A house I am considering buying in the U.P. of Michigan...it has a chimney on east side of house and a wood burner in the fireplace both on the first floor or main floor and in the basement...also there is a gas furnace currently in the basement...the basement is very damp, leaking, molding and needs lots of work- none the less- what I am thinking is that maybe I can relocate the furnace to the first floor into this interior closet directly above where is is located ( which may have been where a furnace once was located prior ) and send one vent to basement to keep some warm air circulating from furnace and then use the wood burner to heat the basement at least a little bit...? Do you think this could work? This would be the game plan for year one or winter one since we won't have enough time to collect the volume of wood we need...the reason I want to move the furnace to first floor us to draw better air...I also figure the wood stove might help dry it out a bit down there...we plan on cleaning out basement, insulating, adding drainage etc but not sure all we done by cold weather? Also please advise what things do I need to know or who do I call to make sure the chimney and stoves are in good working order.... I already know that the previous residents were burning lits of green and wet wood! Thank you!