‘Tis the season of the stove, and if you’re installing one, you don’t want all that precious heat escaping past the sealing plate and through the brickwork. The stove box is a clever device that stops this - instead pushing heat back into the room and using fuel more efficiently. The stove box slots into a new or existing chimney breast, surrounding the stove and insulating all around it. It looks like a typical fireplace, with interiors of brick, stone or plaster - choose whatever suits your room. A stove box costs £140 plus VAT. With a false chimney breast kit, it is £480 plus VAT, The Stove Box