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  1. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    I had thought of such an access door actually, and perhaps some folks had suggested it. I just don't know the best design/size/functionality of such...
    Post by: lithnights, Apr 18, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  2. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    I think you make a good point about that balance. Although I'll try not to get annoyed by anyone when they're helping me out. : ) I'm OK with...
    Post by: lithnights, Apr 17, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  3. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    I checked out the website and they seemed nice. Unfortunately, the wife really isn't crazy about that look. If we were more in a rural area, the...
    Post by: lithnights, Apr 17, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    I think my original post had it, but if not, I'm in the Philadelphia, PA area. The winter can get chilly here but nothing like some of the more...
    Post by: lithnights, Apr 17, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    Well I'm back as promised. We got the permit plans and the proposed location for the furnace is under the family room (left side of house). See my...
    Post by: lithnights, Mar 27, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  6. lithnights
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    RSF fireplace..should I run a dedicated duct to other side of home?

    I really like your idea of the long run, then 2 short 45s. I will definitely run this by the HVAC and fireplace guys. 1. When you say go up a...
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 22, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  7. lithnights
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    RSF fireplace..should I run a dedicated duct to other side of home?

    Thanks for the feedback!
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 22, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  8. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    Agree about the back draft damper. I asked the builder where the main plenum, and heating unit, would be.. i.e. which end of the house (the...
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 19, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  9. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    I assume the Opel 3 is just a different trim or something than just an Opel or Opel 2? I don't know much about the different "versions". Yes I...
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 19, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  10. lithnights
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    RSF fireplace..should I run a dedicated duct to other side of home?

    Good point. I had thought about going diagnol, and I imagine it could be a possibility. I guess my initial concern was that I wanted the duct to...
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 16, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. lithnights
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    RSF fireplace..should I run a dedicated duct to other side of home?

    Good idea on the floor. I had told the builder that I wanted joists doubled up in that laundry room (we have front loaders and the washer spins like...
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 16, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. lithnights
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    RSF fireplace..should I run a dedicated duct to other side of home?

    I plan on installing an RSF wood fireplace (likely Opel) in the family room of my new home (3150 sq ft). I will have an electric heat pump as my...
    Thread by: lithnights, Jan 14, 2013, 8 replies, in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    Just bumping this up to see if there was any other feedback to my recent questions. Thanks in advance!
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 12, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. lithnights
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    OK, first off, thanks to everyone's input. After a couple days or thinking, research, talking to the wife, and a trip to a fireplace store, I think...
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 3, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Newbie building a new house and needs GAS fireplace guidance. Help?

    My intent with the "which should I put where?" was just in case someone saw this thread but NOT the woodburning thread. Didn't mean to dupe...
    Post by: lithnights, Jan 1, 2013 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Newbie building a new house and needs GAS fireplace guidance. Help?

    I just found this site (love it!) but I am a total newbie to fireplaces. I'm hoping I can get some good answers for my question which is.. WHAT...
    Thread by: lithnights, Dec 30, 2012, 2 replies, in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    Now we're talking. I am starting to really like this idea. BUT my question is, what is the manual work needed for something like this? Basically,...
    Post by: lithnights, Dec 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    I guess I meant more to have the fireplace guy there side by side, to make sure the HVAC guy knows how much heat is going through the fireplace...
    Post by: lithnights, Dec 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    Regarding the short duct run comment, my fear is the distance from the FR to LR would be over 60 feet. That doesn't seem ideal at all. Darn...
    Post by: lithnights, Dec 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Newbie building a new house and needs fireplace guidance. Help?

    Ahh.. this propane wood combination furnace is very intriguing. So how often would one have to load in wood for something like this? When I...
    Post by: lithnights, Dec 30, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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