She's here! Yet another Oslo install

So many weeks of planning and research.... So many months of longing and anticipation and my Oslo is finally installed.

I love it. It's even more beautiful in the space than I dreamed it would be. The hearth pad is solid concrete.

We'll wait for the inspection before burning. Our installer, a favorite of local inspectors, was great and all clearances are exceeded. He had to do some fancy work in the attic to avoid rafters so we needed some expensive t support connector up there. in the end he was able to go straight up into the attic which was important to me.

I cannot wait to burn something

Thanks for letting me share this journey. I'm learning so much here.

I could not get over the grace with which these guys laid the hearth, maneuvered in the stove down those steps and sawed away at my roof. My husband does more damage bringing in the groceries. Incredible attention to detail all around.

Simonkenton said:

Beautiful install. Why doesn't the glass front have the gothic arches?

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There is a f500 CF (clear face) model. My husband was "anti gothic arch"

fsappo, I have the same dreams. I also dream of not having to wear multiple sweaters in the house and of never seeing $900 oil bills every six weeks again (like last winter)

Jake, thank you! That would be one symmetrical zebra My brother in law is a concrete fabricator. He makes counters, sinks, furniture etc to order. When I couldn't find a large enough piece of slate I conjoured this up with him. The most expensive part of the process was the freight shipping

The fire dept is coming at 1 to inspect.

ok... my first newbie question.

i went and bought a moisture meter. i tested some of the wood (about a cord) that we've had in our basement garage for a little over a year and its all registering between <7% and 9%. isn't that too low?

do i need to get myself some of the "abundant" less seasoned new england cordwood to mix in? we do have a few acres out back but, alas, no chainsaw yet... not that that would be dry enough anyway.

I have a stovetop thermometer... is a flue thermometer different? or do i just get another stovetop and put it on the flue?

i did not split the split... which reminds me, i forgot to buy an axe. i'll buy an axe later and then split it and re-test. thank you. i still have to wait for the building inspector tomorrow (we passed the fire dept inspection) so its not like i can burn yet anyway...buying an axe and splitting some splits will at least make me feel like i'm not just twiddling my thumbs while i wait.

as for the wood.... my husband traded for it to use in our outdoor fire pit last year.. i don't know how fresh it was at that point, but he stacked it in our basement garage, which is not really the house... its just that our house has two garages... a 2 car on top and then another garage directly underneath that. we have a really long 1963 ranch with a walkout basement.

we have a set spot for a REAL woodpile outside... my husband dragged his feet, despite my nagging months ago, so now he has to hunt for more cords to help us finish out the year. he's from florida and seriously has no idea about all this. he doesn't see how we will go through the cord before the end of this year (ha ha ha ha ha) and he also has no idea how truly awesome this is going to be. i'm the one who grew up in a home with only stoves for heat and who insisted that we must have a stove and it must be this Jotul i've done 100% of the planning and research on this one.

another question... anyone have a favorite awesome humidifier? we have like 4 ultrasonic ones but we aren't happy with them... even before introducing the wood stove.