Stone fireplace

Do you want to do something different with your fire surround? We have been working alongside a fantastic stone mason and his work is excellent. We went in and installed this Hunter herrald 5 multi-fuel stove into the freshly built stone fireplace and it makes a...

Stove reconditioning

At Alfred Poppins we can also recondition you old stove and bring it back to life. I was called out to a property in Rutland to have a look at replacing an old Jotul stove that the customer had inherited when they moved into their new home. Upon inspection I was able...

Time to book your sweep

  It’s now a good time to be getting your chimney booked in to be swept. At this time of year it is perfect to get it ready for when the colder evenings set in. Don’t wait until you want to have a fire to find you have a problem and then have to wait...

Coal and Wood-burners DO NOT Mix

Coal and Wood-burners DO NOT Mix: Household coal and smokeless fuels should not be burnt in a wood-burner… the hint is in the name. Wood is burnt on a flat floored stove, whereas multi-fuel burning takes place on a raised grate.  The reason for this is that wood fuel...

Smokeless coal

A real fire or multi-fuel stove can make a huge impact in your home.  But it needn’t make a huge impact on the environment. More and more people are rediscovering the joy of a real fire by opening up existing fires and chimneys, or investing in the new generation of...