OK, so I've been reading here for a while, and have read so much, I feel as if I know less than when I started!
So, straight to the issues: I'm a retiring Naval Aviator, moving to a relatively remote 53 acres in southern WV. I have multiple chain saws, John Deere TLB with grapple, forks and bucket, Timber King B20 saw mill- so plenty of gear to make trees into usable things. I've built a 32X48 barn, with an apartment in it, 'cause my wife and kids weren't onboard with living in a tent. Needless to say, I will need to keep a steady pace on the new house, or I will end up a lonely man in barn! So the house I'm designing is a simple 1900sq' 1.5 story on a pre-existing basement. I'm certain I want radiant heat, an indoor gasification boiler (BioMass NextGen25 of BM 40), a 1000 gallon thermal storage tank, and a hot water heater that is heated from the thermal tank. What I need, is for someone who's already pulled the trigger on a project like this to tell me what the pitfalls are, and what I need to consider.
Hopefully my caveman-esque diagram comes through, and will provide a glimps of what I envision.
Thanks!
Mark
So, straight to the issues: I'm a retiring Naval Aviator, moving to a relatively remote 53 acres in southern WV. I have multiple chain saws, John Deere TLB with grapple, forks and bucket, Timber King B20 saw mill- so plenty of gear to make trees into usable things. I've built a 32X48 barn, with an apartment in it, 'cause my wife and kids weren't onboard with living in a tent. Needless to say, I will need to keep a steady pace on the new house, or I will end up a lonely man in barn! So the house I'm designing is a simple 1900sq' 1.5 story on a pre-existing basement. I'm certain I want radiant heat, an indoor gasification boiler (BioMass NextGen25 of BM 40), a 1000 gallon thermal storage tank, and a hot water heater that is heated from the thermal tank. What I need, is for someone who's already pulled the trigger on a project like this to tell me what the pitfalls are, and what I need to consider.
Hopefully my caveman-esque diagram comes through, and will provide a glimps of what I envision.
Thanks!
Mark