretty cheap (£400ish), works fine.
I love ours, one of the simple pleasures of coming home is lighting the fire.
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My stove is probably the best thing I've ever bought - maybe including bikes/house/cats/really really good beer after long rides.
I think mine's dual fuel, but I've only ever used logs in it. Coal stinks and the pollutants are bad. Fuck coal. Can't remember exactly what I paid - something like 600 quid for the stove, and 1500 for the fitting maybe?
If you're sarf, I've got a decent log supplier if you want it. -
Go for multi-fuel. Downside is they are a bit more expensive, but upside is you can burn coal which will keep going for a lot longer and means you don't have to constantly stoke the fire.
I went for a welded steel stove over cast iron. Cast iron can crack due to repeated expansion and contraction caused by the heat which steel is supposed to be better at handling.
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The fireplace installer visited yesterday, all good except he said they wont dispose off the old fireplace. It looks like cast iron, surely there is money to be made if scrapped right? I might have to sell it on gumtree/ebay ..
Any pro tips regarding the wood burners @hoops @Dammit ? Still in two minds about multi fuel and wood only and cast iron vs steel ..