We are in the process of wanting to fit a free standing woodburner into an existing chimney. We have a fairly small lounge and in one corner was an open fire with a massive decorative chimney and hearth. The open fire was useless and took up too much space. We have knocked this all out and are now just left with a long oval hole up towards the ceiling, which is a hole into the existing chimney.
On the other side of the wall and going into the same chimney but lower down is a wood fuelled stove. This works and is great.
We live in a two storey house and we have the lower apartment and a couple live above us. They already have a wood burner fitted into the same chimney higher up.
The chimney does not appear to be lined as its an older house and its the original masonry fireplace.
As I understand it I will need to take the flue out of the back of the wood burner, which will sit in the corner of the room at an angle, the flue will then need to go through a 'registry plate' to form a seal into the chimney???? And can just stick a few centimetres out the otherside of the plate into the chimney?
I will try and post some pictures in the next day or so.
On the other side of the wall and going into the same chimney but lower down is a wood fuelled stove. This works and is great.
We live in a two storey house and we have the lower apartment and a couple live above us. They already have a wood burner fitted into the same chimney higher up.
The chimney does not appear to be lined as its an older house and its the original masonry fireplace.
As I understand it I will need to take the flue out of the back of the wood burner, which will sit in the corner of the room at an angle, the flue will then need to go through a 'registry plate' to form a seal into the chimney???? And can just stick a few centimetres out the otherside of the plate into the chimney?
I will try and post some pictures in the next day or so.