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Time for change in 2020?

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In these hard and strange times, the need to save money on our heating bills becomes ever more important. With this in mind we are taking survey appointments for the future and as soon as the lockdown is relaxed we will contact you with proposed dates. Please make contact and we will add your details to our ever-growing list.

Time for change in 2020?

There is little doubt we are all pleased winter has finally ended. Perhaps this is the time to look back on what you spent heating your property in the cold months, it is likely you will be shocked. We all know heating costs are forever rising, do take a little time out to investigate if a wood burner could save you money. Initial costs can be prohibitive but in the long run you will save an awful lot of money as wood is fairly constant in price. Read more

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Stove owners need to get this right for efficiency and the environment

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One big mistake a lot of owners make is not using correctly matured timber to burn, damp logs can be dangerous and cause chimney fires.

Nothing will cause your stove to function less efficiently than to fill it with green wood, so to avoid the problem you should begin the seasoning process in the early spring if you want your wood to be ready by the next winter.

If you plan to use any wood that is larger than normal, you will need to set it out to dry even earlier than that. Essentially, you should be harvesting your wood about a year and a half in advance of when you actually plan to burn it. Read more

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Coronavirus and Kent Stoves

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In these hard and strange times the need to save money on our heating bills becomes ever more important. With this in mind we are taking survey appointments for the future and as soon as the lockdown is relaxed we will contact you with proposed dates.

Please make contact and we will add your details to our ever-growing list. In certain circumstances if you can send us photographs we can give you an indication of installation costs.

Are you planning some home improvements this summer?

Spring is here and you may have made a new years resolution to improve your existing home and in turn increase its value. Read more

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What’s on offer from a wood burning stove?

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Complete efficiency

Open fireplaces are great, but they are not very energy efficient, at only around 20%. Wood burning stoves are much more efficient, at around 80%, so you get all the benefits of a real fire without most of your money going up the chimney in smoke!

Very fast quality heating

The biggest advantage homeowners have with a wood burning stove is the quality of heat the burner will give off. Woods stoves operate on the principal of radiant heat, which warms an area faster and more efficiently than warm air being blown through a home’s vent system. Fitted in a central position in your home you will be amazed how the rest of your house suddenly gets a whole lot warmer. In turn you will reduce any other heating bills you may have as the thermostat controlling your central heating remains off. Read more