Show me your wood burner before and after pics

[sunnygym]

Having a wood burner installed next month and can’t wait to get the fire roaring !

Had a gas fire in the front room for the last two years that hasn’t ever been used.

I’ve already taken some before pics and will post some after.

So... show me your before and after pics and wood store if you have any!

Before


After - TBA

Log store

Edited by sunnygym on Monday 29th October 13:58

Edited by sunnygym on Monday 29th October 14:00

[Craikeybaby]

Before:

Old back boiler by Lewis Craik, on Flickr

After (on the right):
Lounge done by Lewis Craik, on Flickr


Outdoor woodstore:

Log store filled by Lewis Craik, on Flickr

Indoor decorative woodstore:

Indoor log store by Lewis Craik, on Flickr

[bazza white]

It had an electric fire on before we started, other room was far more messy and had a back boiler. Took about 2 weeks to install both DIY.

[alangtt]

Watching with interest.

[aberdeeneuan]

Be prepared to turn your laptop upside down - sorry!

Before:


After:


Wood store which I made:

[ST_Nuts]

[sunnygym]

Here are the after pics now install has been completed, need to do a bit of touching up and paid the fire board but other than that I think it looks fantastic.

[Sandy59]

That does look pretty neat

[Sandy59]

That does look pretty neat

[CastroSays]

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Hole enlarged.
Concrete lintel.
Reclaimed marble fireplace.
New burner and hearth.
Oak parquet and skirting.

|https://thumbsnap.com/rcE3I10f[/url]

Edited by CastroSays on Sunday 11th November 10:17

Edited by CastroSays on Sunday 11th November 10:19

[Fermit and Sarah]

Do I win?

[dickymint]

My log store.....



Just the tip of the iceberg and it ends up here.....

Edited by dickymint on Sunday 11th November 11:22

[DonkeyApple]

What was here when we moved. The open fireplace was far too small and had little to no heating ability, it really was just a cosmetic venture.



Log store. I bought this as a flat pack last Autumn and while I may shingle the roof next summer to add some longevity to it, I’ve been pleased overall.



Fitted this over the summer. It’s a 12/14kw Chesney. The gamble was that alongside the Aga it would do a pretty good job of heating the whole house. We’ve not really had any cold weather yet but the other week during the colder snap it did seem to billow a lot of warmth from the drawing room up to the floors above. Fingers crossed.

[paulwirral]

Fermit and Sarah said:

Do I win?

You'd have been a strong contender if the pointing was black . Just my personal opinion .

[guindilias]

My bet is on Rabbit.

[Trophy Husband]

CastroSays said:

[url]

Hole enlarged.
Concrete lintel.
Reclaimed marble fireplace.
New burner and hearth.
Oak parquet and skirting.

|https://thumbsnap.com/rcE3I10f[/url]

Edited by CastroSays on Sunday 11th November 10:17

Edited by CastroSays on Sunday 11th November 10:19

Looks good but I know you will be smashing your toes on that, more than once. Perhaps I am speaking from experience

[bazza white]

anonymous said:

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Its a not so mini lop rabbit.

[doogle83]

These all look great! I tidied up our fireplace earlier in the year, if we wanted a log burner put in would we need to lose the black / tiled surround as the ones here all seem to have a lot of space around them?

Spoiler as not a wood burner

Edited by doogle83 on Sunday 11th November 16:19

[ATG]

During rather than before or after. Do I win a prize for the most scaffolding deployed for the installation of a log burner?

[Fermit and Sarah]

paulwirral said:

Fermit and Sarah said:

Do I win?

You'd have been a strong contender if the pointing was black . Just my personal opinion .

An interesting angle. We're in an ex-mining village, so the mortar WAS black (made with coal dust) which wasn't to our liking