Does A Stove Add Value

Does A Stove add value to my home? The experts will tell you that indeed it does.

A fireplace and professionally fitted wood stove can add as much as 5% to the value of our home, thanks to its wow factor. A Stove can also save you a great deal of money. While energy firms have been hiking up the price of gas and electricity by 50% or more this year, the cost of a wood stove has remained constant.

Sales of wooding burning stoves are going to reach record levels this fiscal year. And the future looks very bright and very warm indeed.

HETAS registered installers

To enjoy using a log burner safely and responsibly, it’s important to do your research. Think first about the size of area that needs to be heated. As a rule of thumb, 1kW of heat output for every 14 cubic metres of space is needed. This will make your room 21C when it’s 1C outside.

When it comes to installing a brand-new stove, it is often best to request the help of a professional. A stove is an investment you don’t want to get wrong. As such an incorrectly installed stove could not only perform badly but could also be dangerous.

Contacting a HETAS installer is the best way to get your stove fitted professionally.

Since any changes to your chimney is considered building work, there are a number of building regulations that you will need to adhere to. The benefit of having a HETAS installer fit your stove is that they already know every wood burning stove regulation, saving you the headache of reading up on them yourself!

Can we help?

If you would like assistance selecting and installing a new log burner, please get in touch and one of our HETAS qualified fitters will be happy to help.