Question 1

What size stove do I need?

Accepted Answer

Far smaller than most people expect. A typical living room needs around four to five kilowatts. Oversizing leads to a stove that is run slowly and closed down, which tars the flue and blackens the glass.

Question 2

What do I need to have ready before fitting day?

Accepted Answer

Clear access to the fireplace and a parking space if possible. We bring dust sheets, and we move furniture ourselves rather than expecting you to empty the room.

Question 3

Can I fit a wood burner in a house with no chimney?

Accepted Answer

Yes, using a twin wall chimney system. It costs more than lining an existing flue but it opens up rooms that never had a fireplace.

Question 4

Wood or multifuel, which should I buy?

Accepted Answer

If you have a reliable supply of dry logs, a wood-only stove burns them better because it uses a bed of ash and air from above. Choose multifuel if you want the option of smokeless fuel, particularly in a smoke control area.

Question 5

Do you cover the old mining rows in central Fife?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Much of the housing between Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes, Cardenden and Lochgelly is terraced miners' rows and post-war council stock, built with narrow shared stacks serving several homes. That layout affects both sweeping access and the way a liner has to be dropped, so we survey the stack as a whole rather than treating a single flue in isolation.

Question 6

Why does Fife work often need a liner when other areas do not?

Accepted Answer

A lot of Fife property was built for coal and never lined. Coal flues are usually wide, cold and porous by now, which is fine for an open fire and poor for a modern stove that produces less heat up the flue. A stainless liner brings the flue diameter down to the appliance size and restores the draw. We tell you after the survey, not before it.

Question 7

Do you work on the terraces and semis in this part of town?

Accepted Answer

Yes, that housing type is most of our weekly work. Shared or party stacks are common, so we check which flue is yours before any liner or appliance work is quoted.

Question 8

Do you take on commercial premises?

Accepted Answer

Yes, including pubs, hotels, offices and community buildings. Commercial flues are often larger, dirtier and used far harder than domestic ones, so the sweeping interval is usually shorter than once a year.

Question 9

What about an inset or cassette appliance?

Accepted Answer

Inset stoves are built into the chamber, so access for sweeping and servicing is tighter. We plan for that rather than discovering it on the day, and we will say at survey stage if a removable register plate is worth fitting.

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