We are looking at purchasing a home that has a ventless gaslog fireplace insert, it has the brick surround and bump out behind it with room for a vent pipe and all. just needs a woodburning insert, vent pipe, rain cap and all associated other parts. How diffucult and expensive will this be? Will the brick surround have to be torn out and reworked? Gas line completely removed? The space for the vent pipe and all is approx. 2' deep and 4' wide. Additional insulation around the pipe required? Love the house but hate the gaslog fireplace. Any advice would be great!
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I am guessing that when the guys who know more than I know about how to install a stove comment, they'll ask for a diagram or more details. My question is regarding the flue/vent pipe. Where will the flue go? Will it run out the side of the house then up, or is there a way to run it up inside the house or inside a chimney?
Regarding the insert, I'd choose a big one. Actually I'd prefer a free-standing stove if that is feasible, since a free-standing stove works better when the power is out. I believe an 'insert' is intended to go in a fireplace. You might instead need a wood burning fireplace, which is designed to be installed without a fireplace. Once installed the effect will be similar, but the distinction is important when you're shopping for a unit.
I will also recommend you get a lot of firewood immediately. Assuming you'll have a wood burning appliance by next winter, you're already behind schedule getting wood. Ideally you'd be stacking wood now that will be burned no sooner than the fall of 2015.
Regarding the insert, I'd choose a big one. Actually I'd prefer a free-standing stove if that is feasible, since a free-standing stove works better when the power is out. I believe an 'insert' is intended to go in a fireplace. You might instead need a wood burning fireplace, which is designed to be installed without a fireplace. Once installed the effect will be similar, but the distinction is important when you're shopping for a unit.
I will also recommend you get a lot of firewood immediately. Assuming you'll have a wood burning appliance by next winter, you're already behind schedule getting wood. Ideally you'd be stacking wood now that will be burned no sooner than the fall of 2015.
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Typical numbers for a woodstove or insert install in a situation like yours usually tend to be in the $4k - $6k territory, but there's a lot of variation in that. What we need is photos, sketches, or something to help understand what's there. There are a few pro (and many amateur) installers and retailers who frequent the forum, and one of them will surely be along to help, but they'll be looking for more info to give a more accurate description of what needs to be done, and name a closer price.
I would also have concerns with a ventless gas log, as many people complain about them causing headaches, odor, etc. If you have natural gas, an option may be to replace the ventless appliance with a vented gas appliance. If you have propane, then the fuel cost makes the gas set a less attractive option.
I would also have concerns with a ventless gas log, as many people complain about them causing headaches, odor, etc. If you have natural gas, an option may be to replace the ventless appliance with a vented gas appliance. If you have propane, then the fuel cost makes the gas set a less attractive option.
Do you have the space/location to put a freestanding stove in another location and leave the existing gas system alone? There's a good possibility that it would be cheaper to install in an alternate location than to demo what is already finished and rework that area. I'm not an installer so can't say if this is true...just have a couple of alternatives in mind if possible and price them all out.
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