hi all need some advice i have an 8ft by 6ft shed and would like to make a wood stove for it am i mad or does any one have any advice on where tostart many thanks paul oh and the shed is wooden
wood stove for shed
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Someone asked a similar question not long ago, seem to remember someone had a go making one based on tinny's design at minibull designs.
I've just made a protype using 2 sweet tins today, drawed really good....really pleased with it
I've just made a protype using 2 sweet tins today, drawed really good....really pleased with it
Small gas bottle, cut front off re attach with hinges, cut top out add chimney and up through shed roof. Drill a few holes around the base for air flow. Jobs a good un.
Small gas bottle, cut front off re attach with hinges, cut top out add chimney and up through shed roof. Drill a few holes around the base for air flow. Jobs a good un.
I've had one like this in my shed for the last ten years.I would say its the way to go. Cheap and cheerful and works like a dream.
I had a 7x7 (49sq feet as opposed to 48 for a 6x8) wooden shed which a camping stove or a blow lamp would adequately heat in about 5 minutes.
A wood burner for a small shed? Do-able definitely, but anything much bigger than a foot high by 6 inch diameter and it'll be a sauna unless you're very picky about the wood you burn on it.
A small parafin stove/tilley lamp might be all you'd need.
A wood burner for a small shed? Do-able definitely, but anything much bigger than a foot high by 6 inch diameter and it'll be a sauna unless you're very picky about the wood you burn on it.
A small parafin stove/tilley lamp might be all you'd need.
I would suggest adding a sheet of stainless steel under the burner, stops anything falling out or jumping out and burning a hole in your shed.
my old mans got a burner in his shed but the chimney has an S bend and goes out of the side/back of the shed wall and not out the roof.
my old mans got a burner in his shed but the chimney has an S bend and goes out of the side/back of the shed wall and not out the roof.
Well said, Vapalux lantern will throw out light and about 1Kw of heat, don't see the point of a dedicated burner in such a small shed.
but smoke seems getting out from the stove, when burning paper to burn the wood. I need to get proper chimney installed on it, but chimneys on ebay seems very expensive. Need to make one by DIY. Again even after chimney installed, problem will be burning smell from smoke will irritate neighbours around the back garden where the shed is. If you have no neighbours around, then it would be easier, but otherwise, I am not sure what problem I will have by buring woods in the shed. I have not burnt anything for weeks after my wife warned me that neighbours might complain of burning smell on their washings in the garden.
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be very cafeful, i'm a fireman and go numerous fires caused by diy woodburner installation. Ive even had one myself. oops.
i'm planning on building a 10 by 8 foot log cabin on my allotmont and will heat it with a small wood burner stove. the chimney will exit out via one of the walls rather than out the roof.
Not a wood burner but abit of recycling, i got one of those old gas bottle heaters, I got it for free and somehow manage to find half empty gass bottles to use in it allot
I might even convert one of those gas bottles as i have a couple of tons of logs outside!!!
I might even convert one of those gas bottles as i have a couple of tons of logs outside!!!
Get a chiminea from Argos/Garden centre (probably in the sales just now), fit a DIY chimney through the roof and Bob's your father's brother!
