u/WillGooders

We've just moved into a 70s bungalow. This fireplace used to have a log burner many years ago, but the older lady we bought from installed an electric fire.

We've had one quote from a company for £6k, to line the masonry chimney, extend the tiled around outwards, re-brick the opening and install a new log burner.

It's a very old chimney behind the heat shield, so we'd want a nice log burner in front of that, rather than built into the fireplace hole.

It's a wide space so we want a nice wide burner that will fill the space, but £6k feels steep.

Any advice / suggestions welcome!