What surround can I use with a wood burning stove?

If you are having a free standing stove fitted then you could leave the surround, if the hearth is not slabbed for solid fuel then there is a chance that this could crack with the heat. If your fireplace was originally used for a gas fire and you are having an inset fire fitted if the Marble back panel is one piece and not slabbed for solid fuel this will also crack.

Hi my name is carl and i am a hetas installer covering oxford this is a good question but mainly this is all down to stove choice as you need a certain amount of air circulation around the stove and behind so its all dependant on the size of the opening but to answer the question Yes you could use your existing surround because it is a non combustible material. and potentially you could keep the hearth providing you have a distance of 300mm projecting in front of the appliance any further questions please just ask kind regards carl Oxon Stoves