Lyn

Hi Tetley Ah, how that sounds just the sort of thing I have in mind - warm and toasty for the times we visit in the winter, especially Christmas. Would it be too cheeky to ask roughly how much the system cost to buy and install  - did you get the stove from France or were you able to buy it in France? Many thnaks, and kind regards Lyn    

Dear all We'll hopefully be moving into our first French (holiday) property towards the end of March - near Sourdeval.  We are begining to think about heating etc - there is currently an open fire in the sitting room and electric heaters throughout.  We'd like to to put in a woodburner but if possible to create a more even spread of heating without having to use the electric heaters more than necesary. I have seen that it's possible (in England at least) to buy a woodburning stove with a back boiler option - has anyone any experience of this and if so, do you know if it's possible to run any sort of radiators from this sort of system.  We're thinking really of just some extra heat spread around around, not necesarily a full central heating system as you'd imagine in England. Also, has anyone had a ground source heat pump system installed - if so, how successful is it and can you give me a rough idea of installation costs? Many thanks, and best regards Lyn