Oh yes chimney fires can get a bit scary but not as scary as forest.3.Make sure that you are able to sweep the flue or clean the chimney easily with brushes and or vacuums.
an inspection flap/hole will be required to insert brushes pipes etc to do the annual chimney clean/sweep
and clean and remove soot etc . They are more efficient when the flue is clean ..
Here's the one we had in Portugal
When I go and stay with my mates in Sussex I sleep in front of the wood stove during the winter. That's once I have moved the dog from in front of it.
They have a Dunsley burner and the burner's flow goes straight up the chimney stack.Seasoned hardwood is what you want. You can burn pine, pallets and all that sh1t, but it burns fast and if you leave the door open it spits, so a fire guard may be required. We usually leave the door open as we all smoke
up the chimney/burner rather than go out when it's cold and/or wet outside. It's not the most efficient way to burn leaving the door open. 
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Am planning to have a decade's stock by the time the licence expires at the end of 2015 -but then we do get through around 10 stere (6 tonnes) each winter. Saving around 900 euros per annum - less petrol, chainsaw and chainsaw accessories.