- Dec 9, 2009
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Jake says you love pictures, so here's my pictures.
I had originally planned the installation for the corner of the dining room (to the left of the stove in the third photo), and had a very-last-minute change of plans when the stove installers said it wasn't going to work going through ceilings and rafters. (I'd had it pre-inspected for installation, but that was not checked out--a learning experience).
I was *not* happy with this location at first--wanted to maintain the open spaces. After living with it for a winter, I'm very pleased that circumstances led to this. It's ideal in terms of loading--the wood comes through the sunroom--you can see the stack-it bracket set up in the corner of the sunroom--and goes in the side-loading door or around to the front. More importantly, the central open location creates a great place for sitting around the stove and chatting. My kids and I gravitate there on winter evenings, which would have been harder to pull off in the corner.
Included a photo of the sunroom because that stove kept those plants alive all winter. At the far end is a door with a deck over it, chopping block beyond that. The deck sheltered my wood supply, and provided a great staging area (although the infamous 3-day November ice storm made me scramble to get the deck tarped).
I've had questions about the hearth--it's not fancy, but it does the trick. I love the reflective surface of the granite when the fire bounces off of it, and the way it collects heat and provides a great place to warm toes, dry gloves, etc. I have a heat shield in, and double-wall pipe to the ceiling, which is what allows the installation so close to the wall.
I had originally planned the installation for the corner of the dining room (to the left of the stove in the third photo), and had a very-last-minute change of plans when the stove installers said it wasn't going to work going through ceilings and rafters. (I'd had it pre-inspected for installation, but that was not checked out--a learning experience).
I was *not* happy with this location at first--wanted to maintain the open spaces. After living with it for a winter, I'm very pleased that circumstances led to this. It's ideal in terms of loading--the wood comes through the sunroom--you can see the stack-it bracket set up in the corner of the sunroom--and goes in the side-loading door or around to the front. More importantly, the central open location creates a great place for sitting around the stove and chatting. My kids and I gravitate there on winter evenings, which would have been harder to pull off in the corner.
Included a photo of the sunroom because that stove kept those plants alive all winter. At the far end is a door with a deck over it, chopping block beyond that. The deck sheltered my wood supply, and provided a great staging area (although the infamous 3-day November ice storm made me scramble to get the deck tarped).
I've had questions about the hearth--it's not fancy, but it does the trick. I love the reflective surface of the granite when the fire bounces off of it, and the way it collects heat and provides a great place to warm toes, dry gloves, etc. I have a heat shield in, and double-wall pipe to the ceiling, which is what allows the installation so close to the wall.