Surrey Homes | SH23 | September 2016 | Education supplement inside

conventional chimney to have a stove or fireplace installed. In
fact, an appropriate flue system can in many cases be installed
internally or externally.
With gas prices stabilising, the market for gas lookalikes has
increased with many stove manufacturers now introducing
them alongside their wood and multi-fuel.
Gas stoves combine a homely, realistic look and feel with
genuine, fuel-efficient warmth and the latest technology, with
features such as remote controls and automatic safety cut-outs.
They do however lack the smell and appeal that wood-burners
offers, but are a good alternative in certain situations eg:
elderly or disabled homeowners, or where there is no chimney.
The cost of a good gas cast-iron stove is much the same as the
equivalent wood/multi-fuel.
Whichever kind of stove you choose, the crucial thing is
to have expert advice to choose it and to arrange accredited
installation.”
Surrey Woodburners, 8 St Johns Road, St Johns, Woking
GU21 7SE 01483 727534 surreywoodburners.co.uk
The Fireplace Company
“We are authorized stockists of Chesney’s fireplaces and stoves
and they manufacture a unique range of wood-burning stoves
and gas fires that employ the very latest technology to deliver
outstanding levels of efficiency with minimum emissions.
Chesney’s design and manufacture all their stoves to the
highest standard with their own research and development
team making their stoves cost effective and fuel efficient on
the entire range they produce.
These stoves improve the heat ratio to the room and
are environmentally friendly compared to older types of
wood-burning stoves, open fires and gas fires, where a large
percentage of heat is lost through the chimney.
In comparison to other domestic heating appliances a woodburning
stove is very competitive and economical. Chesney’s
also provide a range of stoves that are known as ‘multi-fuel
stoves’, where the option to burn coal is available.
Chesney’s range incorporates traditional, retro and
contemporary styles, which display a design aesthetic and
degree of sophistication that is entirely unique in the world
of stoves. All stoves come in the colour black as standard, but
with a wide range of colours available to complement any style
you wish to achieve in your room.”
The Fireplace Company, Unit 8 Crowborough Business Park,
Park Rd, Crowborough TN6 2GZ 01892 664813
the-fireplace-company.co.uk
A Keld High from
Surrey Woodburners
There are stoves for
every interior style
Heat Design at Hearth & Home
“When it comes to choosing your fireplace there are several
factors to take into account. You can choose woodburning/
solid fuel or gas fired appliances, in traditional, or really
exciting contemporary styling. The choice now is amazing.
Woodburning stoves continue to be a very popular and
efficient way of heating the home – with quality logs you
can leave the stove slumbering for hours at a time, creating a
gentle heat which lingers after the fire has gone out.
You will have to consider the practicalities of ordering your
logs in good time and having a suitable sheltered place to
store them, but with this choice you benefit from the beauty
of a real wood fire, the safety of a closed appliance and the
efficiency of controlled burning. A woodstove is easy to look
after – but make sure you get your chimney swept annually
and check the door ropes and seals.
Many people favour the convenience of gas – the ability to
simply arrive home, reach for the remote and turn on the gas
fire for a couple of hours before bedtime. Gas appliances also
range from traditional to highly contemporary and efficiency
is key for most manufacturers.
From a cost consideration, there is so much choice it’s
difficult to say that one installation is more economical than
another. The best way forward is to visit your local fireplace
showroom and discuss the options available to you.
Once you have a vision of what you hope to achieve in your
home, you can be advised on the best way forward and have
cost comparisons prepared for both fuel types.
There really is so much choice – the only limit is your
imagination.”
Hearth & Home, 31 Wincheap, Canterbury CT1 3RX
01227 780267 hearthuk.com
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