Blaze King 1107 vs Woodstock Fireview

We've decided to abandon our 2nd chimney for a stove install and focus our efforts on a home addition that will include a basement under it. The basement part will be used for a den (I lost out on a work shop.... )

I might would like to include a provision for a woodstove in the new basement and am considering possible stove choices.

I like the hearthstone soapstones, but I don't think I'd want one of those beauties for a rough basement install. I'd like something a bit larger than my Keystone - which will stay in my living room on the other end of the house. I really like the cat stoves and am considering a Woodstock Fireview and maybe a Blaze King.

I am very much pleased with my Keystone's quality and performance and the cat is really nice for clean low output burns. I think the larger Fireview will do even better and give me longer burn times (with meaningful heat output) than the Keystone and of course it is easy on the eyes too.

I am considering the Blaze King 1107 for LONG unattended burn times w/meaningful heat output and of course like having the cat for lower temperature clean burns. I think I'd get the Parlor model to make it look a bit more attractive.

Being a basement install, we would count on heat moving up the stairs and into the first floor, in addition to just heating the basement and floors above it.

Aside from looks, how do these stoves compare? Heat output, controllability? I have never had (knock on wood) a run-away fire that got my Keystone to overheat - even with very hot reloads.

Any other cat stoves to consider? I am skiddish about Vermont Castings cat stoves with refractory parts and am somewhat open to a non-cat stove such as the PE T6 or T5, but am not sure I want a convective vs radiant stove.

Thanks!
Bill

Todd said:

How big of an addition? The BK 1107 has twice the fire box size of the Fireview and needs an 8" chimney. The Fireview and Keystone together will give you about 3.5 cu ft of fire box power that I think should be plenty for 3000 sq ft well insulated home. The King may be overkill but you may also want to consider the Princess. Also don't forget about the new Woodstock, maybe switch them out and put the Keystone in the basement?

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The addition and the original house sq ft to be heated will be about 1,500. I realize the BK is much larger, but my thinking is that with the cat - if it's like a Woodstock, I can turn the stove down, get meaningful heat for an extended time. It would be nice to load this stove up and not re-load as often. I think more of an apple to apple comparison might be the Fireview to BK Princess. I'm really leaning towards the Fireview as I just like it! The new Woodstock stove may be a possibility, but it would be nice if it had been on the market as long as the Keystone or Fireview from a bugs worked-out standpoint.

What we'd like to do with our present living room is to make it a more formal living room since we will have a downstairs basement/den. The Keystone is such a beautiful stove and basically a minature fireplace - and it really sets off the room. It will be nice to have visitors over with a rolling fire in the Keystone and in an updated formal living room.

Thanks!
Bill