Welcome to Northmill Stoves,

January 2017, Watlington

An elegant new build needed some special features. Dividing the living and dining spaces, a tunnel stove offered the perfect solution.

The last few years have seen a move towards a more open-plan living with garden rooms, orangeries, living/dining rooms with large slide-away doors to the garden and barn conversions. An alternative heating source in such larger living spaces can be a distinct advantage especially when the mercury starts to dip. The evolution in customers’ design tastes and requirement for warmth has opened up a whole new world of heating solutions requiring installation without a traditional masonry chimney. The North Mill Stoves team specialises in such installations with both internal and external Twin Wall Flue systems. These factory-made flue systems give a perfectly safe and simple solution for modern living and can often delay the need to switch on the entire central heating system.

March 2019, Buckinghamshire

The new family who had become the custodians of this 16th century listed ‘chocolate-box’ cottage decided to reinstate some of it’s original features.

We removed the modern stone fireplace which prevented proper sweeping access and posed a risk to the thatched roof from chimney fire. We cleaned behind the stonework and laid matching hearth tiles once the fireplace was removed.

The chimney stack was raised to meet Building Regulations with new brick courses and a taller chimney pot.

A new insulated flue system was installed to minimise heat build up in the thatch. This was connected to the elegant Charnwood Island 1 multi fuel stove with double doors.

The homeowners were delighted with the results after only 3 days of work; a safe and pleasurable way of heating their home.

December 2013, Aylesbury

North Mill Stoves started working with Rectory Homes back in early 2013. Since then we have gone on to install over 30 wood-burning stoves across seven sites.

Chimney systems include flexible liners, twin wall flues and pumice with varying degrees of involvement and advice from our designers to assist both the developer and site foreman to get the very best results.

Properties are called off in phases to minimise visits and contain costs. Including custom made slate hearths each home receives our very best attention with close liaison with the site manager to ensure that contractors such as decorators and plasterers can work alongside us.

December 2017, Aylesbury

Every cottage has it’s own story and this terrace in Lewknor was no exception. Formerly a row of small cottages each with it’s own original fireplace, this large family home had been knocked through to form three distinct reception rooms.

The snug, just off the kitchen, featured a 1920s brick Art-Deco style fireplace with a very small open fire at the centre. To make the room feel larger and to achieve a greater heat output, the original fireplace was opened up.

The home owner carefully chose grey flagstones for the hearth and a beautiful partially recessed feature oak beam to inject some character into this sweet little room.

The stove chosen was the elegantly simple Charnwood C-Five to sit below the shallow dressed wooden fireplace beam which was partially built-in into the wall.

March 2015, Thame

In July 2015 this family home was planning an exciting new project. By extending across the back by only a few feet, the whole of the house could be reorganised to accommodate teenagers and new demands on living space.

Still wanting the kitchen to retain it’s feeling as the hub, Lynn Palmer Architects, designed a cozy corner to include a sofa, TV and wood burning stove to create another living space to reduce pressure on the Sitting Room.

Wanting a more contemporary feel to the kitchen space and with a stunning feature ceiling detail, the Termatech TT10 was the perfect blend of style and elegance.

Working with DNA Builders, we carried out site visits to take the new flue up through the roof of the extension to enable them to continue with build works. We then returned to install the stove once the floor was laid the builders works almost complete.

In total the installation took three visits to complete.

December 2018, Aylesbury

The existing ‘off the shelf’ gas fire suite just wasn’t going to fit the bill when this very astute retired lady relocated from a much-loved large country house. Her dream retirement home had to include a traditional fireplace and a stove which she had been used to for many years.

We opened up the fireplace to maximise the space in the chamber This also helped to make a small living room feel more spacious.

The enlarged chamber was lined with a brick-lined fireboard for a rustic feel. Hand made bricks from Yorkshire are cut into slithers and applied to the board. This makes the boards light enough to work with without needing to employ a specialist brick layer.

A new custom cut natural slate hearth was laid with generous proportions to the sides to provide space for log baskets.

To finish the look, a french oak kiln-dried beam was fitted across the top of the brickwork to create a feature mantle shelf.

To create a softer feel a grey colour was chosen for the Charnwood Island 1. The project took only 3 days to complete and transformed the main reception room of the house.