OK, no flak about basement installs. I've been burning in the basement for 21 years now and it works for me. I'm finally moving to a new place that actually has room for a stove upstairs, but there is already a nice Harmon pellet stove installed in the LR. The place is only 1248 sq.ft, and has nice, tight construction (modern modular home) with R-19 walls and R-38 in the ceiling. There is R-25 glass between the floor joists as well. So, I'm thinking I can heat most of the season just using the pellet stove.
If I go that route I am going to want to put a wood stove in the basement where my shop will be. Problem is that right now it is uninsulated, with poured concrete walls. It is a walkout basement, with a large area that is all above grade, therefore making it even harder to heat. I'll be slowly framing out 2x4 walls, adding insulation and sheetrock over it all, but I doubt I'll get much done by spring. The plan is to put a nice soapstone stove down there, in the area that will be the recreation room.
Now, I've been heating with wood exclusively for over 25 years in two different places, but I've never has to do more than plug a stove and pipe into an existing thimble and run her. Now I'm suddenly at newbie status, because I haven't a clue how to do any kind of modern install. I'm not counting on getting much heat into the upstairs living area, but we'll want to hang down there much of the winter once I finish off the basement. I need the warmth from the stove to handle the downstairs only. What are the install options?
If I go that route I am going to want to put a wood stove in the basement where my shop will be. Problem is that right now it is uninsulated, with poured concrete walls. It is a walkout basement, with a large area that is all above grade, therefore making it even harder to heat. I'll be slowly framing out 2x4 walls, adding insulation and sheetrock over it all, but I doubt I'll get much done by spring. The plan is to put a nice soapstone stove down there, in the area that will be the recreation room.
Now, I've been heating with wood exclusively for over 25 years in two different places, but I've never has to do more than plug a stove and pipe into an existing thimble and run her. Now I'm suddenly at newbie status, because I haven't a clue how to do any kind of modern install. I'm not counting on getting much heat into the upstairs living area, but we'll want to hang down there much of the winter once I finish off the basement. I need the warmth from the stove to handle the downstairs only. What are the install options?