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Log burner finally installed

I dont care about the weather its getting lit tommorow

Smoke from neighbours burner entering my living room via my open fireplace

As the title says...

Today the neighbour lit their burner and shortly after I entered my lounge with an open fireplace to find a level of smoke about knee high floating infront of the fireplace.

Never happened before.

Recent survey said the chimney has damp potentially from a crack.

Both our vent and neighbours vent are aligned next to each other on the stack.

I've put a chimney blocker in on my side (those wool things to retain heat when fireplace not in use) to try to block further smoke.

I'm worried about carbon monoxide and everything else associated with smoke entering our living room - particularly so with a pregnant wife and a toddler!

Any ideas please??

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u/MikeLavosmile — 3 days ago

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What would you do with this space?

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!

u/WillGooders — 6 days ago

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Very first logburner 🔥

It's been a long wait for me, but I finally own one 🥹 since it's still cold in Yorkshire I'll be lighting a fire later for the first time ☺️🔥

u/Foreign_Cookie_1989 — 10 days ago

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Best tool for splitting wood. Axe, maul, expander thing...

Hello everyone,

I’ve got a pretty big stack of whole logs that need splitting. Some people have recommended using a splitting wedge with a sledgehammer, while others suggest a maul for that weighty, satisfying swing-and-split action.

I’ve recently moved into a house with a wood burner that’s waiting for the colder months, so I’m keen to get some wood ready. (note. the wood has been stored off the ground for several years and I have also recently purchased a moisture reader so I wont be burning anything prematurely.)

I’d really appreciate people’s views on what’s most efficient, effective, and..... most importantly enjoyable!

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u/hotdigedydog — 10 days ago

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Prepping for new log burner

So i recently moved in to a property and the log burner that was installed was an old DIY job that had no installation certificates and hadn't been swept. Long story short I am treating myself to a new one and redesigning the whole fireplace.

I currently have a double sided stove but I am replacing it with a single sided stove. I want to put a partition wall within the fireplace so on one side I have the fire and the other side I still have the opening as a feature but I am going to fill it with logs. Looking at the building regs I need to have 150mm clearance either side and 300mm at the front. When I spoke to the guys at the showroom, they said I only need a couple of inch clearance at the back, but is this right as the regs say it should be 150mm again. Any help would be appreciated!

u/Silly_Guarantee8373 — 10 days ago