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· Västra Götaland
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We have just bought a house (built in 1926) where the chimney has been enclosed behind "regular" walls.
Very unfortunate in my opinion, as I love an open fire, especially in a house this old.
The previous owner had a pellet system in the house before switching to district heating, so there are currently some sort of pipes in the chimney.
I want to highlight the chimney and install an open fireplace/inset stove, and I'm wondering if anyone knows what needs to be done. I naturally understand that a chimney sweep company must approve and fix this in the end.
I assume the easiest way is to simply contact the company that installed the pellet system and get help from them, but maybe there's someone here who has some sensible input?
Very unfortunate in my opinion, as I love an open fire, especially in a house this old.
The previous owner had a pellet system in the house before switching to district heating, so there are currently some sort of pipes in the chimney.
I want to highlight the chimney and install an open fireplace/inset stove, and I'm wondering if anyone knows what needs to be done. I naturally understand that a chimney sweep company must approve and fix this in the end.
I assume the easiest way is to simply contact the company that installed the pellet system and get help from them, but maybe there's someone here who has some sensible input?