This property featured a double sided open fireplace. Fireplaces like this are often the poorest performing and as you can see by the staining above the fireplace – this one had been spilling smoke for years. To give the customer a properly working, safe and efficient way of heating their room we fitted a Parkray Aspect 4, double sided wood burner. This required us to sweep and line the chimney. The hearth looked great but did require some repair work where the original fire basket has sat. The staining on the very aged brickwork was actually a great aesthetic of this fireplace – and looked great with the addition of the new, slightly modern look of the stove.
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Brickwork Fireplace with Salisbury 4 Wood Burner, Bordon, Hampshire
The challenge here was to make a very small fireplace opening look a little more in proportion with the room it was in. We kept the inside of the fireplace as the original bare brickwork to keep the opening as wide as possible. The choice of bricks were a rural cottage blend – not too dissimilar from the interior of the fireplace but a much more aesthetically appealing brick & with the rustic look the customer wanted. The mantlepiece was made from a piece of beech which we danish oiled & the hearth was a lovely riven slate. The wood burner is a Chesney’s Salisbury 4 in black finish. A very nice job with another happy customer.
Brick Fireplace Surround Alton, Hampshire
Brick Fireplace Surround with ACR Wood Burner Alton, Hampshire
This customer wanted a traditional brick build fireplace built along with an ACR Wood Burning Stove fitted. We were able to skin the interior of the fireplace with brick slips to get the desired finish. A fireplace like this always looks best topped off with an oak mantle piece. Let us know what you would like to achieve and we will assess what is the best approach to get there. Have a look at our wood stove services page for more ideas.
Wood Burning Stove in Pirbright, Surrey
Installation of Wood Burning Stove into Existing Decorative Brick Fireplace
This goes to show that a modern styled stove can look great paired with a traditional fireplace. As with all our installations into existing chimneys, we swept and lined the chimney and then closed the fireplace with a steel register plate. The existing hearth looked amazing already and met all the requirements set out in the building regs. The customer chose the Contura 51L cast iron wood burning stove which looked great against the traditional brick fireplace. FireBug offers a range of services to help you get the best looking stove for your property.
Enamel Wood Burning Stove in Resized Brickwork Fireplace
Enamel Wood Burning Stove in Resized Brickwork Fireplace in Frimley Green, Surrey
The customer wanted to retain some of their old fashioned decorative brickwork fireplace but to give it a bit of a facelift. There was a backboiler in place which needed to be removed. We then reinstated the brickwork and rendered the inside with a stop return to give it a sharper look. Some new pieces of honed slate to finish off the hearth & a black enamelled Dovre 250 multi fuel stove. This is one of those jobs that proves anything is possible. Make an appointment to see what options you have for installing a wood burning stove at your property.