I am new to this site. I have heated my house for 16 years with a wood stove in our basement (Energy King). We are putting a 20 foot by 22 foot addition on our house this year. This will be a living room upstairs with either a woodstove or zero clearance fireplace in a corner, and a couple bedrooms in the basement. I have a couple questions for those who know about zero clearance fireplaces. 1) What would be some good brands to consider? I would like a good ash removal system. 2) Can I have one of the heat ducts from the fire place (located upstairs) routed to one of the bedrooms in the basement?? Thanks for your time and thoughts. Lance