Wood burning stove fitted at last.

[Rupe]

When I bought my house I had a really nice open fire place made withing the old original fireplace that I found behind the gas fire in the sitting room.

 

It was lined with fire bricks and as open fires went it was really good, very hot, and with free logs I didnt worry about the amound I was putting on and how much was going up the chimney.

 

But, to be fair, it was crap!! Once lit it would roar for a few hours so you couldnt really go to the pub and leave it, then once it had settled down a bit if you left it a few hours it would go out. It would no way ever stay smouldering until the morning so it just never really got used that much. The central heating heating work fine so that kicked in most days before the fire ever got lit.

 

so this year I finally got round to pulling out all the fire bricks and find the original fireplace again. Built new hearth, rendered the sides (but kept the red brick rear) shoved some flue down the chimney, made a register plate etc and shove in this.

 

Wish I had done it right from the start!

[breffni]

Sound looking job mate

[Adam Bourne]

Looks good mate...

 

Love the stormtrooper figure on the shelf.....

[Rupe]

Thanks. Yes very please with myself I am, was quoted £1100 for the flue and hooking up the burner (not including building the hearth etc) but the flue only cost £220 and fitted it all myself, was actually easy in the end.

 

Still cant afford carpets though!

[Rich Rule]

Thanks. Yes very please with myself I am, was quoted £1100 for the flue and hooking up the burner (not including building the hearth etc) but the flue only cost £220 and fitted it all myself, was actually easy in the end.

 

Still cant afford carpets though!

 

Looks great Rupe.

 

How easy was it to fit the flue? I have been thinking of it and the missus is pestering, plus it is a bit cold these days.

 

What would you say the total cost turned out to be, stove, flue etc..?

 

Cheers.

[john p]

thats a morso aint it Rupe?,good choice,weve got one.hasnt gone out since end of sep,fantastic bits of kit

[Rupe]

Quite easy I would say, except I've seen you at height and you looked a bit scared!!

 

The £220 was for flue and the adapters needed at each end.

 

Then I went to a blacksmith to get a register plate made and he said he always charges £30 for them (I gave him a load of unseasoned uncutup wood instead in the end). Then the frame for the register plate I made out of some scrap angle iron.

 

The burner itself is a Morso Squirrel, I got for £760.00. Then bits and pieces to make the hearth (sand/cement etc) and tiles, and some cash to a bloke for rendering, I make it £1100 all in.

[Rupe]

thats a morso aint it Rupe?,good choice,weve got one.hasnt gone out since end of sep,fantastic bits of kit

 

Yep, morso, its awesome! Its been in since early november and only gone out once cos I'm still learning.

[broonie]

a wee tip I got was to use exhaust gum gum (the black stuff) instead of stove cement to seal joints, stays flexible longer to get everything fitted right and it disnae crack like the cement and its black to match the enamel .

[Stephen Blair]

:001_smile:looking good mate