So we have finally decided to take the plunge and get a wood stove, itwas between wood/gas or pellet for a while, we decided to go with wood since it is the cheapest stove to get upfront and we have alot of oak trees that we will be cutting down overtime on our property which will help with fuel costs
currently the entire house is electric heat and last months electric bill was enough to make us take the plunge.
We have a 1600sq foot cape which includes half a finished basement, which is where the stove will go. We only plan on burning 24/7 on the weekends or on really cold stretches. I know the heat will most likely not make it up to the 2nd floor, but i think the 1st floor will benefit from the heat rising up the stairwell and through cut-outs in the floor that the previous owner made. (fire hazard i know)
I have been to two local stove shopes to see whats available in my price range.
One stove i found for around 1k$ i believe was the napoleon 1450? anyone have any good or bad experience with that stove?
can anyone else recommend a good stove for my situation around the 1k$ range?
The stove does not need to be fancy, would like something that can heat hte basement and the first floor without sweating us out of the basement. Stove also needs to heat up fast (I like the idea of the soapstone, but they are more $$ and take longer to heat up)
Fortunatly there is already a hearth and a chimney, one one piece missing. (picture)
currently the entire house is electric heat and last months electric bill was enough to make us take the plunge.
We have a 1600sq foot cape which includes half a finished basement, which is where the stove will go. We only plan on burning 24/7 on the weekends or on really cold stretches. I know the heat will most likely not make it up to the 2nd floor, but i think the 1st floor will benefit from the heat rising up the stairwell and through cut-outs in the floor that the previous owner made. (fire hazard i know)
I have been to two local stove shopes to see whats available in my price range.
One stove i found for around 1k$ i believe was the napoleon 1450? anyone have any good or bad experience with that stove?
can anyone else recommend a good stove for my situation around the 1k$ range?
The stove does not need to be fancy, would like something that can heat hte basement and the first floor without sweating us out of the basement. Stove also needs to heat up fast (I like the idea of the soapstone, but they are more $$ and take longer to heat up)
Fortunatly there is already a hearth and a chimney, one one piece missing. (picture)