Hello,
I'm moving into my house next week and one of the first things I want to do is remove the existing gas fire and surround (see image below) and put in a gas or electric stove (a proper wood burner wouldn't work with the existing flue from what I've been told). As you can see, the chimney breast is quite shallow so I expect it will need to be made deeper in order for this to work. I confess I have no DIY expertise whatsoever so I just want to know whether this idea is (1) feasible, and (2) going to cost a fortune to do?
Any advice at all would be really appreciated. I'll try to get more photos / measurements when I get the keys next week - just interested to know whether it could work!
Thanks so much!
(Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place!)
I'm moving into my house next week and one of the first things I want to do is remove the existing gas fire and surround (see image below) and put in a gas or electric stove (a proper wood burner wouldn't work with the existing flue from what I've been told). As you can see, the chimney breast is quite shallow so I expect it will need to be made deeper in order for this to work. I confess I have no DIY expertise whatsoever so I just want to know whether this idea is (1) feasible, and (2) going to cost a fortune to do?
Any advice at all would be really appreciated. I'll try to get more photos / measurements when I get the keys next week - just interested to know whether it could work!
Thanks so much!
(Apologies if I've posted this in the wrong place!)
