New Jotul 118 Black Bear installed!

We installed a new Jotul 118 Black Bear this weekend. Chose the stove as it had to go in a particular spot requiring a long and narrow appliance, loved the classic look of the cast iron, and it qualifies for the tax credit. We will be using it as accessory heat for our +/-1000 sq ft living/kitchen/dining area that has high ceilings and tends to be chilly in the winter. We're in the pacific nw so lows in the winter usually hover in the 40s. We've had inserts in previous homes but this is our first time with a new standalone stove. Have only done the break in fires so far but even with those low fires it seems to kick off the heat. Looking forward to having a toasty home this year!

Now if I could only figure out how to attach a pic....

ohhhh .. the attachment button .. those break in fumes must have been stronger than I thought!

Thanks all, we're pretty pleased with how it came out. The hearth was probably the biggest pain, I forgot how much I hate working with slate tile (did the whole kitchen floor in it last year).

Yup the rear clearance to the wall is listed as 3", we erred on the side of caution and set it down at 4" =)

Thanks guys, a year into it we are really happy with the stove. It does have a preference for dry wood (don't they all) but when burning the good stuff it cooks beautifully. Looking forward to another toasty winter!