You can’t’ve failed to see that many energy providers have put their charges up significantly this winter, but purchasing a stove can help you to fight back.
With high energy outputs and efficiency that’s usually in the high 70s in percentage terms, you can certainly feel the heat benefits and the costs are much smaller than other means, with mains gas being the only fuel that even runs it close.
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Time to fit a multi-fuel stove
If you walked into a living room and saw a stove blazing away in the fireplace, you’d be hard pressed to say if it was wood burning or multi-fuel, but there are quite a few differences for the owner.
As the name would suggest, wood burning stoves can only take one fuel source which may be OK if you have access to a lot of wood
Solid fuel fireplace for winter
One of the saving graces of having a bitterly cold, snowy winter is the feeling of cosiness once you get home and that image is only enhanced by the presence of a solid fuel fireplace.
I bet even imagining a roaring fire is making you feel warm right now
5 things to check when you buy your fireplace
Mark from Cast Fireplaces explains the top five things to consider before buying a fireplace: 1. Style – traditional or modern 2. Size – what size will fit your chimney type 3. Flue type – what type of chimney 4. Fuel option – wood, coal, gas, electric 5. Materials – cast iron
A Festive fireplace picture from my sister
So my sister has a fireplace from Castfireplaces and the model she has is one called the Derby Fireplace. A lovely cast iron combination fireplace but a terrible name being a Forest fan. She has the full polished version which we no longer sell and recently converted this to a real wood burning fireplace
Cleaning a Limestone Fireplace
So how to clean a limestone fireplace is a topic we have covered before but over the last few days we have had 2 different people ask the best way how to clean a limestone fireplace. One answer was very simple and was how to remove dirt from the limestone before sealing after installation they
Deeper backs for solid fuel use at Castfireplaces
So here at Castfireplaces we sell the full range of Gallery Fireplaces on our website and something we get asked for on quite a few occasions is the Deeper Back. I always say to customers if you are going to burn coal as your main solid fuel source the standard back has enough area to
Check You Carbon Monoxide Alarm
So you have your log burning or multi fuel stove installed and all is running well and as it’s a cold evening you have it burning away heating the home very nicely. Just a quick thought if you are reading this when was the last time you checked your Carbon Monoxide Alarm I bet it
Castfireplaces help put some fireplaces back into edwardian property
over A little story today from one of our customers who I have met on a few occasions over the years and Bill has renovated his current home and has had three fireplaces from us for renovations the last two years as he worked his way through the home. It’s always nice to have some