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Found some stiff wire in upper bricks - for a previous flap or something?

True but nothing to do. Widening would mean cutting through solid brick from top to bottom. Plan is to have it 6 inches onto the hearth with regulation clearance to the front edge. Then use those whisper quiet fans at the back or wherever to make the most. Plenty space back and top. Paying Hetas...

No iron bar but yes thankfully seems brickwork is sound since 1934...compared to some I've seen posted. But the space is actually only 2 feet wide, 60cm. Regs say 6 inches each side of the stove but now I think that just means if the side is combustible materials not brick. My gap will only be...

Opening up the Builders space to install a multifuel stove and discovered the arch lintel which doesn't have a steel support as mentioned elsewhere. You can see how they just filled up with bricks on top on a "mini-lintel" but underneath the arch which is why the brickwork is ropey cos it's just...

Yea may be exaggerating. I'l check with my Council. A search says £150-£300

Had another brilliant idea (that don't usually work ;) ). If the chimney sweep can also uncap the chimney or fit new cowl etc why can't they put the liner in first and then I can get a Hetas engineer to install the stove, check it over etc. But no, apparently they have to use a Hetas man (so at...

Right. Though a free standing stove is perfectly OK if the distances are right. It is after all a fireplace meant for burning coal. and the height as you can see from the cardboard is not great. I want the heat in the room not walled in. In fact I want to be able to put a pan on it. No children...

That's what I thought. Just logical but nobody wants to do it - so far! The depth of the stove as it's so small is only 29 cm but I can add a hearth extension to cover the regulations, probably one of the glass ones. The hearth is solid. Kind of stoveI was thinking are very small but amazing...

Found a "Stanley Stove" video that is exactly how I want my stove just leaving the existing fireplace more or less how it is.

Would make more sense after all that work. Widening the fireplace is the expensive bit. £2-£3000 quotes for doing similar to mine and installing a stove. https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/multi-fuel-stove-is-it-really-necessary-to-open-up-the-fireplace.597279/

Planning to install a multi-fuel stove, eco conforming etc. It's really small - the cardboard is the size of it - about 4-5 kwh to heat one room. 1934 semi. Had an open gas fire in there now removed, chimney swept and checked by registered Sweep and seems ok enough to burn a traditional fire...