Efficient way to heat

A wood burning stove can be a great way to heat your home cheaply, especially if you can get logs for free. Log burners are generally used to heat just one room, rather than as a way to heat an entire home. The majority of homes in the UK have a central heating system but more and more are now backed up by a wood burning stove.

Wood burner costs and savings

How much a stove could cut your energy bill depends on various factors, including how you use your stove and how often you use it also how well your home is insulated. Also, think about how much a stove might cost to install – it could be anything between £500 and £2,000.

A lot of factors can affect the installation price. For example, if you need a new chimney built or an existing one relined. Once you have installed your stove the savings will start, make sure your supply of wood is of a good quality and at least 2 years matured.

How to save with a stove

There are two main types of stoves: multi fuel or wood burning. 58% of the people we asked own a wood burning stove, and 42% a multi fuel stove.  Multi fuel stoves can burn pellets as well as wood, but pellet tends to be more expensive. You can also get wood for free – for example, if you’re able to collect fallen branches from your garden or local wood. But you will need to have space and time to dry the wood out, as wet wood will burn far less efficiently. Burning wood in a multi fuel stove is possible. But because these fuels burn differently, stoves are often optimised for one type. So some can’t burn both wood and pellet efficiently.

Installation

Once you have decided to install make sure you use a registered (HETAS) fitter as this is crucial for safety and insurance purposes.

Need some advice?

Please do get in contact and one of our (HETAS Registered) qualified fitters will be happy to help.