We have had a customer contact us today with this enquiry I’ve finally got my living room finished and the fireplace has been fitted and I’m just awaiting someone to come round and switch on the gas. But, unfortunately the cat has been sick on the slate hearth and a couple of drops of water
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How to store wood and season it for burning
We can’t chop down a tree every time we need some wood for our fireplace and nor would that work anyway. Trees are predominantly water and that is not the best ingredient when building a fire, so we have to store wood in order that it can dry out. In general, hardwoods are best. Oak,
How to fix our Concealed Fixing Brackets for Fireplace Surrounds
With all the wooden fireplace packages we sell on our website we supply a set of fixing brackets for these free of charge so our customers have all they need to fix the wooden mantel to the wall. We also sell these on our website for customers who have wooden fireplaces and require some
Strange smell coming from my new stove
On our website we sell the Gallery Fireplaces range of stoves and also the Carron range which are very popular so I am surprised I have not covered this topic before it has been prompted this morning by a customer’s phonecall. During the tempering process which we wrote an article on last week the stove
All solid fuel fireplaces and stoves need tempering
Good Evening When you have had a new cast iron fireplace or stove installed it is essential you temper it and follow the this guideline. Now your new solid fuel appliance is installed it is very tempting to ignore this advice and get burning a large fire straight away. As I type this blog it’s
Can we buy Stain to treat other woodwork like your fireplace mantel
Hello you delivered me a fireplace last week and we were wondering what stain and wax you use to get that antique colour as we have some skirting and doors etc. and would like them to match the colour we have on our pine mantel. If I had a pound for every time I have
What is a Cast Iron Fire Brick for my Fireplace
Replacement of firebrick in the back of many of our fireplaces is a simple job we often get asked the question whether that plate should move up and down. This little plate is where the majority of the heat is concentrated when burning solid fuel (real fire) so on some of our fireplaces it is
What Type Of Chimney Do I Have
Identifying what type of Fireplace chimney you have is not as daunting as it sounds the first thing to do for a good clue is to have a look at your roof and to see if you have a chimney stack you may then see one of the following views to confirm which type of
What is a solid fuel kit for a fireplace
What is a solid fuel kit and why do I need it is a question we sometimes get asked at Castfireplaces and today I have been asked that so I have decided to explain fully what one is. When you buy an individual fireplace from our Fireplaces website you will be offered the choice of