Stone Fireplace, Stone Staircase, Limestone Fireplaces

Without doubt the most efficient method for burning wood is a wood stove. And a glass doored stove in your stone fireplace with logs burning brightly, is a beautiful thing. A wood stove burns wood very efficiently, because the draught can be accurately controlled, and also the heat is not all allowed just to go up the chimney. Made of heavy steel or cast iron, the body of the stove absorbs the heat from the burning logs, and efficiently heats the air that passes over and around it. As has been mentioned before, for efficient and effective use of your fuel, your logs should dry, and ideally that means two years of air drying. This is worth it every time, as it results in maximum heat from your logs, and a minimum of ash produced.

These days, with the ever rising cost of heating fuel, there are literally thousands of stoves available. You certainly won’t be the only one with a stove situated in a stone fireplace!  Some argue that the best looking fire is an open fire, and they’re probably correct. Nothing looks better than a roaring log fire in a traditional stone fireplace.

However, most of the heat from such a fire, goes straight up the chimney, Great! With a stove you lose a bit of the appearance, but gain massively with the heat output! Most stoves have what they call ‘air-wash’ or ‘clean-burn’ technology. This means that the glass stays clear, so that you can still see the swirling flames of your fire. Stoves also contain the ash and dust, so they tend not to mess up your house.

We can supply any stove from the hunter range:

See: www.hunterstoves.co.uk

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