Quite often we get asked here at Castfireplaces if you can use a granite hearth when fitting it below a wood burning or multi fuel stove. I’m pleased to say the answer is yes but it’s not just any hearth the only way we will guarantee they will not crack is to section and slab
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The Worst case of soot in a chimney i have ever seen
I was sat in my office this morning have a good tidy up installing new printer and pc we have had delivered so we now will have another workstation set up as i am going to spend alot more time in the office as we have new driver starting. Anway my mobile rang and it
What makes the Firefox 5CB a Clean Burn Stove
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
Log Splitter arrives and i am at the Fireplace Factory making logs
Im like a child when it comes to new things arriving and yesterday my Log Splitter came by pallet delivery and was sitting on my drive when i got back from washing the vans at our local Valet company (Full valet in mine looks like brand new) Anyway i was told it would arrive between
Tempering your Fireplace or Stove
When you first take delivery of your new fireplace or stove there is a little leaflet with the cast iron fireplaces this tells you about Care and Maintenance of your fireplace. It is normally in the bag that the fireplace comes with, basically it tells you how to keep item clean etc. and what not to
Childhood Fireplace Memories
Solid Fuel Fireplaces are a happy memory from my childhood I remember as a child of around 6-7 we were living in Mapperley in Nottinghamshire. We did have central heating but it’s the Coal Fire in the best room what we would now call a lounge I remember more. Every night during winter this 1970s
How to use airwash on your Gallery Stove
An air wash system is a device that is used on our Stoves to keep the glass cleaner when you are burning a fire. Most air wash systems are adjustable on the stove and allow air to pass into the stove. The idea of this system is that air is taken in at the top
