ᐅ Planning a Fireplace and a Range Hood?

No, my wife doesn’t like that. We had a "real" wood-burning fireplace in our old apartment, but unfortunately it didn’t fit into the bungalow’s design. Now, in hindsight, it’s becoming complicated and costly... let’s see what the fireplace installer suggests...?

In addition, the chimney should be positioned as close as possible to the ridge. Of course, this complicates things further with your hipped roof...

Otherwise, a pressure switch has already been mentioned, as well as window contact switches. The question remains whether it is still possible to install an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) with an independent fresh air supply under these conditions?

Mahri23 schrieb:
Now my wife would like to have a fireplace in the living room again.

Oh, it’s you—we know you, you recently built a new house just a few years ago... so we’re probably talking about retrofitting in a relatively new existing building (a hipped roof bungalow). Hmm, well, hmm *eye roll* *shrug*

Mahri23 schrieb:
No, she doesn’t like that one. We also had a "real" wood-burning fireplace in our old apartment.

The issues have already been mentioned, although—not to downplay the others—the thought that my little bungalow would stand out from every hill in the area with a permanent industrial-looking chimney really bothers me the most. Unfortunately, there are no telescopic chimneys that only extend when in use. I assume you already had your wife “back then,” so you were familiar with her preference for fireplaces (and should have ideally installed a chimney under the “old regulations” earlier). Well, now you just have to deal with the annoying situation.

So I’ll bring out my standard recommendation for stubborn fireplace fans: a large screen on which a Raspberry Pi plays a random generator fake fireplace video with Dolby Surround crackling sounds. You can place it in a “fireplace” with a spark guard in front. It’s probably only a matter of time before some online retailer offers incense sticks with “fireplace” scent (if your wife finds the fake too unconvincing). Practically, she just has to give up restoking and can settle for watching the same logs over and over (which you can regularly rearrange) and the fire poker. If you ever do need actual heating, there’s always some kind of electric solution. Seriously, you know what I mean.

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@11ant, yes, that’s me.

I’ve been with my better half for about x0 years now. Of course, we could have planned the chimney during the design and construction phase, but there was the issue of distances to neighboring buildings and windows. Since it wasn’t very important to her at the time, it was postponed. Now the desire has come up again. The fireplace video has been on TV for a few years already. That would almost be enough, but she wants to set up an emergency heating option. Just in case the power goes out and our air-source heat pump stops working. That’s really the only reason.

The chimney and ventilation regulations significantly limit my wish for a fireplace. And hers keeps getting smaller…

You probably have underfloor heating.

Mahri23 schrieb:
In case the power goes out and our air-source heat pump stops working. That’s actually the only reason.

Buy a generator – it’s cheaper ;-)