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do any of you have a wood burning stove in the garage
have been thinking of it but finding it hard to get details ref insurance etc since there's bikes, various chemicals (cleanin stuff) etc kept in the garage as well I keep it heated at the mo with 2 of them tube type heaters on 24/7 and usually set a fan type heater to cut in if the temp goes below 5c costs a fortune in leccy and local companies want a grand to fit a gas heater, thats with me even digging the trench for them to lay the pipework. any idea's anyone ? |
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space heaters are ok, i have a little one that manages to heat up my double garage in about 10 mins then you can switch it off
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ah right, in theory it can be done, my building regs knowledge isnt much but i think theres no problem there (don't take my word on it though), as for insurance, they would either refuse to insure you or bump your premium up, i know of people that have done with with there central heating but the stove is outside in a sort of out house.
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Have a look here
http://www.stovesonline.co.uk I used this site when deciding on a stove for my lounge. In the end I went for a coal effect gas fired "Brunel" stove |
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the one I was looking at is from machinemart and the photo's actually show it in a house so it defo looks safe enough providing the guidlines regarding fitting are adhered to http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...-iron-stoves-2 |
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Well I think you are on a loser with the stove. Petrol / oil etc with a naked flame is well dodgy and would probbly invalidate your insurance. However, there are practical limits to installing a wood burner as well. Assuming you can use an insulated flue for a chimney, you need to ensure adequate ventilation to feed the fire (probably not a problem in a draughty garage), integrity of all the seals etc. Finally you will need to get a HETA certificate for the installation, that it meets current building regs.
Would fitting a gas wall heater type thing running off bottled gas be cheaper to install? The bottled gas is pretty cheap. The bottles are stored outside and the gas plumbed into the heater. But if you are looking to reduce your heating costs, wouldn't insulating the garage be more cost effective? PS Where you gonna get your wood from? |
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2. it is fully insulated, all the walls, the roof and the front door, done with kingspan 3. i have just cut down trees around my house (mine of course) so the logs will keep me goin for a wee while, i also live out in the sticks and there's loads of forestry cut offs lying at the roadside (after they have supposed to have been cleared by the workies) |
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well done seedy, just what I have been looking for, there's a really good section on regs and fitting etc thanks |
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Oh and if using pine from the forestry, that needs to be super dry due to the resins in the wood. |
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