Hi everyone,
New to the site, and new to burning wood as a main source of heat. We recently moved out to Colorado and we're leasing a place with 2 levels and each level has its own huge fireplace and hearth. Unfortunately the only other sources of heat in the house are electric baseboard heaters, and an LP heater / furnace that sits in the kitchen (no duct work) and because of cost, I don't want to use either of them!
Here is my dilemma. I really want to heat with wood, but these fireplaces have HUGE openings and it doesn't matter if you put in 1 log, or 10 logs, you get about 2 hours of burn out of them and very little of the heat actually makes it way out into the room.
Because I am leasing, I cannot have a wood stove installed and I have been told that a typical insert would be a bit too invasive too. I really need a solution that will offer efficient wood heat, without changing the guys house. The only good spot for a stove would be on the backside of the upstairs fireplace where an old one used to be, but its in an enclosed sun room and it just wouldn't make sense. So I am really back to the fireplace as my only option.
I've heard some good things about these older buck stoves and thought about getting one (maybe even two?) to just slide into the fireplace, and then frame around it with the trim kit to keep the heat from going up the chimney. What are your thoughts?
The whole house is only 2700 sq ft... but the two floors are only open to each other via an enclosed staircase (1/2 way up anyway). I wanted to put one insert / stove in the basement and hoped to heat both floors but i'm not sure that would work?
Would appreciate any and all feedback on the entire situation. I am going to pickup a small buck tomorrow anyway that I got a good deal on... just not sure exactly how to approach this.
Thanks in advance!
New to the site, and new to burning wood as a main source of heat. We recently moved out to Colorado and we're leasing a place with 2 levels and each level has its own huge fireplace and hearth. Unfortunately the only other sources of heat in the house are electric baseboard heaters, and an LP heater / furnace that sits in the kitchen (no duct work) and because of cost, I don't want to use either of them!
Here is my dilemma. I really want to heat with wood, but these fireplaces have HUGE openings and it doesn't matter if you put in 1 log, or 10 logs, you get about 2 hours of burn out of them and very little of the heat actually makes it way out into the room.
Because I am leasing, I cannot have a wood stove installed and I have been told that a typical insert would be a bit too invasive too. I really need a solution that will offer efficient wood heat, without changing the guys house. The only good spot for a stove would be on the backside of the upstairs fireplace where an old one used to be, but its in an enclosed sun room and it just wouldn't make sense. So I am really back to the fireplace as my only option.
I've heard some good things about these older buck stoves and thought about getting one (maybe even two?) to just slide into the fireplace, and then frame around it with the trim kit to keep the heat from going up the chimney. What are your thoughts?
The whole house is only 2700 sq ft... but the two floors are only open to each other via an enclosed staircase (1/2 way up anyway). I wanted to put one insert / stove in the basement and hoped to heat both floors but i'm not sure that would work?
Would appreciate any and all feedback on the entire situation. I am going to pickup a small buck tomorrow anyway that I got a good deal on... just not sure exactly how to approach this.
Thanks in advance!