Wood burning stoves installation advice and buyer's guides. Welcome to The Stovefitter's Manual.
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The Stovefitter's Manual
Everything you need to know about choosing and installing a a wood burning stove. The manual is available online only as it is improved and update on an almost daily basis. This page is devoid of advertising to enable the fastest possible discovery of information.
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Written by Julian Patrick, author of The Stovefitter's Manual this is a must-read for anybody thinking of buying or installing a wood burning stove.
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Are Chinese stoves all bad?
What manufacturers do not tell you...
Note: The download is an E-book and not a physical product.
Installing a stove in a fireplace - what do I need?
How to choose chimney liner & how much to buy
Installing a twin wall chimney - what do I need?
Chimney design regulations
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The Internet's most comprehensive guide on purchasing and installing a wood burning or multifuel stove. Scroll down for over a hundred guides, articles and infographics - neatly placed into carefully chosen sections. Bookmark this page for future reference...
Tree of Knowledge
The Stovefitter's Tree of Knowledge will guide you step by step through the process of purchasing and installing a stove.
Buying guides
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How to choose a wood burning stove for your property (includes infographic)
Infographics
What else do I need to buy to install a wood burning stove?
DIY Guides
Best Wood Burning Stoves 2024
Buying Guides
Small Log Burners & Wood Burning Stoves
Buying Guides
What size wood stove do I need? Don't let manufacturers fool you!
Buying Guides
How much to have a logburner installed?
Buying Guides
Can I have a wood burning stove if I have no chimney?
Buying Guides
Can I install a wood burning stove in a conservatory
Buying Guides
Wood burning or multifuel stove? A stove fitter decides.
Buying Guides
Chinese wood burners – should I buy one or are they all crap?
Buying Guides
Wood burning stoves: health and the environment
Buying Guides
Infographics for wood burning stove purchase and install
Infographics
DG Ivar 5 review. Is it the best stove on the market?
Buying Guides
What air gap around do I need to leave around a wood burning stove
Buying Guides
Knowledge Tree: Process of buying and installing a wood burning stove
Buying & DIY
Eco Design wood burning stoves - the future of logburners
Buying Guides
Do I need an air vent for a wood burning stove? If I do not bother?
Buying & DIY
Smoke Control Areas
Buying & DIY
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Buying & DIY
Clearview Stoves Reviewed and Compared
Buying Guides
Clock stoves, Woodwarm wood burning stoves, Town and Country wood burning stoves: why do small shops often recommend them?
Buying Guides
Quick links: Choosing a stove
Buying Guides
DIY: Protecting a brick or stone chimney with chimney liner
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Infographic: What is a chimney liner and do I need it?
Infographics
How to choose & measure chimney liner for a wood burning stove (includes infographic)
Infographics
Besides chimney liner what else do I need to install it?
Infographics
Connecting a wood burning stove to a chimney flue liner: introduction
DIY Guides
Chimney Liner Fitting Packs for a 5" liner
DIY Guides
Chimney Liner Fitting Packs for a 6" liner
DIY Guides
How to fit a chimney liner
DIY Guides
Can I fit a 5″ chimney flue liner?
DIY Guides
How to connect your stove to your chimney liner using an adaptor
DIY Guides
Besides chimney liner what else do I need to install it?
Infographics
What is a register plate and do I need one? Make your own save £££'s...
DIY Guides
Fit the smooth board closure plate (*lining part 2)
DIY Guides
Knowledge Tree: Process of buying and installing a wood burning stove
Buying & DIY
Should I insulate my chimney flue liner?
DIY Guides
How to seal flue joints in vitreous pipe, chimney liner and twin wall pipe on wood stove (includes infographic)
Infographics
How do I fit a chimney flue liner to a pot or cowl?
DIY Guides
Smoke testing your stove
DIY Guides
Do I need scaffolding to fit a chimney liner or chimney pot?
DIY Guides
What is a wood burning stove Data Plate and do I need one?
DIY Guides
How to install a chimney pot (no chimney liner)
DIY Guides
Chimney stack ends in loft (somebody took it down)
DIY Guides
How much to have a logburner installed?
Buying Guides
Quick links: Lining a chimney then fitting a stove
DIY Guides
Quick links: Chimney lining
DIY: The fireplace recess and the stove install
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Opening up a fireplace for a wood stove
DIY Guides
How to fit a fireplace lintel
DIY Guides
What is a register plate and do I need one? Make your own save £££'s...
DIY Guides
How to line a fireplace recess with smooth board (*lining part 1)
DIY Guides
Fit the smooth board closure plate (*lining part 2)
DIY Guides
How to connect your stove to your chimney liner using an adaptor
DIY Guides
How to seal flue joints in vitreous pipe, chimney liner and twin wall pipe on wood stove (includes infographic)
Infographics
Building regulations for the fireplace
DIY Guides
What air gap around do I need to leave around a wood burning stove
Buying Guides
Heat shields for wood burning stoves and distance to combustibles
DIY Guides
How to remove a back boiler
DIY Guides
How to connect a wood burning stove directly to an existing chimney
DIY Guides
How to render a fireplace recess
DIY Guides
Fitting a wood burner with the pipe through the chimney breast
DIY Guides
What else do I need to buy to install a wood burning stove?
DIY Guides
Besides chimney liner what else do I need to install it?
Infographics
Breaking out and excavating a fireplace
DIY Guides
Painting the inside of a fireplace recess
DIY Guides
Infographic: choosing a fitting pack for your chimney liner and wood stove
Infographics
Sump adaptor for clay pot chimney
DIY Guides
Fast and easy route to a good looking fireplace
DIY Guides
An introduction
Miscellaneous
How much to have a logburner installed?
Buying Guides
DIY: If you have no chimney
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Chimney design:: Add your property details
Buying & DIY Guides
Can I have a wood burning stove if I have no chimney?
Buying Guides
Can I install a wood burning stove in a conservatory
Buying Guides
Installing a Twin Wall Flue Chimney System
DIY Guides
Regulations and rules for the chimney
DIY Guides
Example twin wall job: off back of stove and outside building
DIY Guides
Heat shields for wood burning stoves and distance to combustibles
DIY Guides
How to seal flue joints in vitreous pipe, chimney liner and twin wall pipe on wood stove (includes infographic)
Infographics
Do I need scaffolding to fit a chimney liner or chimney pot?
DIY Guides
What is a wood burning stove Data Plate and do I need one?
DIY Guides
Chimney stack ends in loft (somebody took it down)
DIY Guides
Example twin wall job: off top and out (article in progress 9 Oct 13)
DIY Guides
A review of Duratwin Twin Wall Flue by NUTECGROUP
Buying guides
Quick links: Chimney design
DIY Guides
DIY: General rules, regulations and safety
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Building Regulations for wood burning stoves – who are Building Control and who polices?
DIY Guides
Heat shields for wood burning stoves and distance to combustibles
DIY Guides
What is a wood burning stove Data Plate and do I need one?
DIY Guides
Do I need an air vent for a wood burning stove? If I do not bother?
Buying & DIY
Infographic: What is a chimney liner and do I need it?
Infographics
Smoke Control Areas
Buying & DIY
What air gap around do I need to leave around a wood burning stove
Buying Guides
Can I fit my own wood burning stove?
DIY Guides
Can I install a wood burning stove in a conservatory
Buying Guides
Wood burning stoves: health and the environment
Buying Guides
Eco Design wood burning stoves - the future of logburners
Buying Guides
Smoke testing your stove
DIY Guides
Do I need scaffolding to fit a chimney liner or chimney pot?
DIY Guides
What is a wood burning stove Data Plate and do I need one?
DIY Guides
Why have I got smoke in my room from my wood burning stove?
After the install
Boiler stoves key building regulations what are they?
DIY Guides
Miscellaneous
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About us
Buying & DIY
A few words from Julian
Buying & DIY
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Buying & DIY
What is a heat sink radiator?
DIY Guides
What is an Injector T and why might I need one?
DIY Guides
Wood burning stoves: health and the environment
Buying Guides
DG Ivar 5 review. Is it the best stove on the market?
Buying Guides
Boiler stoves that heat radiators: what are they?
DIY Guides
Eco Design wood burning stoves - the future of logburners
Buying Guides
Wood burning boiler stoves, hot water and radiators
DIY Guides
Rosettes and cover plates for twin wall
DIY Guides
10 reasons why you want a wood burning stove
Buying Guides
How to connect a wood burning stove directly to an existing chimney
DIY Guides
What is a wood burning stove Data Plate and do I need one?
DIY Guides
Smoke testing your stove
DIY Guides
Why have I got smoke in my room from my wood burning stove?
After the install
Our Brands
Buying Guides
Wood burning stoves and carbon monoxide
Buying & DIY
Ekol stoves: Ekol Crystal and Ekol Clarity
Buying Guides
Wood burning stoves North Wales (Conwy area)
Buying Guides
Delivery
Logistics
Boiler stoves key building regulations what are they?
DIY Guides
Ekol Clarity 5 Review
Buying Guides
Sump adaptor for clay pot chimney
DIY Guides
Terminology & Gobbledygook
Buying & DIY
Returns, delivery damage & refunds
Logistics
Quick links: Boiler stoves, radiators etc.
DIY Guides
An introduction
Miscellaneous