Hey all:
My wife and I are building a new home on approximate 11 acres of hardwood forest in Eastern NC. our home will be 1100 sf above a 3 car garage. Dimensions are 30x44 with an open floor plan. I grew up with a wood fire place and wood stoves in our out buildings. I really want to put a small wood stove in the upstairs of our garage apartment. The other option is gas logs and I put a wood stove in my garage.
I am seeking you all's assistance in where to place the wood stove and what type of wood stove? I would like to be able to fit at least 18 inch logs in the stove. We will also have central heating in air in the apartment but the utility bills in our area are quite high. As in 150+ for 1000 sqft new construction. So to be able to mainly heat with the wood stove and let the central heat make up during the wee hours of the night.
I have attached our floor plan to give you a better idea of where we can put the wood stove. The first file was our original floor plan. The second floor plan is a view of the whole apartment, the living room, the largest room will be where the wood stove would go. The third floor plan is the latest floor plan. Looks like I can either put a wood stove in the right hand corner of the living room and basically no where else. The fourth image shows a possible location for the wood stove. I am also open to a middle of the floor type wood stove, but we have limited space so I feel a corner fire place is the best bet. Other wise we can put a wood stove We may not have enough room and will be forced to do gas logs.
All recommendations are welcome.
Thanks
My wife and I are building a new home on approximate 11 acres of hardwood forest in Eastern NC. our home will be 1100 sf above a 3 car garage. Dimensions are 30x44 with an open floor plan. I grew up with a wood fire place and wood stoves in our out buildings. I really want to put a small wood stove in the upstairs of our garage apartment. The other option is gas logs and I put a wood stove in my garage.
I am seeking you all's assistance in where to place the wood stove and what type of wood stove? I would like to be able to fit at least 18 inch logs in the stove. We will also have central heating in air in the apartment but the utility bills in our area are quite high. As in 150+ for 1000 sqft new construction. So to be able to mainly heat with the wood stove and let the central heat make up during the wee hours of the night.
I have attached our floor plan to give you a better idea of where we can put the wood stove. The first file was our original floor plan. The second floor plan is a view of the whole apartment, the living room, the largest room will be where the wood stove would go. The third floor plan is the latest floor plan. Looks like I can either put a wood stove in the right hand corner of the living room and basically no where else. The fourth image shows a possible location for the wood stove. I am also open to a middle of the floor type wood stove, but we have limited space so I feel a corner fire place is the best bet. Other wise we can put a wood stove We may not have enough room and will be forced to do gas logs.
All recommendations are welcome.
Thanks
