Hello everybody, after a tumultuous year my wife and I are back in the wood stove market. Last year
we had planned on a Hearthstone Shelburne; the hearth pad is still in place. Job losses have eliminated
that purchase. Although we still love the look of that stove, our economic situation has eliminated that
purchase. We have looked at and like the Napoleon brand of stoves, from the reviews here, every one
seems decidedly positive. I am debating about the size as Napoleon offers a 1.7 and 2.3 cu ft firebox. My
home is a two story, 95 year old farm house around 1200 sq ft. My down stairs has 9 foot ceilings;
the living area is 11 x 15. Upstairs has only 7 foot ceilings with blown in insulation in the attic. The
windows are all original minus 3 that I replaced in the upstairs kids rooms. Down stairs has 10 windows
averaging 33x54 inches in size. I am leaning towards the larger firebox, any opinions would be greatly
appreciated. You guys gave us wonderful advise last year regarding the Shelburne that really influenced
some of our decision making. Thanks again, cant wait to start burning.
Mike
we had planned on a Hearthstone Shelburne; the hearth pad is still in place. Job losses have eliminated
that purchase. Although we still love the look of that stove, our economic situation has eliminated that
purchase. We have looked at and like the Napoleon brand of stoves, from the reviews here, every one
seems decidedly positive. I am debating about the size as Napoleon offers a 1.7 and 2.3 cu ft firebox. My
home is a two story, 95 year old farm house around 1200 sq ft. My down stairs has 9 foot ceilings;
the living area is 11 x 15. Upstairs has only 7 foot ceilings with blown in insulation in the attic. The
windows are all original minus 3 that I replaced in the upstairs kids rooms. Down stairs has 10 windows
averaging 33x54 inches in size. I am leaning towards the larger firebox, any opinions would be greatly
appreciated. You guys gave us wonderful advise last year regarding the Shelburne that really influenced
some of our decision making. Thanks again, cant wait to start burning.
Mike
Wood is the way to go.