Hi there-
After 12 years in a cold house I have found my next project; installing a wood fireplace next year. I grew up with wood being the only heat in my parents house from a Blaze King that was put in in 1980 and is still throwing out the heat, but never considered wood heat for myself until this year. I was more than a little surprised at how far things have evolved over the years. This fall I started looking at wood stoves and my house layout as to what I could do. My opinions of fireplaces have swung 180 degrees and I have my sights on a RSF Dealta 2 fireplace with a gravity feed into the adjacent bedroom.
My current main heat source is a Stiebel Eltron off peak heater which doesn't really work for me as it heats up from 8 pm to 8 am ( the nice warm time of the house) and I normally work most of the night and spend most to the day at home. The electric heater runs 6 ft on the exterior wall of my living room with a depth of just over a foot and a height of 2'-2". The living room itself has a vaulted ceiling on a 6-12 run with 2x12's as the roof structure and the floor has been reinforced for the weight of the electric heater.
This is my plan- pull out the heater and place the Delta with top and bottom vents in the corner on a raised hearth with a cutout in the center where the door is. The hearth and face will be covered in mosaic slate with the cut outs for the top vents. Now here is where the questions for you all come in. I am looking at having the raised hearth at a height of 12" and the Delta unit at 10", does anyone know if this will create problems with the bottom vents?
I hope to put a small mantle on the top of the unit with a step back so the mantle looks bigger without protruding to much in the front, any idea how deep I can make the step back with this unit.
I have looked up as much as I can online but have never seen a unit in person and the closest store is about a two hour one way trip. I am really glad I stumbled across this site and all of you. I am open to all ideas and suggestions about the unit and surround as a whole. Thanks for you time reading this book- Geo
After 12 years in a cold house I have found my next project; installing a wood fireplace next year. I grew up with wood being the only heat in my parents house from a Blaze King that was put in in 1980 and is still throwing out the heat, but never considered wood heat for myself until this year. I was more than a little surprised at how far things have evolved over the years. This fall I started looking at wood stoves and my house layout as to what I could do. My opinions of fireplaces have swung 180 degrees and I have my sights on a RSF Dealta 2 fireplace with a gravity feed into the adjacent bedroom.
My current main heat source is a Stiebel Eltron off peak heater which doesn't really work for me as it heats up from 8 pm to 8 am ( the nice warm time of the house) and I normally work most of the night and spend most to the day at home. The electric heater runs 6 ft on the exterior wall of my living room with a depth of just over a foot and a height of 2'-2". The living room itself has a vaulted ceiling on a 6-12 run with 2x12's as the roof structure and the floor has been reinforced for the weight of the electric heater.
This is my plan- pull out the heater and place the Delta with top and bottom vents in the corner on a raised hearth with a cutout in the center where the door is. The hearth and face will be covered in mosaic slate with the cut outs for the top vents. Now here is where the questions for you all come in. I am looking at having the raised hearth at a height of 12" and the Delta unit at 10", does anyone know if this will create problems with the bottom vents?
I hope to put a small mantle on the top of the unit with a step back so the mantle looks bigger without protruding to much in the front, any idea how deep I can make the step back with this unit.
I have looked up as much as I can online but have never seen a unit in person and the closest store is about a two hour one way trip. I am really glad I stumbled across this site and all of you. I am open to all ideas and suggestions about the unit and surround as a whole. Thanks for you time reading this book- Geo