Woodburner & Glamping

[El Barto]

Hi all,

First of all apologies for the use of the word glamping. It's an awful word but it is what it is. My mum's got a pimped out shepherd's hut which she's planning on putting on Airbnb/marketing to people who like glamping. It did have a woodburning stove in it but according to insurance it had to be removed. This I think takes away a huge part of the experience and this after all is what they're paying for, an experience. And that's a shame because while I was initially skeptical, it's actually turned out to be pretty cool. However, if I was to pay to stay in a shepherd's hut on a hill I'd damn well expect some woodsmoke to go with it. I get it though; a wood burning stove in a small wooden hut doesn't sound insurance friendly.

Bit of a long shot but does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? Is there a way to keep the woodburner and stay insured? At the moment they're stuck with electric heaters - not ideal.

Hope you're all having a good weekend.

 

[Paul200]

I've no experience of this particular problem but have done a bit of interweb trawling to see if I could find an answer - and the answer is there's little to no definitive advice. Try speaking to an old-fashioned insurance broker. These guys really know their stuff and are not sitting in a call centre ticking boxes. I use one all the time (if you're interested I can give you his details by PM - he's in Somerset).

Paul

 

[El Barto]

Thanks Paul, that'd be useful. Like you I Googled it a bit but didn't find anything of great use. Cheers!

 

[bernienufc]

There must be a way as hey use them in canal boats, cant be that different surely .....

 

[El Barto]

There must be a way as hey use them in canal boats, cant be that different surely .....

Yes exactly. I think the problem lies in that it's being rented out rather than for private use. But that seems stupid to me as you can rent barges for holidays too...

 

[custard]

I've stayed in the wooden cabins here,

https://www.sohofarmhouse.com

They had woodburners and I used them so can vouch it wasn't some fake electric jobby! Wonder how they got over the insurance hurdle?

 

[El Barto]

Soho Farmhouse - very posh! I know, there surely is a way around it. There are lots of places that offer yurts and tents with woodburners in them, here for example, which has got to be more dangerous than a hut or cabin (from an insurer's point of view).

 

[bussy]

Hi
Could it be that there the risk or carbon monoxide poisoning, although if installed and certified by qualified installers and regular inspections (CP12) shouldn't be a problem insurance wise.

Marty

 

[n0legs]

Well there's plenty fitted in lots of places and used by a variety of dull bugg3rs. Over zealous insurance company would be my guess. Paul's advice is the one to start with .

 

[pete1234]

I stayed in a small traditional gypsie caravan/ shepherd hut. this had a woodburner in

 

[El Barto]

Thanks for the input guys, all excellent points and I have raised them with the boss :twisted: