Hey, I don't know a thing about construction, I'm renting and trying to get educated before approaching the property managers. Two storey wooden house with a hearth up and downstairs that I think are sharing the same flue - bad? There's gas to a utility room, and maybe some friction about absentee owner not wanting to pay insurance for wood stoves.
Anyway I hope these pictures explain what is here, because I find it hard to explain, I've been reading A LOT on chimneysweep type sites, but could someone advise me short of paying a contractor, on what options I probably have for a fireplace in this house (or two)? I don't want to heat the whole house, but ambiance and a little warmth would be nice. I love scrounging firewood and there's plenty seasoned nearby and a chainsaw in my trunk. I'm not remotely interested in electric flame but would settle with gas if it's easier.
Basically there's one chimney, a fireplace area downstairs and another above it upstairs. I guess they share one 'flue' which I heard is bad. The holes into the chimney look about 8 inches to me, and they are both about 5 feet above the brick area on the floor, and they are 'on the side', i.e. not directly behind or above where a burning unit would be. There's some sheet of wood with insulation showing above the downstairs area. There's a few other holes in the walls I'm not clear on, but *please* look at my photos?
Am I looking for 'fireplace' 'wood stove' 'insert' 'hearth stove' ???????? Do I have to surround these with mantles or bricks or something?
Could I use this http://kelowna.en.craigslist.ca/mat/2007746681.html
Would this be hard to install? http://classifieds.castanet.net/showproduct.php?product=825995
Can I set any old wood stove in?
I'm attaching a LOT of photos, of upstairs, down and out, please help me? One didn't fit, shows the downstairs pipe just leading outside like a dryer vent would.
Anyway I hope these pictures explain what is here, because I find it hard to explain, I've been reading A LOT on chimneysweep type sites, but could someone advise me short of paying a contractor, on what options I probably have for a fireplace in this house (or two)? I don't want to heat the whole house, but ambiance and a little warmth would be nice. I love scrounging firewood and there's plenty seasoned nearby and a chainsaw in my trunk. I'm not remotely interested in electric flame but would settle with gas if it's easier.
Basically there's one chimney, a fireplace area downstairs and another above it upstairs. I guess they share one 'flue' which I heard is bad. The holes into the chimney look about 8 inches to me, and they are both about 5 feet above the brick area on the floor, and they are 'on the side', i.e. not directly behind or above where a burning unit would be. There's some sheet of wood with insulation showing above the downstairs area. There's a few other holes in the walls I'm not clear on, but *please* look at my photos?
Am I looking for 'fireplace' 'wood stove' 'insert' 'hearth stove' ???????? Do I have to surround these with mantles or bricks or something?
Could I use this http://kelowna.en.craigslist.ca/mat/2007746681.html
Would this be hard to install? http://classifieds.castanet.net/showproduct.php?product=825995
Can I set any old wood stove in?
I'm attaching a LOT of photos, of upstairs, down and out, please help me? One didn't fit, shows the downstairs pipe just leading outside like a dryer vent would.
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