Opening up a fireplace

[two sheds]

Yes I did idly wonder that as I was typing it

 

[WouldBe]

Tenants don't need building insurance that's the landlords responsibility. Contents insurance might be a good idea.

 

[two sheds]

Yes hopefully the landlord won't have an insurance clause banning open fires. Lord Falmouth blocked up a chimney in a rental house down the road from me, I presume for insurance purposes.

 

[WouldBe]

Yes hopefully the landlord won't have an insurance clause banning open fires. Lord Falmouth blocked up a chimney in a rental house down the road from me, I presume for insurance purposes.

Would be worse if You have an open fire in the middle of your front room.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

When using a co2 fire extinguisher NEVER hold the bit the gas comes out of.

Years ago I volunteered to be a fire warden at work just so I could play with fire extinguishers during the training.

 

[Duncan2]

Yes hopefully the landlord won't have an insurance clause banning open fires. Lord Falmouth blocked up a chimney in a rental house down the road from me, I presume for insurance purposes.

Yep my friend was excited about her housing association property in a Victorian terrace precisely because it had an open fire.When she arrived with her furniture it was like it had never been there.They had even dismantled the stack on the roof .

 

[two sheds]

yep same with the rental house down the road. Fucking vandalism really, house I think's from the 1850s and proper old chimney.

 

[planetgeli]

Your fireplace may also leak smoke into next door. Mine did before lining it. If you think you don't get on with your neighbour now...

 

[cupid_stunt]

Your fireplace may also leak smoke into next door. Mine did before lining it. If you think you don't get on with your neighbour now...

That's reminded me that my brother had that problem too, had to stop using the wood burner until a new flue was installed

 

[Pickman's model]

Yes hopefully the landlord won't have an insurance clause banning open fires. Lord Falmouth blocked up a chimney in a rental house down the road from me, I presume for insurance purposes.

I'd have paid good money to see a peer of the realm doing some real work

 

[Pickman's model]

I'm looking at easy find wood. Those big advert hoardings look ripe.

And so few of them have planning permission

 

[danny la rouge]

I’ve thought about this too. I moved to a flat in 2019. It’s a converted townhouse divided up into flats. I’ve no idea where the fireplace might have been. There’s no clues. So like a lot of people we rely only on central heating.

 

[TopCat]

That's reminded me that my brother had that problem too, had to stop using the wood burner until a new flue was installed

Victorian house?

 

[cupid_stunt]

Victorian house?

Nope, built sometime in the 1960's.

 

[two sheds]

neighbours also had a chimney fire with fire brigade out, they said the joists were almost glowing

so another vote for chimney sweep to come round and examine chimney - preferably with a camera tbh

they might not have bothered sweeping it if they were going to block it up

 

[campanula]

I am in the Topcat camp and about to rip out the ancient gasfire. We are broke but we have free wood! 2 year old poplar so good enough. Poplar has recently been upgraded too. Obviously, the fireplace is going to be used. I have cleaned my own chimneys (you have to seal up the entire fireplace). I still have my brushes somewhere.

 

[spanglechick]

Nope, built sometime in the 1960's.

May not have had one. My house is 1965/66 built and doesn’t. Gas fire instead.

 

[Artaxerxes]

I am in the Topcat camp and about to rip out the ancient gasfire. We are broke but we have free wood! 2 year old poplar so good enough. Poplar has recently been upgraded too. Obviously, the fireplace is going to be used. I have cleaned my own chimneys (you have to seal up the entire fireplace). I still have my brushes somewhere.

So not just a Henry hoover up the flue and hope for best?

 

[girasol]

we have an open fireplace (ex-council, built in 1955) but I wouldn't dream of using it, not allowed in our borough - but also, very polluting.

Fireplaces and stoves are bigger polluters than traffic

Increases in wood burning have offset gains in other areas, including cleaning up exhaust fumes

www.theguardian.com

 

[two sheds]

we have an open fireplace (ex-council, built in 1955) but I wouldn't dream of using it, not allowed in our borough - but also, very polluting.

Fireplaces and stoves are bigger polluters than traffic

Increases in wood burning have offset gains in other areas, including cleaning up exhaust fumes

www.theguardian.com

True, although they only seem to be comparing with traffic exhaust fumes, particulates from brakes and tyres are larger than them. And wood is at least carbon neutral if it's coming from managed woodland.

Open fires also release particulates into the house while burners only do when the door's open.

Quite a few people aren't going to have much of a choice with the price of energy, particularly in rural areas like mine where there's no gas.

 

[Chilli.s]

Quite a few people aren't going to have much of a choice

This is the truth of it, our leaders are so far out of touch in their bubble with their expenses paid that they have no real clue as to what we are facing

 

[teuchter]

I don't see that woodburning stoves are really going to be a money saving strategy for anyone who doesn't have access to their own supply of firewood, especially in urban areas. Surely if there's even a modest increase in the number of people doing it, the prices of wood are going to go up massively.

 

[two sheds]

I've heard wood prices will be going up - particularly with the requirement only to sell dry wood.

 

[Supine]

I've heard wood prices will be going up - particularly with the requirement only to sell dry wood.

I’ve been waiting two months for my winter load. Hope it turns up soon. It’s about £200 for six months of fires.

 

[Callie]

Hospitals will be good for pallets if you have transport to pick up!

 

[WouldBe]

I’ve been waiting two months for my winter load. Hope it turns up soon. It’s about £200 for six months of fires.

That's a good price. Briquette supplier I usually use have put price up from £350 to £500 for a tonne and are out of stock.

 

[Artaxerxes]

How well do politicians burn?

I’m also aware parliament is a fire hazard which is why they want to repair it…

 

[Sasaferrato]

I'd have paid good money to see a peer of the realm doing some real work

I have done albeit a fairly minor peer. I helped him fix a recalcitrant lawnmower.

He was wearing a pair of old flannels and a jersey that was as much hole as jersey, with a fag perpetually hanging out of his mouth.

The next day, at the event we were helping out at, he was in morning dress, the fag was still the same.

 

[Ax^]

I don't see that woodburning stoves are really going to be a money saving strategy for anyone who doesn't have access to their own supply of firewood, especially in urban areas. Surely if there's even a modest increase in the number of people doing it, the prices of wood are going to go up massively.

*eyes up neighbours fences

 

[Pickman's model]

I don't see that woodburning stoves are really going to be a money saving strategy for anyone who doesn't have access to their own supply of firewood, especially in urban areas. Surely if there's even a modest increase in the number of people doing it, the prices of wood are going to go up massively.

Run through your reasoning. Or at least walk through it. Because there are assumptions there that may not when you actually look at them be well founded