Few things extend the season in a holiday home like a good fireplace. A cold house becomes warm and welcoming within an hour, and you manage even when the power fails. Here is how to choose the right stove for the cottage or archipelago house.
Fast heat from a cold house
In a holiday home, the priority is usually getting heat up quickly from cold. A wood stove with good radiant heat warms the room even while the rest of the house is still cold. A stove with soapstone or other heat storage also keeps radiating long after the fire has burned out – welcome on cold nights.
Independence from electricity
In many holiday-home areas, power outages during autumn and winter storms are more rule than exception. A wood-burning stove works entirely without electricity, and a wood cooker also lets you cook food and boil water whatever the weather – an archipelago classic for good reason.
Consider the chimney and the rules
The same rules apply to holiday homes as to permanent residences: the installation must be reported to the municipality where the house is located, and the fireplace must be inspected before use. If the house has no chimney, a steel chimney solves it in most houses. Read more in our guide on permits and rules.
Burn right in the cottage too
Store the wood dry and ventilated so it stays ready to burn between visits, and check dampers and gaskets when the house has been unused for a while. You will find our best firing advice in the guide How to burn wood the right way.
We help you all the way
We install stoves and chimneys across the Stockholm area. Book a free home visit and we will suggest a solution that suits your holiday home.