Now YOU may not have ever associated Miranda Hart with a huge double sided French wood stove, but then you’re not a search engine. So cast to one side whatever image has now drifted into your mind and peruse the many and varied things that people want to know about wood burning stoves and seem quite prepared to ask… Continue reading
Many people ask how much it costs to install a wood burner, which is a lot like asking how much it costs to build a house. It depends on what you want, how much space you need to heat, what type of heat you need (space heating, hot water, cooking, a combination thereof), what restrictions might apply and to a large extent, what you’re prepared to spend! This article attempts to unravel this particularly knotty question. Continue reading
The good old incandescent light bulb may have lit the way to the 24 hour world we live in today, but it’s finally time to part company with this dated technology. Energy is scarce and expensive enough already and the incandescent electric bulb frankly ticks all the wrong boxes these days. Continue reading
There’s a new craze on the streets: tiny homes. This mini revolution is taking eco-conscious people by storm, seeing people across the country getting to work and building their own little homes on wheels. Think of the tiny home as … Continue reading
Want to work out what size (or power) of wood burning stove to install? Well there are all sorts of criteria and caveats to consider, but overall it comes down to factors such as the size of the space you … Continue reading
Thanks mainly to the seemingly endless market slump and ever soaring prices in almost everything, many people are understandably keen to find ways of saving their hard earned money. Common strategies include using coupons, buying generic brands, trying as much … Continue reading
Not everyone buys from new, and especially not when the item in question comes with a pretty hefty price tag – like a wood burning stove for instance. A good second hand log burner will often sell for about one third the cost of the brand new version, so it can pay to look around… Continue reading
Sorting out chimney problems can prove somewhat frustrating, not least because the correlation between symptoms and root causes is often not clear cut. A particular symptom (such as smoke blowing back) may be due to any number of different problems, and likewise a specific problem can sometimes manifest itself through different symptoms. Continue reading