Hi Everyone,
My mind is spinning. We moved into a house in the mountains, and need a wood stove. We saved up our money and have about $900.00 to spend on the stove. I found 2 stoves that I think would do the job, one is the Englander at Home Depot for $999.00 here is a link. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
And the other is a Century brand at Ace hardware for $800.00 and here is a link to that one. http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3706809
So, I was all set to buy one of them, hadn't figured out which one tho. My husband said to find someone to install it and ask their opinion. So, I found 2 professional installers, and they want like $1,000.00 to install it and they both told me that all the stoves at ace hardware and home depot are pieces of garbage and won't do the job and won't last.
Now, I"m even more upset and don't know what to do. This is a huge deal for us, and alot of money to spend, and my head is spinning. When we first decided to go with a stove, I had looked at the older ones, the Fisher stoves, and someone told me that they are not as efficient as the new ones. That's why I went to home depot and started looking there.
Now I don't know what to do, what to buy, where to buy it, and I can't pay someone 1k to install it.
Any advise for me? How difficult is it to install, and are the home depot stoves any good?
Thanks so much for your help.
Lisa
My mind is spinning. We moved into a house in the mountains, and need a wood stove. We saved up our money and have about $900.00 to spend on the stove. I found 2 stoves that I think would do the job, one is the Englander at Home Depot for $999.00 here is a link. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...splay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
And the other is a Century brand at Ace hardware for $800.00 and here is a link to that one. http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3706809
So, I was all set to buy one of them, hadn't figured out which one tho. My husband said to find someone to install it and ask their opinion. So, I found 2 professional installers, and they want like $1,000.00 to install it and they both told me that all the stoves at ace hardware and home depot are pieces of garbage and won't do the job and won't last.
Now, I"m even more upset and don't know what to do. This is a huge deal for us, and alot of money to spend, and my head is spinning. When we first decided to go with a stove, I had looked at the older ones, the Fisher stoves, and someone told me that they are not as efficient as the new ones. That's why I went to home depot and started looking there.
Now I don't know what to do, what to buy, where to buy it, and I can't pay someone 1k to install it.
Any advise for me? How difficult is it to install, and are the home depot stoves any good?
Thanks so much for your help.
Lisa