The heritage has proven to have filled the void that the castine couldn't. Longer burn time due to larger firebox and extended heat emission due to mass of the stone. It took my husband a while to get over the faster respone time of the cast iron but now he's become a convert. I'm not giving the castine a bad rap because it was more than adaquate until we added some square footage and glass to the mix . Oh yeah you guys are the ultimate "stoveheads" ..it's cool to be hot.
better 1/2 is likin' the heritage
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Good for him! (and of course for you doing the research!) The stove is perfect there with the stone before stone look. With the old tools and lanterns it looks like it's been in that spot for years. Very nice!
NH_Wood
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Ah, another stoner! That is one of the nicest looking hearths I've seen - absolutely beautiful - not sure if I'd be able to leave that room......Cheers!
Every time you folks post pics of those beautiful hearths I have to throw another beer can at that ugly one of mine.
cmonSTART
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SolarAndWood
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Beautiful install. Looks like you have to get a ladder out every time you need to use the peavey though?
Thanks for the compliments. Originally there was a gas fireplace built into the fieldstone [St. Croix faced stone]. My husband removed that and built the hearth for the Castine which seems to be a good fit for the Heritage as well. Because the floor is tile over cement combustible clearance was really not a factor. Those wall hangers are a good reminder as to the effort once needed to heat with wood. Uninsulated farm houses with inefficient stoves and many cords of wood cut by the "armstrong"method,or those saws run off a tractor and belt. In our situation the wood is just a "phone call" away, except for what we trim out of our few acres. Oh and a few hundred bucks which does stay in the local economy. I respect those who are willing to do to all that hard work for what isn't that large a profit.
Highbeam
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Yes, looks great. I see you are using the front door and suffering with the ash dump that results from it. Why not use the side door instead? We go months without opening that front door.
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