Wood burning stoves installation advice and buyer's guides. Welcome to The Stovefitter's Manual.
Wood burning stoves installation advice and buyer's guides. Welcome to The Stovefitter's Manual.
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The Stovefitter's Manual

Everything you need to know about choosing and installing a a wood burning stove. The manual is available online only as it is improved and update on an almost daily basis. This page is devoid of advertising to enable the fastest possible discovery of information.

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Written by Julian Patrick, author of The Stovefitter's Manual this is a must-read for anybody thinking of buying or installing a wood burning stove.

Can you burn pallets?

Are Chinese stoves all bad?

What manufacturers do not tell you...

Note: The download is an E-book and not a physical product.

The Internet's most comprehensive guide on purchasing and installing a wood burning or multifuel stove. Scroll down for over a hundred guides, articles and infographics - neatly placed into carefully chosen sections. Bookmark this page for future reference...

Tree of Knowledge

The Stovefitter's Tree of Knowledge will guide you step by step through the process of purchasing and installing a stove.

Buying guides

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How to choose a wood burning stove for your property (includes infographic)

Infographics

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What else do I need to buy to install a wood burning stove?

DIY Guides

10 mins

Best Wood Burning Stoves 2024

Buying Guides

5 mins

Small Log Burners & Wood Burning Stoves

Buying Guides

10 mins

What size wood stove do I need? Don't let manufacturers fool you!

Buying Guides

3 mins

How much to have a logburner installed?

Buying Guides

3 mins

Can I have a wood burning stove if I have no chimney?

Buying Guides

7 mins

Can I install a wood burning stove in a conservatory

Buying Guides

5 mins

Wood burning or multifuel stove? A stove fitter decides.

Buying Guides

4 mins

Chinese wood burners – should I buy one or are they all crap?

Buying Guides

4 mins

Wood burning stoves: health and the environment

Buying Guides

5 mins

Infographics for wood burning stove purchase and install

Infographics

5 mins

DG Ivar 5 review. Is it the best stove on the market?

Buying Guides

3 mins

What air gap around do I need to leave around a wood burning stove

Buying Guides

3 mins

Knowledge Tree: Process of buying and installing a wood burning stove

Buying & DIY

15 mins

Eco Design wood burning stoves - the future of logburners

Buying Guides

20 mins

Do I need an air vent for a wood burning stove? If I do not bother?

Buying & DIY

3 mins

Smoke Control Areas

Buying & DIY

10 mins

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Buying & DIY

8 mins

Clearview Stoves Reviewed and Compared

Buying Guides

5 mins

Clock stoves, Woodwarm wood burning stoves, Town and Country wood burning stoves: why do small shops often recommend them?

Buying Guides

3 mins

Quick links: Choosing a stove

Buying Guides

5 mins

DIY: Protecting a brick or stone chimney with chimney liner

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Infographic: What is a chimney liner and do I need it?

Infographics

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How to choose & measure chimney liner for a wood burning stove (includes infographic)

Infographics

4 mins

Besides chimney liner what else do I need to install it?

Infographics

4 mins

Connecting a wood burning stove to a chimney flue liner: introduction

DIY Guides

6 mins

Chimney Liner Fitting Packs for a 5" liner

DIY Guides

4 mins

Chimney Liner Fitting Packs for a 6" liner

DIY Guides

3 mins

How to fit a chimney liner

DIY Guides

30 mins

Can I fit a 5″ chimney flue liner?

DIY Guides

5 mins

How to connect your stove to your chimney liner using an adaptor

DIY Guides

2 mins

Besides chimney liner what else do I need to install it?

Infographics

4 mins

What is a register plate and do I need one? Make your own save £££'s...

DIY Guides

3 mins

Fit the smooth board closure plate (*lining part 2)

DIY Guides

15 mins

Knowledge Tree: Process of buying and installing a wood burning stove

Buying & DIY

15 mins

Should I insulate my chimney flue liner?

DIY Guides

3 mins

How to seal flue joints in vitreous pipe, chimney liner and twin wall pipe on wood stove (includes infographic)

Infographics

3 mins

How do I fit a chimney flue liner to a pot or cowl?

DIY Guides

3 mins

Smoke testing your stove

DIY Guides

3 mins

Do I need scaffolding to fit a chimney liner or chimney pot?

DIY Guides

4 mins

What is a wood burning stove Data Plate and do I need one?

DIY Guides

1 mins

How to install a chimney pot (no chimney liner)

DIY Guides

4 mins

Chimney stack ends in loft (somebody took it down)

DIY Guides

4 mins

How much to have a logburner installed?

Buying Guides

3 mins

Quick links: Lining a chimney then fitting a stove

DIY Guides

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Quick links: Chimney lining

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DIY: The fireplace recess and the stove install

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Opening up a fireplace for a wood stove

DIY Guides

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How to fit a fireplace lintel

DIY Guides

7 mins

What is a register plate and do I need one? Make your own save £££'s...

DIY Guides

3 mins

How to line a fireplace recess with smooth board (*lining part 1)

DIY Guides

30 mins

Fit the smooth board closure plate (*lining part 2)

DIY Guides

15 mins

How to connect your stove to your chimney liner using an adaptor

DIY Guides

2 mins

How to seal flue joints in vitreous pipe, chimney liner and twin wall pipe on wood stove (includes infographic)

Infographics

3 mins

Building regulations for the fireplace

DIY Guides

5 mins

What air gap around do I need to leave around a wood burning stove

Buying Guides

3 mins

Heat shields for wood burning stoves and distance to combustibles

DIY Guides

12 mins

How to remove a back boiler

DIY Guides

3 mins

How to connect a wood burning stove directly to an existing chimney

DIY Guides

4 mins

How to render a fireplace recess

DIY Guides

5 mins

Fitting a wood burner with the pipe through the chimney breast

DIY Guides

3 mins

What else do I need to buy to install a wood burning stove?

DIY Guides

10 mins

Besides chimney liner what else do I need to install it?

Infographics

4 mins

Breaking out and excavating a fireplace

DIY Guides

30 mins

Painting the inside of a fireplace recess

DIY Guides

3 mins

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Infographic: choosing a fitting pack for your chimney liner and wood stove

Infographics

6 mins

Sump adaptor for clay pot chimney

DIY Guides

2 mins

Fast and easy route to a good looking fireplace

DIY Guides

4 mins

An introduction

Miscellaneous

2 mins

How much to have a logburner installed?

Buying Guides

3 mins

Miscellaneous

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About us

Buying & DIY

5 mins

A few words from Julian

Buying & DIY

3 mins

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Buying & DIY

8 mins

What is a heat sink radiator?

DIY Guides

6 mins

What is an Injector T and why might I need one?

DIY Guides

6 mins

Wood burning stoves: health and the environment

Buying Guides

5 mins

DG Ivar 5 review. Is it the best stove on the market?

Buying Guides

3 mins

Boiler stoves that heat radiators: what are they?

DIY Guides

10 mins

Eco Design wood burning stoves - the future of logburners

Buying Guides

20 mins

Wood burning boiler stoves, hot water and radiators

DIY Guides

7 mins

Rosettes and cover plates for twin wall

DIY Guides

3 mins

10 reasons why you want a wood burning stove

Buying Guides

5 mins

How to connect a wood burning stove directly to an existing chimney

DIY Guides

4 mins

What is a wood burning stove Data Plate and do I need one?

DIY Guides

1 mins

Smoke testing your stove

DIY Guides

3 mins

5 mins

Why have I got smoke in my room from my wood burning stove?

After the install

3 mins

Our Brands

Buying Guides

2 mins

Wood burning stoves and carbon monoxide

Buying & DIY

4 mins

Ekol stoves: Ekol Crystal and Ekol Clarity

Buying Guides

4 mins

Wood burning stoves North Wales (Conwy area)

Buying Guides

2 mins

Delivery

Logistics

4 mins

Boiler stoves key building regulations what are they?

DIY Guides

1 mins

Ekol Clarity 5 Review

Buying Guides

3 mins

Sump adaptor for clay pot chimney

DIY Guides

2 mins

Terminology & Gobbledygook

Buying & DIY

10 mins

Returns & refunds

Logistics

3 mins

Quick links: Boiler stoves, radiators etc.

DIY Guides

5 mins

An introduction

Miscellaneous

2 mins

Stove shopping, made simple

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Friendly expert team

Masses of infographics & articles

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Thousands of happy customers

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I have recommended them to anyone I know who is thinking of buying a new stove - small, tightly-run outfit that provides impeccable service.

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Simple honest information from people who know exactly what they are talking about. Nothing is too much trouble , all questions answered in depth.

Neil Sutton
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They were so helpful, both in online chat and email correspondence. They provided more information even than I had asked for...

KTEm
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One of the only decent companies left . Everything went as it was supposed too . I can t comment on the product yet because I’m still waiting for another company to deliver my twin wall flue. But yes definitely recommend Stovefitters warehouse.

Stevod
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Excellent product and price. Customer Service was fantastic and the kit was delivered on the day and date agreed. The website is very useful and informative too. I'm more than happy to recommend.

Paul Ackroyd