New fireplace for the old house

Fireplace that stores heat is a smart decision for every home. Wood heating will greatly increase the comfort of living, and to substantially reduce energy bills. Comfortable and natural heat is the welfare and quality of life at its best.

Renovating an old house and adding a fireplace in it is one of the major purchasing decisions during the renovation. Fireplaces are often wanted to homes that do not already have the chimney. Many fireplace manufacturers, like Uunisepät, have a full service for chimney foundation that will take care of everything included in the process of installing the fireplace in the old house.

When purchasing the fireplace comes topical, the first thing to consider is for what purpose the fireplace is planned to use. Is there a need for heating, or is the atmosphere most important? Would someone like to do some baking? Is the fireplace planned as space dividers, is it an interior design object to catch the gazes?

Home visit for technical calculations is needed for all houses to be renovated with fireplace. The aim of this visit is to ensure a straightforward setup, and make sure that the fireplace deliver is supplied with all the right components. When the fireplace is ordered from Uunisepät, the fireplace specialist of Uunisepät makes the home visit. At this visit the location of the oven is checked together with safety distances, and all permits, licensing matters and regulations are checked over with the owners of the house. The specialist also plans firewall issues, and will help with domestic help reductions if they are possible to use. If the fireplace is used for heating, the size of the fireplace has to be determined by the surface area to be kept warm.

If the building has had a fireplace already and new fireplace is intended to set at the same place than the old one, the foundation of the fireplace is not an issue. For the old house, which has no fireplace installed, the structure load capacity of the floor must be checked. Same goes with an old chimney: if the old chimney is to be connected to the new fireplace, it must have the condition checked. The building control unit of the city must be contacted and the need for planning permission needs to be determined.

If the old chimney does not have a flue damper, the damper can be installed to the connecting pipe. The fireplace can be installed also on the destination, where there is no chimney or flue damper at all. In this case an expert needs to determine the best place for the chimney from roofing materials, bushings, traction conditions, and weather shelters in mind. All special cases are being planned and made according to the designer's instructions.