23" lintel

[pyper]

I want to put a woodstove on the hearth of an existing masonry fireplace. I don't want an insert.

The lintel is 23 3/4 inches (23.75") from the hearth.

So far the stoves I've found that fit are

Hearthstone Homestead
Jotul F100

It also looks like the Jotul F602 might go (it would be close) but it looks like the firebox is very small, and it's probably a little too long for the hearth.

It's going in a basement that will be fully finished. Primarily to be used for heating on weekends and evenings. The area is currently unheated.

 

[DAKSY]

The Jotul F3CB will also fit if you use the rear vent configuration & the short leg kit

 

[Fsappo]

I thinnk the Homestead will get you the most bang for that size, as well as giving you a broader view of the stove.

 

[Woody Stover]

I think my Dutchwest 2460, with the optional short legs, would just fit...

*Edited to add that I'm full of carp in this instance; The top of the pipe would be 25.75".

 

[pyper]

Thanks! I'll check those out too.

The F3 with the short legs sounds like a good option. There's a Jotul dealer just around the corner from the house, and I like the F3 a lot better than the short Jotul stoves. I think the Hearthstone looks really nice, but my wife thinks it's ugly. No accounting for taste, right ;-)

 

[Fsappo]

pyper, check your PM if you havent already.

 

[DAKSY]

*Edited to add that I'm full of carp in this instance

How do you cook your carp? Bake it or deep fry? ;-P

 

[Todd]

Can you move your lintel up? If so, it would give you more stove options.

 

[pyper]

Can you move your lintel up? If so, it would give you more stove options.

Maybe a mason could do that, but I sure couldn't! ;-)

It's a brick fireplace with a steel lintel.

The other option I thought about was putting a hole through the brick higher up, so stove pipe would come out of the top of the stove for a couple feet, then an elbow through the brick and up.

Actually, the easiest modification would be to take the hearth out, and then anything would fit. But I kind of want to just have it installed without doing a lot of work on the FP first.

 

[Fsappo]

Can you move your lintel up? If so, it would give you more stove options.

Thats a hell of a job that would best be avoided in my opinion.