Please note: This is an old blog post and some of the stoves featured have since been discontinued. See our current range of inset stoves.
There are several advantages to installing inset stoves if the circumstances in your home are right.
Inset stoves slot straight into standard fireplace openings. If you currently have an open fire, gas fire or electric fire sitting in a regular fireplace, an inset stove offers an opportunity to switch to a logburner of multi-fuel stove without having to undergo major structural work.
That also means an easier (and therefore cheaper) installation process. Assuming everything is structurally sound, installing your inset stove shouldn’t be much more complicated than connecting your stove to a flue liner. And sometimes you can install even without a flue liner if your chimney is in a good condition. Continue reading