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The summer is the best time to do any maintenance on your woodburning stove, as you aren’t using it frequently and if parts have a lead time on them, you can order them ready for the Autumn when the nights start to draw in. Vermiculite is a brilliant material for the interior of fire chambers...

The contemporary feel of the Churchill range, along with their large, curved glass window open the firebox up into the room. The carefully designed and manufactured quality steel door follows the curvature of both the top plate and glass, giving this stove a thoroughly modern feel. Designed to ...

If you’ve purchased kiln dried wood, it’s always advisable to find somewhere indoors to store it, a garage or shed is fine, but by storing your kiln dried wood outside then it will begin to absorb the moisture from the air. If you’ve got your own way of collecting firewood, you&...

Sometimes over the summer your stove can be left feeling unloved and lonely with everyone outside playing in the sunshine. To make sure your stove does not feel dejected and is ready for the autumn and winter months you should get your stove serviced by a registered engineer as well as having your c...

With woodburning stoves never being far from the headlines of the British media, the question is, why should you choose a woodburning stove today and what benefits are there over other traditional alternatives and fuel types. Woodburning stoves of the 21st Century are markedly different from those ...

Why Choose a Gas Stove? Gas Stoves are still very popular in todays market, with almost 80% of UK homes having access to or being powered by natural gas, there is a huge opportunity to have a gas stove installed in your home. Ashcott Gas Most of the gas stoves we offer are available in either n...

Smoke control areas, or zones, have been around since the late 1950s, they were introduced to help deal with the growing pollution in cities and surrounding areas after the Industrial Revolution and the evolution of factories over the UK. Many larger towns and cities are considered to be Smoke Cont...

When buying a stove it’s important to not only make sure you understand all of the jargon that gets thrown about when you speak to someone in a stove shop or look online at stoves, you also need to understand about the flue or chimney system that’s going to be used for your installation ...

During the Spring and Autumn months temperatures can rise suddenly making it a lot warmer outside than inside. When this happens, it can sometimes lead to what we in the stove industry call Spring / Autumn Chimney Syndrome. Spring / Autumn Syndrome is where the air in the chimney begins operating i...

Before deciding which type of wood to burn on your woodburner, you have to remember that whatever wood you decide burn to needs to be dried, fully seasoned and with a moisture level of less than 20%. Moisture levels can be easily checked with a moisture metre if buying from a local source, or large ...