daveyboy31
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Thanks for the reply, much appreciated.I'm not sure if this is much use to you but I had an open fire in a house I was renting. I was always anxious to do something with it as it was inevitably left dirty, the chimney had to be swept between tenants, it affected the BER and like you I was always concerned of the fire risks and also of tenants burning rubbish. I had been thinking of a solid fuel stove as an upgrade when Mrs PF suggested getting a gas stove. I was lucky enough that I am on mains gas and the supply was convenient. There was an investment involved and I can appreciate that you mightn't want to take out the existing stove. The gas stove has all the efficiency of the solid fuel stove, is an alternative heat source if there is a problem with the central heating and eliminates all the issues associated with the open fire. For an apartment, there would be no issues with fuel storage or disposal of ashes. One year on and it seems to have been a great hit with the tenants and is still working fine. Would that work for you? It is a Gazco brand by the way.
They'll surely ask for it to be fixed or replaced, if they only alternative is electric storage heaters.If it was me, I would tell them (tenants) it's not up to standard and can't be used and block access as much as you can. It seems it is a nice feature which could be useful when selling later.
They could but I would tell them at the viewing that it won't be fixed.They'll surely ask for it to be fixed or replaced, if they only alternative is electric storage heaters.
Hmmm. A recipe for trouble and a "my stingy landlord won't fix his broken stove and I'm freezing!" complaint to the RTB.They could but I would tell them at the viewing that it won't be fixed.
ThanksAll the properties I rented had an open fire.I used them during the winter and found them great. My landlords weren't as conscientious as you and they wouldn't of got them sweeped but I did before every winter. At viewing set up some guidelines and buy a fire guard. Most mature people would have experience of stoves and fires.
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