Removing Baxi Burnall

[ash_scotland88]

I want to do, the perhaps sacrilege thing, if removing a Baxi Burnall. Issue being as it's recessed into the floor and the hearth is tiled level to the floor we'd like to keep the hearth the same.

 

Anybody removed one before? I'm not even sure what to expect.

 

If anybody is nosey to know why, it's a fire in the to be dinning area. We'll probably only ever light it when we host, that's if we remember to do so in enough time. 50% will have their back to a fire complaining they're too hot and the other 50% can't see it. Looking to put something more manageable in for ambience.

[RobLe]

We used to have one, had a regular wood stove put in 15 years ago, it is more efficicient.   In retrospect though a bit of a waste, we hardly use it.

Anyway, the underground bucket bit was removed, hole filled in, tiled over. The brick opening was widened out, and a new lintel put in, single lining and the woodstove. The baxi had air vents on both sides of the house that ran through the slab I think, into the old baxi system - seemed like a source of heatloss to me, so I filled both of them in.

Since then we’ve had EWI around the house, the chimney bit with rockwool just in case.  I expect the thermal bridge of the woodstove chimney loses more heat over the year than we get out of the wood we ocaisionally burn.

Ah but Mrs Robl likes the ambience, so it is all worthwhile:-)

Edited March 24 by RobLe

[ash_scotland88]

Thanks RobLe.

I was convinced the basket was hung in the opening. I've got in mind the other one we had removed was the same, but all drawings online show it should be recessed into brick. I should be able to nip under the floor to inspect this one before any works commences.

I know the ventilation is just to the solum.

 

But yes, heatloss is my big concern. Good bit of natural ventilation but you can feel the draft even with it shut and chimney rammed with wool.

 

 

My final plans is to keep it minimal, no idea what with and how. But the classic clarence arch is a mottled beige with brown speckled.

Edited March 24 by ash_scotland88