No nowt about these things atm apart from they are expensive.

Locost gas bottle log burner in the making here.

Q1. I want soem heat prove glass for the door, but where from? Anywhere local before I send off for mail order??

Q2. I have a wooden back to the garage with windows (colonial door). If I put the flue through the window bit at 45deg's how big does the closure plate need to be and what are they made of??

Cheers,
Steve

You don't have to have a glass door for the stove, although it does make the garage feel more cheerful and cosy (plus you can tell what's going on inside more easily)

For a garage heater, I would not bother with the glass.

John

Yep,I wouldn't bother with the glass.It is exspensive.I paid £40 for a replacment glass for our stove in the house.

The closure plate is made of any metal you have to hand really.It needs to be secured to brick/stone/masonary.Nothing conbustable for obvious reasons

You can get a cheap stove from Machine Mart.£80.49 inc Vat Here

[Edited on 10/3/09 by TPG]

How about this
Gumtree linky

Looks like this atm,



just wanted glass for the cosmetic affect...

Chimney needs to exit through a wood door window, so, how do peeps run these things in sheds??

can you remove a pane of glass from the door ,replace it with a peice of steel and pass chimney through it. m.

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can you remove a pane of glass from the door ,replace it with a peice of steel and pass chimney through it. m.

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DON"T DO IT! You need to get a proper flue with insulation and a proper plate to take it through the wall or roof. You also need to get an insulated fireproof panel between the back of the stove and the wall, there are lots of situations where a wood burner can run away and all glow red, even expensive ones can do this if not properly managed. This is very not good in a wooden building and will not be happy on an insurance claim form !

I am not suggesting you don't do the stove just check through the building regs and make sure that the installation meets them, burning down the garage would be very disappointing!

Caber

how did you cut with such precision and neatness?

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how did you cut with such precision and neatness?

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I would love a wood-burner in my garage, but I have some concerns:

1. My garage is quite cluttered (as anyone who's seen it will testify!) so I would have to clear a fair-sized area to be totally safe. This would be down to me to fix, of course!

2. The garage has a typical flat roof - ply with tar & roofing felt on top. I presume that I would have to cut a large hole and fit some form of fireproof 'thing' to allow the chimney to pass through safely.

3. My garage is single-storey, attached to the 2-storey house. How high would the chimney have to be, and are there any issues with having the 'exhaust' lower than the house roof?

4. Would there be any issues with the local planning authorities?

All in all - I'll probably stick with an electric heater!