HELP!
I am moving back into my 2000 sf. A-Frame wood house in the forest in Occidental, CA, next month and need to replace the wood stove (freestanding). The bottom floor is a cement/wood basement/garage. The second (main floor) is 1230 sf. and about 40% of it is "open"; it has a pitched ceiling going all the way up to the peak of the A-Frame, 21 ft. high. The 3rd floor is actually an open loft of 728 sf. containing a sitting area of 200+ sq ft, and a master bed + bath and it gets quite warm in the summer upstairs. The existing stove (and where the new stove will go) is at the front of the house, furthest away from the loft, and is between 2 sliding glass doors, and there is a fan 21 ft above it. There are a lot of windows, which were dual pane, but they are semi-failing and need to be replaced. The winters only go down to the mid-20's (at worst) through the 50's. In Fall and Spring, the temperature may vary between 30-80 degrees in one day!
In the first picture below, you can make out the existing stove (barely) just to the right of the slider. In the 2nd pic, taken from the loft, you can just make out the top of the pipe as it goes up to the ceiling. There is a ceiling fan right at the top that blows air down. On the scan of the floor plan, the main floor is the upper left sketch, with the stove at the bottom, where it "angles." The loft area is depicted in the upper right sketch.
I am buying a stove this week--but I am stuck between the Lopi Endeavor ("heats up to 2000 sf") or the Liberty ("heats 1500-2500 sf"). I am worried about buying not enough stove vs too much stove...I guess you could say that I don't want to sit there going 'why didn't I get (the other one) because I either am just not warm enough--- or I'm too hot and have to open windows.
I have spoken to 3 dealers and they all give me conflicting advice. The manufacturer refers me back to the dealer.
HELP!!
I am moving back into my 2000 sf. A-Frame wood house in the forest in Occidental, CA, next month and need to replace the wood stove (freestanding). The bottom floor is a cement/wood basement/garage. The second (main floor) is 1230 sf. and about 40% of it is "open"; it has a pitched ceiling going all the way up to the peak of the A-Frame, 21 ft. high. The 3rd floor is actually an open loft of 728 sf. containing a sitting area of 200+ sq ft, and a master bed + bath and it gets quite warm in the summer upstairs. The existing stove (and where the new stove will go) is at the front of the house, furthest away from the loft, and is between 2 sliding glass doors, and there is a fan 21 ft above it. There are a lot of windows, which were dual pane, but they are semi-failing and need to be replaced. The winters only go down to the mid-20's (at worst) through the 50's. In Fall and Spring, the temperature may vary between 30-80 degrees in one day!
In the first picture below, you can make out the existing stove (barely) just to the right of the slider. In the 2nd pic, taken from the loft, you can just make out the top of the pipe as it goes up to the ceiling. There is a ceiling fan right at the top that blows air down. On the scan of the floor plan, the main floor is the upper left sketch, with the stove at the bottom, where it "angles." The loft area is depicted in the upper right sketch.
I am buying a stove this week--but I am stuck between the Lopi Endeavor ("heats up to 2000 sf") or the Liberty ("heats 1500-2500 sf"). I am worried about buying not enough stove vs too much stove...I guess you could say that I don't want to sit there going 'why didn't I get (the other one) because I either am just not warm enough--- or I'm too hot and have to open windows.
I have spoken to 3 dealers and they all give me conflicting advice. The manufacturer refers me back to the dealer.
HELP!!
I will be replacing the hearth, tho, cause it's super ugly. And wood? I have 8 acres of woods, so every year I pull some down (like to make the road in my picture) and I don't think I will live long enough to use it all. Right now, I will be using wood from 2 years ago. Trees coming down right now are for 1-2 years from now, etc.
