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Happy holidays: why installing a boiler stove in your holiday home makes sense

09 Jan

Some of you will be lucky enough to own a holiday home here in France, and may use it to generate some extra income. If you’re not visiting over Christmas, why not rent it out for the holidays? Installing a boiler stove can help to extend the letting period, and benefit you when you do choose to visit in the colder months.

Why should I install a boiler stove?
A boiler stove can function as part of a dual fuel heating system. When you have paying, guests staying, it can be used just as a wood burner for an attractive feature. Whenever you’re in residence it will reduce your overall energy costs. You could also consider the range of pellet stoves for sale on our website which offer the practicality of a conventional gas boiler.

Who do I get to do the boiler stove installation?
When you buy from us, we offer a full boiler stove installation service. It’s important your wood burner is properly installed to meet regulation standards – in France, all installers must be RGE registered. It’s important you use a registered installer for insurance purposes if you’re letting, and because you could miss out on generous French tax breaks if you don’t.

Raise the alarm
A functioning smoke alarm is a requirement in France, and we’d also recommend you fit a carbon monoxide detector in the same room as the wood burner too. We all remember the terrible tragedy of the brother and sister who died in a holiday apartment in Corfu as the result of a botched boiler installation, so it makes sense to protect your paying guests – and your own family, too.

Leave a welcome pack
A wood burner from france can be a real selling point for a holiday home, but bear in mind that your guests may never have used one before!
Make sure you lay a fire ready to go, and leave a basket full of logs, old newspaper, firelighters and of course matches handy so your guests can build another. Also have the instruction book available, and let them know how you’d like them to dispose of the ash. A fireguard is a good idea if your guests have young children or pets.

At Stove Sellers, we’re passionate about wood burners, so contact us and we’ll be happy to advise you.

 
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