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Wood burning stoves in Ilkley
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Wood burning stoves, log burners and fireplaces in Ilkley
Wood burning stoves and fireplaces across Ilkley and Wharfedale.
Installation in Ilkley
HETAS-registered stove installation in Ilkley
Ilkley is a classic Wharfedale spa town of substantial Victorian and Edwardian stone villas, along with newer family homes, set beneath the moor. These are properties that suit a stove or a designed fireplace as a real focal point, whether that means lining a period chimney or building a clean contemporary installation into a modernised room.
Nearby at Menston we fitted an ACR Woodpecker 5 Plus multi-fuel stove with a natural limestone fireplace and a matt black granite hearth, a warm, characterful centrepiece for the room. We cover Ilkley, Ben Rhydding, Burley in Wharfedale, Addingham and Menston toward Guiseley.
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 the dedicated town service page, read about wood burning stove installation in Ilkley before booking the survey.
For period rooms where the fireplace base needs cutting to the building, the town hearth guide covers made to measure hearths in Ilkley alongside stove and surround work.
Need a hearth?
For made to measure stone, granite and slate hearths cut to your fireplace, read our dedicated hearths page for Ilkley homes.
made to measure hearths in IlkleyLocal knowledge
Common chimney and fireplace work in Ilkley homes
Ilkley’s Victorian and Edwardian stone villas were built with fine fireplaces, and much of our work here is bringing them back: opening up a boarded-over chimney breast, lining the flue, and pairing the stove with a surround that suits the room. At Menston, just down the valley, we set an ACR Woodpecker 5 Plus into a natural limestone fireplace on a matt black granite hearth, the kind of pairing these houses were made for.
Wharfedale weather earns its reputation, and homes on the higher, exposed sides of the valley often struggle with downdraught when the wind comes off the moor. The cure is usually an oversized, unlined flue put right: a correctly sized liner and the right anti-downdraught cowl, specified after we have seen the chimney and the site rather than guessed from a photograph.
Many customers here also want the flexibility of multi-fuel, burning logs most of the time with smokeless fuel in reserve for long cold snaps. And in renovated and open-plan homes without a usable flue route, a designed media wall with an inset electric fire gives the focal point with none of the building work.
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Recent work near Ilkley
A recent local install
ACR Woodpecker 5 Plus, Menston (near Ilkley)
An ACR Woodpecker 5 Plus multi-fuel stove with a natural limestone fireplace and matt black granite hearth, fitted at Menston in Wharfedale between Ilkley and Leeds.
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What we would suggest for Ilkley homes
Period fireplace restoration
Boarded-up chimney breasts opened out, flues lined and surrounds matched to the age of an Ilkley villa.
Learn moreFlue work for exposed sites
Liners and anti-downdraught cowls specified for Wharfedale weather, so the stove draws sweetly in a blow.
Learn moreMulti-fuel stoves
Logs most nights, smokeless fuel in reserve. Flexible heat for proper Wharfedale winters.
Learn moreWhat we fit in Ilkley
Stoves, fires and fireplaces we fit around Ilkley
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 Ilkley
From Ilkley we cover both sides of the valley: Ben Rhydding, Burley in Wharfedale, Addingham, Menston and Guiseley, with Otley just downstream on the same Wharfedale run. The other side of the moor drops us into north Leeds, so Wharfedale connects naturally to the rest of our patch.
Ben Rhydding · Burley in Wharfedale · Addingham · Menston · Guiseley · Otley
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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
Ilkley questions
Ilkley stove installation FAQs
Do you supply Ilkley stoves as well as fitting them?
Yes. We supply and fit Ilkley stoves as complete installations, with the appliance, hearth, chamber or surround, flue or liner and HETAS certificate all handled through one survey-led job.
My chimney smokes when the wind comes off Ilkley Moor. Can you cure it?
Usually, yes. Downdraught on exposed Wharfedale sites is nearly always an oversized, unlined flue with the wrong terminal on top. A correctly sized liner and an anti-downdraught cowl, specified after a proper look at the chimney, transforms the draw.
Can you restore the original fireplace in a Victorian Ilkley house?
Yes, it is some of our favourite work. We open up the chimney breast, line the flue, and build the surround and hearth to suit the room, in limestone, granite or stone. The Menston install shown above is a good example of the finish.
Wood-burning or multi-fuel for a Wharfedale winter?
Plenty of customers looking for wood burning stoves Ilkley-wide choose multi-fuel for the flexibility: logs most of the time, smokeless fuel held in reserve for the coldest weeks. A dedicated woodburner burns a little cleaner. We talk through how you will actually use it on the survey.
Do you cover Ben Rhydding, Addingham, Burley and Otley?
Yes, the whole valley. Ben Rhydding, Burley in Wharfedale, Addingham, Menston, Guiseley, Otley and the smaller Wharfedale villages are regular territory, and we are through Wharfedale most weeks.
How much does a stove installation cost in Ilkley?
A straightforward supply and fit typically runs from around £1,800 to £3,000, and lining the chimney, which most period Ilkley homes need, usually lands between £2,500 and £4,500. One clear written price after the free home survey.
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