Woodburner

Some time ago we ordered a Charwood Cove 1 woodburning stove for our sitting room from Morley Stoves in Ware, Hertfordshire.

Morley Stoves scheduled delivery and installation for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. Installation included construction of a sectional chimney (our house didn’t have a chimney). Of course, building a chimney means making a hole in the roof. So what happened on Tuesday and Wednesday? Heavy rain!

The moment Steve the builder arrived on Tuesday and Wednesday the heavens opened. Steve the builder laughed and left.

But today the sun shone and it was a delightful late autumn day. So Steve the builder and his mate (and several others from Morley Stoves) got to work and, by the end of the working day, the chiminey was through the roof, leaded in (so no rain can get in) and the stove was on the hearth and hooked up to the chimney.

Steve’ll laughed, left and promised to be back tomorrow to render the chimney and finish the job off.

The stove looks great in the sitting room. Erica and I are looking forward to sitting by the fire on cold winter nights.

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