So the top of the woodburning stove that is best sized for my requirements happens to be too wide for the existing inglenook fireplace by about 5mm 😡
So my choices are to get another one that fits but may not be warm enough, **** around with the fireplace to get it to fit (granite surround so that's not going to happen) or get the stove I want and have someone take 20mm off each side (the top plate overhangs the body of the stove by about 40mm on either side) – then tidy it up with an angle grinder and repaint.
My initial thought is find someone with a plasma cutter to do the cutting but I'm not very knowledgable in this stuff, so what would be the best cutting method (in terms of the final finish – I don't want to spend £1300 on a new stove and have it looking rough)?
Or is there a solution I haven't thought of yet?