Choosing a stove
Size, type, Ecodesign and buying guides: how to choose a wood burner or multi-fuel stove that suits your room.
Calculators
Ecodesign and exempt appliance explainer
Example: 3 things to check for England
Stove chooser quiz
Example: Your shortlist: Freestanding wood-only stove (wood burner) and 1 more
Stove size calculator
Example: Rule of thumb: about 3.4 kW for 48.0 m³. A starting point for your installer, not a design
Guides
What size stove do I need? kW by room size
How to work out the kW your room needs from its size and age, why an oversized stove burns badly, and what your installer will check.
Ecodesign stoves explained: what the label means
What Ecodesign means for a new stove, how it differs from a Defra-exempt appliance, and where to check the official lists.
Multi-fuel stove vs wood burner: the differences
Multi-fuel or wood-only? How the grates differ, what each can burn, and which suits your fuel supply and smoke-control status.
What does a stove installer check?
What a HETAS-registered installer checks before fitting a stove: room, hearth, chimney, flue liner, ventilation and the paperwork.
Boiler stoves explained: heat for rooms and water
How a boiler stove splits its heat between the room and your hot water, and why it's always an installer's design job.
How to choose a wood burner: size, type, fuel
Choosing a wood burner step by step: size for your room, freestanding or inset, wood-only or multi-fuel, and the Ecodesign label.
Inset vs freestanding stoves: heat and fitting
Inset or freestanding: how each gives out heat, what your fireplace opening needs, and what an installer checks before fitting.
Wood burner buying guide: what to check
What to check before you buy a wood burner: output, efficiency, Ecodesign, size, fuel and the installation costs to budget for.
Stove installation costs explained
What goes into the cost of fitting a wood burner: the stove, liner, hearth, labour and sign-off, so you can compare quotes.