I am currently building a new house that will be heated with a wood stove. Portions of the design are focused on the stove, in terms of layout and an indoor/outdoor closet for bringing wood into the house. I had done a bunch of research a couple of years ago and pretty much decided on a Mansfield, can you let me know if you feel if it is an appropriate choice? Here's my application:
House is new construction, 2x6 walls, R21 walls, R49(??) (upgraded insulation) ceilings. The main floor (where the stove will be located) is 2100 square feet, there is a daylight basement of the same size we would like to get some heat from the stove to (more on this later). The house layout is a center open area/great room approximately 1000 sf (roughly square), with the living room/entry/kitchen and dining area, this area has vaulted ceilings, approximately 14' at the peak. The stove will be towards the center of this, with a 1/2 wall of cultured stone and a raised hearth dividing the room. There are wings at each end of the house, with a bedroom/bath in each.
Now as to the basement. The stairway is open (no door). I am considering cutting register vents in the floor/ceiling to help with passive circulation, or would consider forced if necessary. Any thoughts on how best to accomplish this?
Our backup heat is electric wall heaters (Cadet) upstairs, we have a Monitor that is going in the basement.
The wood stove will be our primary heat source, thats why we did the elec/Monitor backup. I don't mind spending a bit more for the wood stove, but didn't want to dump a lot of money into an expensive forced air/propane system that will not be used much for my backup.
Our winters hear in North Idaho typically are in the 10-20F range, with an occasional cold snap down to -20. There is virtually no hardwood available, I'll be burning mostly red (Douglas) fir and larch, from my property. Both of these are pretty good by western standards, but don't begin to compare with the hickory, oak and maple we burned back in western NY when I was a kid. My last experience with wood heat (also with the softwoods) was with a Quadrafire 5100 insert, I liked stove, but the heat output was at best OK for a 1800 SF house, and burn time was around 6 hours. I'm hoping to do better with the free-standing stove. The quality of the wood comes into play in the stove selection. I typically leave the house around 6 am, the wife does so as well, she gets home around 5, so we would like to maintain heat for 11-12 hours if possible. The Quad didn't do this.
OK, any thoughts? Is the Mansfield a good choice for my application? Or would you recommend something else? I'm looking to order in the next week, due the price increase from Hearthstone. Oh, a local dealer has quoted me $2,204 on the stove, is this a fair price?
Thanks in advance for any input.
Bri
House is new construction, 2x6 walls, R21 walls, R49(??) (upgraded insulation) ceilings. The main floor (where the stove will be located) is 2100 square feet, there is a daylight basement of the same size we would like to get some heat from the stove to (more on this later). The house layout is a center open area/great room approximately 1000 sf (roughly square), with the living room/entry/kitchen and dining area, this area has vaulted ceilings, approximately 14' at the peak. The stove will be towards the center of this, with a 1/2 wall of cultured stone and a raised hearth dividing the room. There are wings at each end of the house, with a bedroom/bath in each.
Now as to the basement. The stairway is open (no door). I am considering cutting register vents in the floor/ceiling to help with passive circulation, or would consider forced if necessary. Any thoughts on how best to accomplish this?
Our backup heat is electric wall heaters (Cadet) upstairs, we have a Monitor that is going in the basement.
The wood stove will be our primary heat source, thats why we did the elec/Monitor backup. I don't mind spending a bit more for the wood stove, but didn't want to dump a lot of money into an expensive forced air/propane system that will not be used much for my backup.
Our winters hear in North Idaho typically are in the 10-20F range, with an occasional cold snap down to -20. There is virtually no hardwood available, I'll be burning mostly red (Douglas) fir and larch, from my property. Both of these are pretty good by western standards, but don't begin to compare with the hickory, oak and maple we burned back in western NY when I was a kid. My last experience with wood heat (also with the softwoods) was with a Quadrafire 5100 insert, I liked stove, but the heat output was at best OK for a 1800 SF house, and burn time was around 6 hours. I'm hoping to do better with the free-standing stove. The quality of the wood comes into play in the stove selection. I typically leave the house around 6 am, the wife does so as well, she gets home around 5, so we would like to maintain heat for 11-12 hours if possible. The Quad didn't do this.
OK, any thoughts? Is the Mansfield a good choice for my application? Or would you recommend something else? I'm looking to order in the next week, due the price increase from Hearthstone. Oh, a local dealer has quoted me $2,204 on the stove, is this a fair price?
Thanks in advance for any input.
Bri
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