Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 ..... because I just got a call to say our woodburner (ordered AGES ago) will be fitted tomorrow morning! We had all the preparation work done before Christmas - wall removed, flue installed and boxed in, plastering, new flooring laid. Tomorrow is the big day and by collecting-the-kids-from-school time I should have a blaze going Now, where did I put the log man's phone number? Perhaps I'd better get on with painting the wall and ceiling before they arrive instead of spending all my time on the forum..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Woo hoo. Can we have before and after pictures please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 OH took some 'before' pics, I will be taking lots once it's in! Can't sit still! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 you wont regret it, mine was one of the best things I hae ever bought. I love it and hae to say will probably not include it when I sell the house I love it that much. (not that I am selling this house for years, before you all think I am moving) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 I know! We had one in our previous house, it was the only thing I was sad to leave behind, but it sold the house for us - the buyer had always wanted one. This house has waited a year for its woodburner, and it is going to be gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Lovely and snug in your house tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 ...and much smaller gas bills too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 That's fab news Helen - I love mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 so chuffed for you, I wouldn't be without mine. Especially in the two weeks before Christmas when the central heating went twice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 What make are you getting in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Excellent, can't wait to see all the photos....not that I'll be at all ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 *cough* Don't mean to spoil your excitement but i've just had a new woodburner fitted and i wasn't allowed to use if for the first day whilst something dried?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 What make are you getting in A Harrie Leenders - it's a Dutch make. this is the one: *cough* Don't mean to spoil your excitement but i've just had a new woodburner fitted and i wasn't allowed to use if for the first day whilst something dried?! I had to wait with my previous one, but apparently this one won't need anything to dry. The first few fires will be smaller ones though, to allow the coatings on it to 'cure'. There is no sealant on the flue either because it fits with a rotating collar rather than a normal seal - the stove can turn to face either side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 That's good then, nothing worse when you've waited for so long!! I luvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv mine soooooooooooo much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Ours is the best thing we've bought - apart from the farm! Have fun today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 wow that sounds brilliant (rotating) pics please when it's in! I was going to say the same as Moonie ... it wasn't the stove, it was the plaster around the opening that I had to let dry for 24 hours. It was very frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 It's here and it's HUGE - the fire window is about the size of a large CRT television! And the hole in the ceiling is also huge.... pics later! wow that sounds brilliant (rotating) pics please when it's in! I was going to say the same as Moonie ... it wasn't the stove, it was the plaster around the opening that I had to let dry for 24 hours. It was very frustrating! I'm dead lucky, it's a flue not a chimney so there won't be any plasterwork either - I can hardly contain myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 A cosy weekend coming up then. Happy days The best investment we have ever made in our home You get a much nicer heat from a woodburner than from central heating. I think it must be because it circulates the air more, the air never gets dry and dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted January 9, 2009 Author Share Posted January 9, 2009 It's in!!! But I can't use it yet . Not for any of the reasons that were mentioned above. It seems our roof has an additional layer, about 50cm below the main roof is a secondary layer of boarding and felting. This is not visible from inside the loft, no-one had any idea there was a double skin! So when the flue pipe was measured, it was about 50cm short, and more has had to be ordered (it's not a standard size, unfortunately). The pipe will probably arrive next Tuesday, Wednesday has been booked as the 'through the roof' day. I will have to wait for my fire. I am trying to post pictures but for some reason Photobucket won't let me have an 'upload' button at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
