Stoves are the solid solution for winter

Installing a solid fuel stove gives you room to manoeuvre when it comes to keeping your fuel bills down during the cold months.

Mark Dineen from Heritage Stoves, one of Ireland’s leading suppliers of multi-fuel stoves Picture: Maxwells

Mark Dineen is sometimes asked the weirdest questions. Manning the stand at the Ploughing Championships this year, the marketing manager of Heritage Stoves was asked whether it was possible to install a multi-fuel stove on a boat.

His response: “Your boat’s made out of wood, right?” To be fair, he considered safety, insulation, and the notion of taking on coal again, but had to say no.

Realistically, you can’t put a stove on ...