Guides & advice
Straight answers on stoves and fireplaces
No jargon and no sales pressure, just honest guides: what a stove costs, sizing it to your room, chimney liners and their grades, fitting a flue with no chimney, smoke control rules, why HETAS registration matters, media walls, chamber finishes, TVs above stoves and when to book your service.
These guides are written for homeowners planning a wood burning stove, multi-fuel stove, electric fire or fireplace installation across Yorkshire. They cover the decisions that change the job: heat output, chimney liners, twin-wall flues, chamber finishes, servicing and what a HETAS-registered installer is actually signing off.
If you are early in the process, begin with the cost guide, the chimney liner guide or the stove-sizing guide. If the room is already taking shape, compare the chamber, media wall and TV-above-stove advice before booking a free home survey.
How much does it cost to install a wood burning stove?
Typical prices for a stove installation, what drives the cost, and what is included.
Read the guide → FluesDo I need a chimney liner for a wood burning stove?
When a liner is needed, 316 vs 904 grade, and how long one lasts.
Read the guide → FluesCan you have a wood burning stove with no chimney?
No chimney? How a twin-wall flue lets you fit a stove from scratch.
Read the guide → ChoosingHow to choose the right wood burning stove
Sizing the output to your room, wood vs multi-fuel, DEFRA and style.
Read the guide → TrustWhy use a HETAS-registered stove installer?
What HETAS registration means, what it covers, and why the certificate matters.
Read the guide → ChoosingWood burning, multi-fuel or electric: which fire is right for you?
Real flame or plug-and-play: an honest comparison of the three routes to a fire.
Read the guide → ServicingWhen should you book your stove service? (Before winter does it for you)
Why late summer is sweep season, and what leaving it costs you.
Read the guide → Flues316 or 904 chimney liner: which grade do you actually need?
The two liner grades explained honestly, and which one your stove deserves.
Read the guide → Media wallsMedia wall electric fires: what to know before you build
Fire sizing, TV pairing, recess depths and the mistakes to avoid.
Read the guide → RulesDEFRA exempt stoves and smoke control areas: Leeds, York and beyond
Burning wood legally in Leeds, York and the smoke control areas, explained plainly.
Read the guide → DesignCan you put a TV above a wood burning stove?
Yes, with the right design. What decides it, and the alternatives when it will not work.
Read the guide → DesignFireplace chamber finishes: brick, porcelain, stone or paintable?
The four chamber finishes compared honestly: looks, upkeep, cost and character.
Read the guide → SizingWhat size wood burning stove do I need?
The kW arithmetic, why bigger is worse, and worked examples for real rooms.
Read the guide → RulesWood burning stove regulations in the UK
Building Regulations, HETAS sign-off, hearths, clearances, flues, smoke control and CO alarms explained plainly.
Read the guide →Book your free home survey
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