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Wood burning stoves, log burners and fireplaces in Leeds
Carl Finnell is based in Leeds, fitting wood burning stoves, fireplaces and media walls across the city and its suburbs.
Installation in Leeds
HETAS-registered stove installation in Leeds
Leeds has everything from Victorian and Edwardian terraces in Chapel Allerton and Headingley to substantial period villas in Roundhay, Adel and Alwoodley, and plenty of newer homes with no chimney at all. Each needs a different approach, whether that is lining an original chimney, opening up a bricked-up fireplace, or fitting a twin-wall flue from scratch.
As a Leeds-based, HETAS-registered installer, Carl knows the local housing well and handles the whole job himself, from the first home survey to the signed-off certificate. Being local means an easy survey visit and a tidy, properly certified installation.
Where cleaner-burning or smoke-control questions matter, we specify Ecodesign-ready, energy-efficient stoves where appropriate and explain the rules in our DEFRA and smoke control guide.
For terraces, villas and chimney-breast openings that need a new base, the Leeds hearth page covers made to measure hearths in Leeds in more detail.
Local knowledge
Common chimney and fireplace work in Leeds homes
Much of Leeds sits inside a smoke control area, so the stove matters as much as the fit. We install DEFRA-exempt stoves that are approved to burn wood legally in the city, and we confirm exactly what applies to your street on the home survey. Nearly all of the stoves we fit carry the exemption, so it rarely limits your choice.
In the Victorian and Edwardian terraces of Headingley, Chapel Allerton and Meanwood, the story is usually the chimney. Original flues are oversized for a modern stove and most have never been lined, which weakens the draw and lets tar build up. A correctly sized stainless steel liner fixes that, and where a fireplace has been bricked up over the years we open it back out, form the chamber and make good so the finished room looks like it was always meant to have a fire.
The larger villas of Roundhay, Alwoodley and Adel tend to want more than a stove in a hole: a proper chamber, a hearth cut to the proportions of the room and an oak or stone beam above the opening. And on the newer estates around Horsforth, Moortown and Cross Gates, often searched as Crossgates, where there is often no chimney at all, we either run a twin-wall insulated flue for a real woodburner or build a clean media wall with an inset electric fire.
Proof, not promises
Recent work near Leeds
A recent local install
ACR Rowandale stove, Scarcroft, Leeds
A fireplace renovation in Scarcroft, Leeds, fitting an ACR Rowandale multi-fuel stove behind a carefully restored period timber surround.
Read the case study →Another recent install near Leeds
Spartherm Linear feature wall, Barwick in Elmet
A Spartherm Linear 120 x 52 built-in wood fire set into a 5 metre Dekton feature wall at Barwick in Elmet, near Leeds.
Read the case study →Our recommendations
What we would suggest for Leeds homes
DEFRA-exempt woodburners
The right choice across the Leeds smoke control area. Clean burning, legal to use, and no compromise on heat.
Learn moreChimney lining
Most Leeds terraces need the original chimney lined before a stove goes in. We line, test and certify it as one job.
Learn moreMedia walls and electric fires
For newer Leeds homes with no chimney, a media wall with an inset electric fire gives the focal point without the flue.
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Deep-dive Leeds service pages
Wood burning stove installation in Leeds
The survey, DEFRA-exempt stove choice, chimney liner and HETAS sign-off for Leeds stove projects.
Read the Leeds installation guideFireplace installation in Leeds
Opening up, chambers, hearths, surrounds and making good for Leeds fireplaces.
Read the Leeds fireplace guideChimney liner installation in Leeds
316 vs 904 liners, relining older chimneys and twin-wall flues where there is no chimney.
Read the Leeds liner guideWhat we fit in Leeds
Stoves, fires and fireplaces we fit around Leeds
Wood burning stoves
Supply and fit of woodburning and multi-fuel stoves, sized to the room and the chimney.
Learn moreFireplaces
Fireplaces, surrounds, chambers and beams finished to suit the proportions of the room.
Learn moreBespoke fireplaces
Individually designed natural stone fireplaces, handcrafted to suit the architecture and proportions of your home.
Learn moreElectric fires
Fire FX electric fires, media walls and inset models where a real flame is not practical.
Learn moreHearths
Stone, granite, limestone, sandstone, gritstone and slate hearths, cut to size for your fireplace or freestanding stove.
Learn moreStove chambers
Beams, hearths and chamber wall finishes (brick, porcelain or stone) to build the look around your stove.
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Areas and villages we cover around Leeds
We are based in Leeds, so the north and east of the city are home ground: Roundhay, Chapel Allerton, Headingley, Meanwood, Moortown, Cross Gates and Alwoodley, out through Adel and Cookridge to Horsforth, Bramhope and Shadwell. If you are on the edge of the city toward Wetherby or Ilkley, you are still well inside our patch.
Roundhay · Chapel Allerton · Headingley · Adel · Alwoodley · Horsforth · Meanwood · Moortown · Cross Gates · Shadwell
HETAS Registration Number 2087
HETAS registered
Installed with care, certified with confidence
Carl self-certifies every installation and notifies Building Control on your behalf, so the work is signed off properly and your certificate of compliance is issued for your records.
- HETAS-registered installer
- Certificate of compliance issued
- Meets your home insurance
Leeds questions
Leeds stove installation FAQs
Do you cover Cross Gates and east Leeds?
Yes. Cross Gates, often searched as Crossgates, is well inside our Leeds patch. We survey and fit stoves, fireplaces, liners and electric fire options across east and north Leeds, with the HETAS paperwork handled at the end.
Can I burn wood in Leeds? Is it a smoke control area?
Most of Leeds is a smoke control area, but you can still burn wood legally on a DEFRA-exempt stove. Nearly all the stoves we fit carry the exemption, and we confirm what applies to your address on the home survey.
Can you fit a stove in a Leeds terrace?
Yes. Terraces in Headingley, Chapel Allerton and similar streets are some of our most common installs. The chimney usually needs lining and the old opening often needs opening back out, and we handle all of it, including the making good.
My house has no chimney. What are my options in Leeds?
Two good ones. A twin-wall insulated flue lets you have a real woodburner with no chimney at all, or a media wall with an inset electric fire gives you the focal point with no flue anywhere. We talk through both on the survey.
How much does a stove installation cost in Leeds?
A straightforward supply and fit typically runs from around £1,800 to £3,000. Jobs that need the chimney lining, which most Leeds terraces do, usually land between £2,500 and £4,500. After a free survey you get one written price with everything included.
Do you charge for the home survey in Leeds?
No. The survey is free and without obligation anywhere in Leeds. Being based in the city we can usually get to you quickly, and we bring samples so you can see materials in your own light.
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HETAS-registered installs. We cover Leeds, Harrogate, Wetherby, York, Ripon, Malton, Thirsk and Scarborough.
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