Greetings from South Carolina.

[Gyprat]

Hello everybody! I've been lurking for a while and finally decided to join. No wood stove yet but we are thinking of getting one.
My neighbor got me into thinking about a wood stove. Our house is all electric, heating bills are getting higher and higher every year. We are hoping to get one purchased and installed before the heating season starts. Now it's matter of choosing the right stove for the house. I'll start a separate thread with some questions.

 

[RIDGERUNNER30]

Welcome to the forum, I was just like you about three years ago, I heated my house with electric heat and with high heating bills and power outages that can happen during the cold winter cause me to purchase a wood stove and I 'am so glad i did. I found this site and they taught me so much. you came to the right place. If you are planning to burn this winter, you need to find good seasoned firewood. check around and see if anyone in your area has good seaon firewood for sell. and if you want to gather your own firewood start cutting and spilting right now and get a good head start for next season. good luck

 

[Shadow&Flame]

Welcome...I am sure by now that you know you have found a great place for
all things wood-burning. Good luck in your stove search...was the hardest thing
for me. Little advice before you start...find out what type she likes first.

 

[BrotherBart]

Welcome to the forum. A lot of help here, and ignore the "You don't have winter there." characters. I started heating my house in Texas in 1977. Because all that ice on the roof made the place pretty darn cold.

Ask away. Better to learn from our mistakes than to make them all over again.

 

[Wood Duck]

Welcome! If you're thinking about a wood stove, start collecting wood now. You can install a stove in a few days but it takes a while to season the firewood. You'll like your stove a whole lot more if you have seasoned firewood to burn.