Suitable for heating a wide variety of different living spaces, wood burning stoves (also known as wood burners) are incredibly popular. Not only do they provide an efficient and carbon neutral form of heating, they also convey an enormous sense of wellbeing, a phenomenon which was explored by American scientist Professor Edward O Wilson in…
This article explores how the UK Building Regulations are applied to Flues and Chimneys used with wood burning stoves and what factors determine the minimum height a flue or chimney should be.
As suggested in the guidance to the UK building regulations, your stove must always be placed on a pad made from a non-combustible material such as granite, slate, steel, ceramic tiles or glass.
One of the most efficient ways to heat a property, a wood burning stove or wood burner is capable of heating just a room or even an entire home, while helping to keep your energy bills low.
Under new regulations that came into force in May 2021, sales of bagged house coal and wet wood in units under two cubic meters became unlawful. And wet wood in bigger volumes must be sold with advice on how to dry it out before it’s burned.
