Hi Everybody,
I'm trying to decide on a wood stove for my home expansion project. It will need to do the following:
- Aaron
www.vermontwoodstove.com
www.nectreusa.com
I'm trying to decide on a wood stove for my home expansion project. It will need to do the following:
- Heat a minimum of 1600 square feet (800 downstairs, 800 upstairs, square floorplan) - stove will be centrally located
- Heat a maximum of 2200 square feet if I add a 600 square foot in-law off the lower level later on down the road
- Serve as our primary means of cooking in the winter, cook-top and oven
- Preferably heat our hot water during winter months
- Is it worth it to get the version that's wrapped in soapstone? I love that it'll slowly release heat through the night but am worried that cooking on soapstone could have problems (staining, cracking, etc.).
- If I hook up the water heater, it may lose 20% of its heating capacity for the house. At 65,000 BTU's (effectively 52,000 with the water heater attachment), will it still heat the house adequately?
- Are there other stoves I should be considering?
- Aaron
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