Some background info: 20 years old, planning on building a house with my dad for around $10,000 around 1200 square feet. In the next 2 years or so I am going to be building my first house...It is about 2 acres away from my parent house in the woods behind the lake and a small amount of field. This woods is not that big, between 3-6 acres I am not sure exactly how much. The house is going to be a rectangularish one story simple house. UNfortunately my grandpa had the woods logged (only for the good stuff) and they pretty much destroyed it. It is slowly growing back however, this was done 2 years ago. I figured the only logical thing to do was to put a wood stove in because of the extraordinary amount of wood laying around, and the fact that I believe the woods will sustain a small wood stove pretty easily. I plan on adding an additional 5-10 acres of woods that is now field in the next 10 years if at all possible. (It will eventually be my parents field)
I have been doing a lot of research on models and My number one option would be a woodstock fireview. However it is extremely expensive. Second option Harman Oakwood. My girlfriends grandparents live in Salem Indiana and they have a Fisher Grandpa Bear? I believe... anyhow it has 2 doors. The house is old and poorly insulated and it seems to only really heat one room really well anyhow.
I came across a Fisher Mama bear in good to excellent condition. The asking price is $500... a little steep? It was just re painted.. if it was repainted with stove paint it won't melt off will it? Do you guys think a Fisher mama bear used will be worth it and head a 1200 sq. foot house? I want something simple that heats and works. Something quality that won't break no matter what I do. Is there a large risk with using this stove? I think a lot of the newer stoves are cheaply made and will never buy one unless I think it is going to last like a harman oakwood or woodstock fireview which I can't really afford right now...
Thanks...
I have been doing a lot of research on models and My number one option would be a woodstock fireview. However it is extremely expensive. Second option Harman Oakwood. My girlfriends grandparents live in Salem Indiana and they have a Fisher Grandpa Bear? I believe... anyhow it has 2 doors. The house is old and poorly insulated and it seems to only really heat one room really well anyhow.
I came across a Fisher Mama bear in good to excellent condition. The asking price is $500... a little steep? It was just re painted.. if it was repainted with stove paint it won't melt off will it? Do you guys think a Fisher mama bear used will be worth it and head a 1200 sq. foot house? I want something simple that heats and works. Something quality that won't break no matter what I do. Is there a large risk with using this stove? I think a lot of the newer stoves are cheaply made and will never buy one unless I think it is going to last like a harman oakwood or woodstock fireview which I can't really afford right now...
Thanks...