I've lurked on this site to learn how to install my wood burning stove (https://www.lowes.com/pd/US-Stove-Company-2000-sq-ft-Wood-Burning-Stove/3457298 mine is second hand I bought it for 280$ us) and developed a temporary heating project that I can disassemble before next winter. That sounds insane but you haven't heard anything yet: I've never operated a wood furnace, I've never split wood, I bought each component myself and the only people involved in any of this is me and my wife. Again: we have drained any possible solution other than building everything we need ourselves. With no assistance, prior knowledge, or donations; we undertook this test with no possibility of recourse. My name is Aaron Bullock, my wifes name is Agnes Bullock and in 2018 we decided to change our lives, stop paying rent and spend our time and energy on something we can physically see
I will shorten a very lengthy tale into something appropriate for this forum: in 09/18 we moved into this home, in 10/18 our back porch caught on fire. I woke up in the early hours of the day to find a huge flame raging towards our back door (recently installed by, again, no other than Aaron and Agnes) i didn't have any other determination but to end the flame; Agnes was so upset she couldn't see the threat but in the face of danger you make decisions quickly and without consideration. after this life threatening fire we installed a wood burning stove to stay warm.. because we're responsible.
During the time before and after we filled the necessities of our home which includes a water heater, laundry room (upgraded wiring and plumbing, again: only wife and husband) we had electrical fires, frozen pipes, and everything in between. We had an ineffecient fridge even! 19 cu. ft. which we replaced with a 9cu. f.t fridge.by now you must think we are insane. and to that I must add we finished our first bedroom and kitchen flooring well within 48 hours before we moved in; And i mean quarter inch tongue and groove planks along with 12x12 tile. Concrete board through the whole kitchen and bath.. Just me and my wife. And I hate to bring up feminism but she can cut with a chainsaw better than I can.
Again lets come back to the hearth we built for our stove because thanks to this forum we knew how to install a wood burning furnace professionally we bought a fiberboard from menards.com. this is where our stove sits now, though are stove may not be super efficient, and even though we spent this winter burning literally whatever we could get our hands on: green wood, rotten wood, out of a yard or off the road. We did what we had to survive, whether that a chimney build, carpentry, electric or plumbing I feel we were greatly emboldened by the absolutely insane decision to put a furnace in your living room after almost burning down the whole house from a crappy ceramic grill.
I hope some of you laugh, I hope some of you really feel this struggle. I'm almost thirty years old and a few days after we moved here I was at work carrying my route and dreading my wife sitting without hot water, struggling to build a fire, or wondering what to do with the pile of rounds out back. I had to quit my job to save thousands of dollars or pay professionals to do work that I can do myself. Although I loved my job I would need to work at least a half decade longer just to be able to afford everything I've done with only my wife and a decent credit score. I requested a quote for one task of moving a well water tank from the exterior to the interior of our home and was given a cost well over 10,000; So I took a shovel and bought some piping, and corrected the problems. I am very curious to hear opinions on leaving a job that gave a after-tax salary of approximately 35,000 us in order to facilitate time for skilled labor. I will withold my previous career until I hear responses. Mind you: I was a the baker for a famous italian restaurant in fairborn ohio, I would never work in fast food after that.
ps. I left some photos of me installing our wood stove, it looks shabby because it needs replaced: there is literally no wood framing around the window you see just the casing that holds the form. I've replaced four windows already in this home and was forced to apply a tremendous amount of framing to these walls that are well over a hundred years old.
I will shorten a very lengthy tale into something appropriate for this forum: in 09/18 we moved into this home, in 10/18 our back porch caught on fire. I woke up in the early hours of the day to find a huge flame raging towards our back door (recently installed by, again, no other than Aaron and Agnes) i didn't have any other determination but to end the flame; Agnes was so upset she couldn't see the threat but in the face of danger you make decisions quickly and without consideration. after this life threatening fire we installed a wood burning stove to stay warm.. because we're responsible.
During the time before and after we filled the necessities of our home which includes a water heater, laundry room (upgraded wiring and plumbing, again: only wife and husband) we had electrical fires, frozen pipes, and everything in between. We had an ineffecient fridge even! 19 cu. ft. which we replaced with a 9cu. f.t fridge.by now you must think we are insane. and to that I must add we finished our first bedroom and kitchen flooring well within 48 hours before we moved in; And i mean quarter inch tongue and groove planks along with 12x12 tile. Concrete board through the whole kitchen and bath.. Just me and my wife. And I hate to bring up feminism but she can cut with a chainsaw better than I can.
Again lets come back to the hearth we built for our stove because thanks to this forum we knew how to install a wood burning furnace professionally we bought a fiberboard from menards.com. this is where our stove sits now, though are stove may not be super efficient, and even though we spent this winter burning literally whatever we could get our hands on: green wood, rotten wood, out of a yard or off the road. We did what we had to survive, whether that a chimney build, carpentry, electric or plumbing I feel we were greatly emboldened by the absolutely insane decision to put a furnace in your living room after almost burning down the whole house from a crappy ceramic grill.
I hope some of you laugh, I hope some of you really feel this struggle. I'm almost thirty years old and a few days after we moved here I was at work carrying my route and dreading my wife sitting without hot water, struggling to build a fire, or wondering what to do with the pile of rounds out back. I had to quit my job to save thousands of dollars or pay professionals to do work that I can do myself. Although I loved my job I would need to work at least a half decade longer just to be able to afford everything I've done with only my wife and a decent credit score. I requested a quote for one task of moving a well water tank from the exterior to the interior of our home and was given a cost well over 10,000; So I took a shovel and bought some piping, and corrected the problems. I am very curious to hear opinions on leaving a job that gave a after-tax salary of approximately 35,000 us in order to facilitate time for skilled labor. I will withold my previous career until I hear responses. Mind you: I was a the baker for a famous italian restaurant in fairborn ohio, I would never work in fast food after that.
ps. I left some photos of me installing our wood stove, it looks shabby because it needs replaced: there is literally no wood framing around the window you see just the casing that holds the form. I've replaced four windows already in this home and was forced to apply a tremendous amount of framing to these walls that are well over a hundred years old.
