Traditional fireplace openings
A stove can suit a chimney breast when the opening, hearth and flue route are right.
Stoves / Birmingham
For Birmingham homes, a stove needs the right setting as well as the right fuel. We help plan the stove, hearth, chamber and stonework around the room.
This page is for stoves Birmingham specifically. The broader Birmingham area page covers fireplaces, electric fires, gas fires and showroom access as well.
Some Birmingham rooms suit a traditional stove opening; others need a gas, electric or bioethanol stove because of the room and flue route. The stonework matters in each case. A measured hearth, chamber or beam can make the stove look intended rather than simply placed in the opening.
The broader town hub is the Birmingham area page, which covers the wider fireplace, fire and stove service for Birmingham.
Process
Send photos, rough measurements and what you want the room to feel like, or bring them into the showroom so we can look at the fireplace wall properly.
We check the opening, flue route and style before quoting. Where gas work is involved, Lewis handles the Gas Safe side so the route is judged properly.
The surround, hearth, chamber, panel or trim is cut in our own Midlands workshop to the measurements and finish agreed for the room.
Once the product and stonework are ready, the fitting is arranged around the room, the access and the finish needed, with the details confirmed before work begins.
How we quote
We do not give a useful figure until we understand the room. The quote is affected by the size of the opening or wall, the product chosen, the stone or porcelain finish, the hearth depth, the amount of made-to-measure work and whether the job is a chimney opening, a flat-wall fix or a built-out feature.
Photos and rough measurements are enough for a first conversation. Before anything is made, we confirm the important details and give you a clear written route, so the price reflects the actual room rather than a guess from a catalogue image.
Best for
A stove can suit a chimney breast when the opening, hearth and flue route are right.
These can suit homes where solid fuel is not the practical answer.
The hearth and chamber give the stove the right base, clearance and visual balance.
Real project

This is the clearest current stove-chamber case study, showing how a porcelain hearth, beam and chamber can become the feature of the fireplace.
Read the case studyBirmingham links
Birmingham questions
Yes. We work with Birmingham customers and can make hearths, chambers and surrounds for the chosen stove route.
Yes. Made-to-measure stove chambers, hearths and beams are part of the Sontuoso Stone workshop offer.
Where the room and product are suitable, yes. Lewis handles Gas Safe gas work.
It is the strongest current stove-chamber proof we hold. We have not invented a Birmingham stove case study.
Send photos and rough measurements, or visit the showroom near Solihull to compare the product and stone options in person.