Hello;
I just found this site yesterday and have been reading away catching up on all sorts of great info. This site is awesome! If anyone is so inclined, I'd love to get your opinions and suggestions on a project I'm thinking of.
I was kicking around the idea of making a portion of my log cabin's (New Hampshire) porch into a three season or four season porch by installing sliders, french doors or large windows to enclose it. The space is about 20-22 feet by six feet.
Then I started thinking about the possibility of adding some type of heat, which got me thinking wood stove. We used to have a VC Resolute in the old place, which I loved, but we went with VC gas Radiance when we re-built, due to breathing issues when the kids were babies and ease of use when we get there late at night on the weekends. We'll probably be living there full time in the next few years. I really miss the wood and I also like having several different options for heating/ cooking in case of any weird world events, etc.
The stoves that I have been checking on were the small Jotuls, the VC Aspen, although I love the lines of the Intrepid II and would lean to that if I can.... I have also seen links to the Marine Stoves through this site and googling it. I think the possibility of putting any type of stove in this spot would include building kind of a "bump-out" to accomodate the stove in order to not take up any of the floor space here. Ok....my questions are:
Do you think this is at all possible or am I crazy for even contemplating it? lol
If I left the slider to the main cabin open, would the stove on the porch provide any heat to the rest of the cabin?
Is this space simply too tight area wise?
If I made a bump-out I'd plan a nice surround, etc to make it look sweet, but would windows still be ok above a certain height (like to the sides of the stove, not behind it). A potenial bump out would be about 12 foot wide and 4 feet deep.
I wouldn't be having killer fires in it, more to warm the space and for ambiance...would there be negatives to having smaller fires rather than longer/ hotter burns?
Now that I've talked myself into a wood stove anyway, if the porch thing wouldn't work out, would it be a total waste and/or impossible to install a woodstove in the loft of the place? It (the loft) is 20X18. Would the heat be able to be directed (blown) downstairs in order to be used as a main source of heat? I guess if I ever was inclined to (and had the $$) I could swap out a woodstove downstairs and move the gas upstairs?
If you've made it this far, I appreciate it, and would look forward to any hints, help or insight you could give me. Thanks again for such a great and informative site!
Anne
I just found this site yesterday and have been reading away catching up on all sorts of great info. This site is awesome! If anyone is so inclined, I'd love to get your opinions and suggestions on a project I'm thinking of.
I was kicking around the idea of making a portion of my log cabin's (New Hampshire) porch into a three season or four season porch by installing sliders, french doors or large windows to enclose it. The space is about 20-22 feet by six feet.
Then I started thinking about the possibility of adding some type of heat, which got me thinking wood stove. We used to have a VC Resolute in the old place, which I loved, but we went with VC gas Radiance when we re-built, due to breathing issues when the kids were babies and ease of use when we get there late at night on the weekends. We'll probably be living there full time in the next few years. I really miss the wood and I also like having several different options for heating/ cooking in case of any weird world events, etc.
The stoves that I have been checking on were the small Jotuls, the VC Aspen, although I love the lines of the Intrepid II and would lean to that if I can.... I have also seen links to the Marine Stoves through this site and googling it. I think the possibility of putting any type of stove in this spot would include building kind of a "bump-out" to accomodate the stove in order to not take up any of the floor space here. Ok....my questions are:
Do you think this is at all possible or am I crazy for even contemplating it? lol
If I left the slider to the main cabin open, would the stove on the porch provide any heat to the rest of the cabin?
Is this space simply too tight area wise?
If I made a bump-out I'd plan a nice surround, etc to make it look sweet, but would windows still be ok above a certain height (like to the sides of the stove, not behind it). A potenial bump out would be about 12 foot wide and 4 feet deep.
I wouldn't be having killer fires in it, more to warm the space and for ambiance...would there be negatives to having smaller fires rather than longer/ hotter burns?
Now that I've talked myself into a wood stove anyway, if the porch thing wouldn't work out, would it be a total waste and/or impossible to install a woodstove in the loft of the place? It (the loft) is 20X18. Would the heat be able to be directed (blown) downstairs in order to be used as a main source of heat? I guess if I ever was inclined to (and had the $$) I could swap out a woodstove downstairs and move the gas upstairs?
If you've made it this far, I appreciate it, and would look forward to any hints, help or insight you could give me. Thanks again for such a great and informative site!
Anne
