Archive for September, 2010

Fireplace Heating Season has well and truly started

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

So the weather outside is quite miserable and the nights are drawing in, i know at home we have the central heating turned on now and winter is fast approching which means one thing here at Castfireplaces.
Get set for Heating season as its really busy.
I find it a little strange that as the weather starts to turn cold and winter closes in on us people decide to start to fit new fireplaces and stoves and if it is as cold as last winter boy do we need them.
It would make more sense doing all the work in summer but it never works like that.
All though we have been busy over the summer it really starts in August right thru to Spring when we sell huge amounts of Fireplaces and Stoves.
To cope with it this year we have another driver joining us and also a new van on order which should not be too long i hope.
I need more time in the office with the day to day running of our ever growing business and with the new factory ready to be signed for it really is moving forward very fast.
Typical hey when things are so manic at work even Rhian has returned a little earlier than expected to help out in the office.
So if you do want a fireplace or Stove we are well equipped to deliver it no matter how busy things get and remember you are already in the best place to buy them

Crown and Brompton Limestone to Shrewsbury

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Hi Mark

We had our fire installed yesterday and it looks fantastic! We are really pleased with the quality of the fire, and the delivery and service were great. We would definitely recommend your company.

Thanks

Natalie Bevan 30/09/10

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Black Tiled Fireplace and Palmerston Mantel To London N16

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Dear Mark,

We are very happy with the fireplace package that was delivered the other day. Your delivery driver was prompt and very helpful.

We have had the fireplace fitted today and it looks even better than it did on the website.

Thanks for all your help and advice in answering our many questions re this order. Yes, we’d recommend your fireplace company.

Regards,

Lorna and John Listria Park London N16 29/09/10

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Feedback regarding our recommended fireplace fittter

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

We always have emails sent us here at Castfireplaces thanking us for our service and how much they like the products etc. We do recommend proffesional fireplace fitters to install our fantastic fireplaces and we do have numbers for fitters in most areas.
Today we have had an email from one of our customers thanking the fitter for such a great service so i thought i would share it with you so you can all see we only deal with decent honest proffesional fitters who will not rip you off or overcharge.
As they are recommended by us we feel it reflects on what we do as a company so we only want to be associated with the best.
What i mean is if you have a great shopping experience with us we want the fitting to be the same so you tell everyone how happy and pleased you are you bought it from Castfireplaces.
If the fitting turns out to be a nightmare we think it reflects on our company so thats why we only recommmend fireplace fitters who we have seen there work and most of them met personally.
Anyway have a look at the email sent below from our customer and she has even posted a picture of the finished article.

Hi Mark

I wanted to provided some feedback that you may wish to post re our recent installation:

We wanted to say thanks for the excellent job that Tony did in installing a fireplace in our house in Plumstead.
The finish was immaculate and we were very pleased with the final result. Tony was a pleasure to deal with, he is a knowledgeable tradesman who gave us good, honest advice. Additionally the cost of the installation was competitive compared to other companies. We can highly recommend Tony’s work and we will have him back to do more in future.

Thanks again

Julie and Shawn Foster Plumstead 29/09/10

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What makes the Firefox 5CB a Clean Burn Stove

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

The new DEFRA approved firefox 5cb (clean burn) stove really is a nice stove and for £375 an absolute bargain too anyway i thought i would let you into a little bit of technical info as to why it is a clean burn appliance.

The Firefox 5CB uses the down burn principle unlike conventional stoves where the flame path rises up to the baffle plate in the top of the stove,circulates around the baffle then out through the flue outlet.
The down burn stove has a throat at the bottom of the firebox.
Beehind the back back brick is a combustion chamber that has its own air supply,the flame passes up into the firebox then down into the throat, it then enters the combustion chamber where it is injected with pre heated air.
This causes a rise in temperature burning off smoke particles (hence the name clean burn) creating cleaner emissions. After entering the combustion chamber the hot gasses circulate around tjhe inner baffle and out round the flue outlet.
The secondary and tertiary air supplies create the clean burn function; htese air supplies are not adjustable.
The primary air supply controls the burn rate and there is a fixed primary air bleed on the door located above the primary air slide.
The Firefox 5CB Clean Burn Stove has been extensively tested and meets all the requirements necessary to burn wood in smoke controlled areas and is DEFRA approved.
If the appliance is installed,operated and regularly serviced correctly it will offer many years of reliable service.
To buy ones of these fantastic stoves just visit our stoves section and click on DEFRA approved there all in there.

Jubilee and Brompton Limestone Fireplace to Basingstoke

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Hi Mark

The website was easy and user friendly I had no problems finding the right product for me and placing an order. My request was dealt with promptly and within a few hours my order was confirmed by telephone and a delivery date was agreed. I was impressed that the driver arrived at exactly the time stated and was friendly and polite. I would recommend your company to others.

Regards

Jan Vallone Basingstoke 28/09/10

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Fireplace and Fireside Chairs coming to Castfireplaces

Monday, September 27th, 2010

A very good friend of mine and Rhians is in the furniture trade and has asked me if i can do him a small favour.
When i asked him what it was he is starting to branch out for himself into retail supply of Fireside tub and wing chairs after being in the timber and furniture trade for years.
So he then asked me on our website if i would put him a section on there for him to market his chairs all though they will not be supplied by castfireplaces as we only concentrate on fireplace related products they will be avaialble for sale on our website to our huge customer base.
So if you have registered with our newsletter feature expect to be recieving an email from us or infact Darren to see how the market responds.
I suppose in some way it is slightly related as they are designed to fit by the chimney but i do not want to deviate from the great job we do selling Fireplaces and Stoves.
Yes others sell bathrooms and wooden doors clocks etc but thats not us.
We a re soley fireplace and heating related retailers and thats what we are going to keep doing because thats what we are good at if not the best at.
So im off now after another exceptionally busy day and i have been here and the workshop all day doing what seems to be 5 peoples jobs and they say Men cant multitask what utter rubbish.

Black Granite Hearth Delivered to Bedford

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Hi Mark

My beautiful shiny, black granite hearth has arrived. It was delivered exactly on time, in mint condition, as promised and the delivery man was helpul and friendly.

I would certainly recommend Castfireplaces to anyone interested in prompt, friendly and good value service.

Regards

Jennifer Kaminski Bedford 27/09/10

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Barcelona Full Polished Fireplace to Farnham

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Thank you very much for the great service we received from your company. The Barcelona fireplace looks perfect and was delivered right on date / time. (So refreshing to be given a delivery time slot, instead of having to wait around all day for something – thank you). Would definitely recommend your company to others

Caitlin Stone Farnham 27/09/10

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Jubilee and Brompton Limestone Fireplace to Norwich

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Hi Mark,

Fireplace all received on Friday as promised. Your delivery guy was really helpful giving me updates on a delivery time.

The fireplace looks amazing and can’t wait to get it fully fitted this week. Your advice, service and price have all been superb.

Thanks for all your help, I will happily recommend to friends and family

Oliver Higgenbottam Norwich 27/09/10

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