Wood stove removal Q

[DennisBLee]

Hi there,

I'm looking to rent my house out and was thinking of removing my wood burning stove as it's one less thing that could potentially go wrong or worry about. I'm probably looking to sell in a few years time so would want to keep in storage / in garage and put back in. Anyone recommend a good way to do this - or perhaps board up the fireplace instead ?

Thanks,
D

[Squaredy]

2 hours ago, DennisBLee said:

Hi there,

I'm looking to rent my house out and was thinking of removing my wood burning stove as it's one less thing that could potentially go wrong or worry about. I'm probably looking to sell in a few years time so would want to keep in storage / in garage and put back in. Anyone recommend a good way to do this - or perhaps board up the fireplace instead ?

Thanks,
D

I would certainly board up the fireplace.  It looks like that would be very easy and then the tenant need not even know it is there.  Make sure there are some vents in the board to try and keep a bit of ventilation going.

 

I think it is very wise to not allow the tenant access to it - quite a can of worms potentially...