Hello folks, first off I would like to say Hello. This is my first post on the forum, and I live in south eastern New Brunswick Canada. I grew up in a log home with a large basement furnace with one large grate forcing air into the main level. Nothing like nice wood heat on a snowy day.
Anywho.... My House I live in now is 100% baseboard heat, lived here 4 years and it isn't actually that bad cost wise, as it's a smaller house with new windows. But we now have two daughters and the nursery here is only 7'x8' and not enough for a bedroom once the baby gets bigger, plus we want more room.
So I am building a new house currently and plan to install a nice air tight woodstove. I don't have alot of knowledge on the newer wood stoves avaliable, and figured someone on this forum might have some helpfull information or tips.
It's a two story house and is going to have half of the basement finsished. Although it would be convinient to have the wood stove in the basement, I doubt it would heat the main level very well. I have Read to many posts of people having trouble with wood stoves in basements. Although some poeple have good luck with it!
THe main level is very open concept and 840 square feet. THe upstairs with the bonus room is 1100 square feet. So my current thinking is to place a large air tight stove on the main level, and hope I get good to moderate heat upstairs to the three bedrooms.
I am going to have baseboard heat as well. But hopefully only have to use it in the basement TV room, and probably the bonus room as it's over the garage. I would frame a chimney chase and run 2" celkirk up through the roof.
I've attached the floor plans of the house, with the woodstove location marked as a red square on the main level.
Would a epa stove rated for 2600square feet be to much? as the main level is only 840?
Is a 1000$ woodstove from KENT building supplies good enough? Or would paying the extra for a nicer stove be worth it?
Again any info, ideas is greatly appreciated.
THanks
Curtis
Anywho.... My House I live in now is 100% baseboard heat, lived here 4 years and it isn't actually that bad cost wise, as it's a smaller house with new windows. But we now have two daughters and the nursery here is only 7'x8' and not enough for a bedroom once the baby gets bigger, plus we want more room.
So I am building a new house currently and plan to install a nice air tight woodstove. I don't have alot of knowledge on the newer wood stoves avaliable, and figured someone on this forum might have some helpfull information or tips.
It's a two story house and is going to have half of the basement finsished. Although it would be convinient to have the wood stove in the basement, I doubt it would heat the main level very well. I have Read to many posts of people having trouble with wood stoves in basements. Although some poeple have good luck with it!
THe main level is very open concept and 840 square feet. THe upstairs with the bonus room is 1100 square feet. So my current thinking is to place a large air tight stove on the main level, and hope I get good to moderate heat upstairs to the three bedrooms.
I am going to have baseboard heat as well. But hopefully only have to use it in the basement TV room, and probably the bonus room as it's over the garage. I would frame a chimney chase and run 2" celkirk up through the roof.
I've attached the floor plans of the house, with the woodstove location marked as a red square on the main level.
Would a epa stove rated for 2600square feet be to much? as the main level is only 840?
Is a 1000$ woodstove from KENT building supplies good enough? Or would paying the extra for a nicer stove be worth it?
Again any info, ideas is greatly appreciated.
THanks
Curtis