Some years ago my stove was about £600 - and that was a fairly top end eco, double burning one at the time. Installation with insulating extra flu pipe and awkward chimney and tall roof was still nothing in the ball park of your quote. Of course, now we are encouraged not to use it in London.
That's about what I was expecting @Fire tho I knew nothing then about the failings of the DIYers who owned the house before us. He was a fireman so you'd think he'd get fire safety right.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I bought a 6000W log burner, a French made Invicta, from Brico Marché in my local French town, under 900€. I paid a stove installer man, the man who sweeps the chimneys of my French house 1000€ to line the chimney, install the stove and add a plate to the base of the chimney. It has been great, lovely cosy sitting room.
In France it is no longer legal to have outdoor fires. I would advertise your stove on the Bon Coin or a local ad site such as Facebook.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
We did go to a specialist log burner outlet @Busy-Lizzie which does explain the style over substance but now chappie's been and pointed out all the problems with our DIY installation I'm off the idea completely.
I'm assuming it's still OK to BBQ and the log burner we have does double as a range as you can heat pans on top. Even so, I was reaching the conclusion that it will be advertised on Bon Coin. People do still light fires here, despite the new rules.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
To be termed "eco" (or now "permitted to sell") in the UK the stove has to be recognised bodies such as (in the UK) DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) or HETAS (Heating Equipment Testing and Approval Scheme). It has also to meet Ecodesign 2022 legislation (European directive on air pollution and particulate emissions).
My eco stove has a "double burn" design that burns the fuel and then again burns the gases emitted, so that they are more efficient. One should only burn very dry fuel, preferably waste products (not coal, or virgin wood cut just for burning). The stove should also burn hot to make them most efficent - at 260 and 460°C. It's advised to get the smallest stove you can for the size of your space, so that it doesn't over-heat the room when at full pelt.
I got the smallest stove I could but my room is too small to have the stove running 300-400C.
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In France it is no longer legal to have outdoor fires. I would advertise your stove on the Bon Coin or a local ad site such as Facebook.
I'm assuming it's still OK to BBQ and the log burner we have does double as a range as you can heat pans on top. Even so, I was reaching the conclusion that it will be advertised on Bon Coin. People do still light fires here, despite the new rules.