I have lived in my 1930's detached house in Surrey for over 20 years and it's always been cold in the winter. I had an open fire but it was very small and didn't throw out much heat, so a few years back I decided to invest in a wood-burning stove. I didn't have a lot of money, so I did it on a shoestring - not one of my better ideas, but it worked ok for around six years until I decided to get it swept (I know...) I then discovered that it had been put in so close to the fron