Fireplace Germany or Poland

[maagnuus]

I have the link and I have also tried searching on that page :-/
hope someone who knows Polish reads here.....

eva

 

[Hobbit]

There is said to be a dictionary
Swedish->Polish->Swedish
somewhere on the web.
Otherwise, I know you get an interpreter
when you book a bus trip and the staff
are reasonably good at English and even
German (sometimes)

Unfortunately, I don't know any Poles who
could help us further with this
language problem >

Hobbit

 

[maagnuus]

Hello
I have a question about the stoves you provided a link to; they are limestone stoves, right?
What is the difference between a limestone stove and a soapstone stove?

 

[Jesca_j]

Regarding soapstone stoves in Poland.

When we were in Poland in August, we didn’t find any soapstone stoves at all at either OBI, Praktiker, Castorama, LeroyMerlin, or any other building materials retailer, but it might be that these can be ordered, just that they didn't have any display models. ???
The only stoves we saw were sheet metal stoves and built-in variants in fireplaces.

 

[Jesca_j]

We'll be down again in a few weeks, so I can check again then!

 

[maagnuus]

Hello,,, so you didn't see any... hm... it would be really nice if you could keep a bigger eye out for it next time you're there.

 

[gaia]

Regarding soapstone stoves in Poland.

When we were in Poland in August, we didn't find any soapstone stoves at all. The only stoves we saw were sheet metal stoves and built-in variants in open fireplaces.

That's quite true. Having a stove in a Polish home is relatively new. Typically, where there is no district heating or own gas/coke/coal boiler, people have real tiled stoves. Coal burning but not so widespread wood burning. Regarding inserts: Norway/Jotul and France/Dovre are competing over the Polish market, and Polish manufacturing exists too. Not many would afford a Finnish giant :-/ and maybe that's why you don't see anything from there. What exists is mostly built-in stoves that are built into a type of masonry stove. Masonry stove elements are often heat insulated and there are ingenious solutions on how to run warm air around the house. This can result in freezing on the ground floor where the stove is and being cooked higher up :-/ So don't be charmed by a nice exterior! There isn't much experience with burning wood, but coal burning they're good at in Poland. Elements of natural stone to cover stoves with are probably cheaper there ;D
If you want to search online:
kominek, kominki = stove, stoves
obudowa kominka = masonry section
wsady kominkowe = built-in stoves
täljsten - I don't know the Polish name.
It's difficult to translate all word variations (lots of declensions in Polish grammar )
also search for Finnish manufacturers' names on Polish www
I don't think you can make a bargain in Poland on that front ??? but I'm far from sure about it...
good luck
gaia

 

[Jesca_j]

Could this perhaps be the Polish website for Tulikivi?
http://www.tulikivi-mp.com/index.html