Charlottechicken Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 I'm so excited, just been and booked the woodburner. It will be here in less than 3 weeks I also asked for a storm cowl on my bedroom chimney pot (on the same stack), so the rain, wind, snow, bird food etc. doesn't come down, and they are happy to fit that too. Also made friends with a couple who bought a house over the road and are ripping out the loft joists, so guess who got 9 x 14 foot long Victorian joists to burn Is over 100 years seasoned enough? So right now I'm ridiculously thrilled and excited, woohoo! Think I need a lie down now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Will be in + ready for the winter before you know it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Fabulous - photos please, when it arrives - I have just lit mine, and still think it is one of the best things I have ever spent money on. It's not just the free heat (I have not paid a penny for wood) but the way it brings the kitchen to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Same here Olly - the best thing we've bought for the house. All very exciting Claire - I'm sure the wood will be seasoned enough E-on had to cut the trees down outside our gate and asked if he could leave the wood! - they left enough wood for a year, about £300 worth if we had to buy it We also have a massive pile of willow from when the farmer pollarded the trees in the next field - not the best wood for fires but it burns perfectly well in our woodburner, we're using some from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Same here, I'd never be without mine. I look forward to cooler weather so I have an excuse to light them, but I did manage to hold out until 1st October this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Our woodburner is quite frankly the only thing I like about my Hovel we have one with a back boiler too which is so fantastic its just not funny, I've never known water so hot! When we redevelop the house I am going to have one double-sided, one with a back boiler and one Ironheart cooker/stove and we have all our own wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 And where are the pictures? Which one have you ordered? I'm so pleased we had ours fitted - it's taken a while to get the hang of, I still haven't papered the chimney breast or oiled the slate hearth but it looks amazing and the extra warmth is brilliant. We've still got a shed full of wood that burns beautifully which we bought for £100. We used the wood burner for a few months at the beginning of the year and for a month now and we've barely touched the woodpile. And I'm having three trees lopped down from our garden soon, so we can chuck that in the second shed for next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted October 28, 2010 Author Share Posted October 28, 2010 And where are the pictures? Which one have you ordered? Sorry! My part prepared fireplace pic is on my new blog ***here*** also linky under avatar, and I have ordered the Lovenholm, single door with black handle, which can be seen ***here*** I chose it as where I'm getting it from actually sell this stove at a very good price and it is wide and shallow, which suits my fireplace, and my logs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted November 22, 2010 Author Share Posted November 22, 2010 ***Here** are the before and after pics of the fireplace. I tried to light it today but can't get to it very well to do it properly as I'm decorating and the room has furniture in the middle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 That looks lovely Claire, your fireplace opening is exactly the same as mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 That looks lovely Claire We live in a 1980's house which had a really ugly stone fire place and a useless gas fire in it, fortunately we had a chimney. We had the fire place taken out and the hole opened up in the plain wall like yours, but we don't have the lovely bricks. It is by far the best thing that we have done for this house, so warm and cosy in the winter. We are just starting our 4th winter with ours, it is something positive to look forward to about winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 Thanks for the comments folks! The bricks are actually really rough ones, some are very cracked and the soot covered ones are especially bad. The chap who did the testing thought the opening was lovely though, as do I. Just plain and simple (like me ) as befits a terraced house. I had a right strop when the pointing dried as it is grey, and looked like blue tak in the gaps, so I managed to get hold of some cheap cement stain in buff, which turns out to be bright yellow ochre I suppose now it looks like several people have been re-pointing over the years I have wallpaper now and am hoping to do that at the weekend, when the paint has dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 Looks fabulous! My fireplace is similar, but the inside was rendered so I painted it dark grey. Shame to paint over bricks though, I think a bit of soot, staining etc just adds character - makes it look as if it's been there a long time. I hope you love your stove as much as I love mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I think it looks great! The old bricks add so much character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 The bricks will blacken down soon enough Claire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Lovely fire Claire! - I bet you're glad of it in this cold snap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 Mine has been earning its keep too - this house is draughty and hard to warm when the wind is in the north east. Thankfully that isn't often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Claire, it looks lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted November 29, 2010 Author Share Posted November 29, 2010 Thanks! It looks even better now as I've finished the wallpapering and will hopefully be getting a new carpet this week and maybe a couple of chairs too Found a linky to the wallpaper, it's the second one down, aubergine floral, with caramel stems on cream background. I've had the woodburner lit a couple of times, building up to a bigger fire to set the paint. I can't light it at the mo as it might dry to wallpaper to quick I'll be having another fire tomorrow though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty e Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Can we have more piccies please? And how have you found wallpaper on a chimney breast with a stove? I've had my wallpaper for around nine months now, but haven't dared paper the chimney breast in case it peels or burns, the paper was fiendishly expensive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 24, 2010 Author Share Posted December 24, 2010 Piccies of almost finished room ***here*** Apologies for linking to my blog but it is faster than trying to upload photos onto a host to get them on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Wow, it looks gorgeous! I love purple anyway Looks like we have similar 20 year old hi fi's! Ours is on it's last legs (if there is a CD in, it keeps jumpimng back to the CD player, and the radio is now very dodgy) Due to be replaced by OHs new one tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 That looks lovely Claire, so different now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Lovely. The wallpaper and curtains look super too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
