The rules explained
Smoke control areas, Ecodesign, Ready to Burn, HETAS installers and CO alarms, explained in plain English with links to the official pages.
Guides
Smoke control areas explained
What a smoke control area means for a wood burner, how to find out if you're in one, and where to check exempt appliances and fuels.
Do I need a CO alarm with a wood burner?
When the rules require a carbon monoxide alarm with a stove in England, Wales, Scotland and NI, and where to put it.
HETAS explained: registered stove installers
What HETAS is, why a registered installer can sign off a stove without building control, and how to find one.
Ready to Burn explained: the wood-fuel label
What the Ready to Burn label on logs means, the moisture rule behind it, and how to check your own logs with a meter.
What can you burn in a wood burner?
What you can and can't burn in a wood burner or multi-fuel stove, and why treated wood, pallets and rubbish stay out.
Wood burner rules in Scotland, Wales and NI explained
How the stove rules in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland differ from England's, with links to each government's pages.