Hey BeGreen - the floor is a Bruce style available at home depot - it's a distressed maple that does look abit like brazilian cherry. (We actually...
pictures...wish I could show you ones with the stome finished, but that may be another couple months at the rate we're going.
Just checking back in now, after we have used the unit (Fireplace Extroardinaire 44 Elite) for awhile (about six or seven weekend-long burns). We...
Thanks Sandor. What I did not understand, I'm sure he will.
My builder is not sure about the best way to seal the chimney/chase where it meets the siding of the house. We are building a new house and doing a...
Googling "holzhaufen" returns many more items than "holzhausen": http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=holzhaufen&spell=1
According to me mum, the real name for this is a "holzhaufen", which means "wood heap". It makes sense, because hausen is a plural form, while...
I speak some German and it occurs to me that "holz hausen" would be the plural ("wood houses"), while "holz haus" the singular ("wood house"). Of...
Elk - It sounds like you are saying that insulating above the firestop is not really necessary... I am still tempted to ask the builder to insulate...
BeG? Whaddya think about what Sandor sez?
Dealers and installers I speak to have not heard about insulating the whole chase -- everyone says just do it up to the firestop. I am going to ask...
BeGreen - I don't know the right terminology, but the fireplace unit will be half inside and half outside the house, the chase will be outside....
carpneils - thanks, it makes sense. But... Considering that we won't be relying on it for heat (i.e. we can let it die if it gets too hot), and...
I'm sorry MSG, I meant to say the chase! Yikes. Yes about the summer switch and the screen, Gary -- though I wonder, we don't have a crawlspace,...
Thanks for the clarification MSG. So after a couple of calls and Googles I am narrowing it down to: quadrafire 7100 fireplace extrordinaire 44...
MSG - Oy, I thought an insert was just the generic word for a manufactured fireplace! So I am off to read about zero-clearance fireplaces - maybe...
Yes, it is about 900 sq feet and the rest bedrooms, good guess mountianstovedude! And btw, there is no hvac system -- just old fashioned radiators...
Here is a picture of the wall where the fireplace is going...
Thanks MoHeat but we are already too late for most of your suggestions - the house is mostly bulit, the chimney has to be mostly outside the house....
I am looking for reccommendations for an efficient wood-burning insert. We are building a new house and have a chance right now to change the...
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