heat sponge ?

[brad wilton]

I would assume an old stone house with no insolation is the same as an unfinished basement for heating with stove ie sucks up heat?. if so I am very impressed with my stove heats 2000sqft all on it's own

 

[begreen]

Good to hear that the stove is able to keep up with it. Is it stone on the interior as well or are there studded walls hiding the stone? How much wood has it taken to heat so far?

 

[JA600L]

I feel like having a stone house could be an advantage because of better sealing If it is constructed properly. All the weep holes in my aluminum siding make my house miserable in the wind.

 

[brad wilton]

just stone no studded walls.the walls read from 2 on bottom of wall to about 8about 4 ft and upi'm going to have to watch who i recommend this stove to it might push you out of regular house

 

[velvetfoot]

Well, I guess a 4 cubic foot firebox would do that!

 

[begreen]

just stone no studded walls.the walls read from 2 on bottom of wall to about 8about 4 ft

Wow, that's cold. That's why medieval castles had tapestries hanging on their walls. For sure a good third of the fuel that has been burned this winter has gone to heating outdoors.

 

[Ashful]

I feel your pain. Yes, all you can count on is heating the space within... you will never get those walls up to temperature.

 

[Osagebndr]

My neighbor has the same situation with his place , the bottom is stone the 2nd floor is stick built . His is 1800sqft. And heats with a small hutch rebel and his house is 75-80* all winter . I think IMO that the stone helps spread the heat in his house

 

[brad wilton]

I know,everybody keeps saying once the stone heats up it should radiate heat .maybe if the house caught on fire maybe

 

[Ashful]

I know,everybody keeps saying once the stone heats up it should radiate heat .maybe if the house caught on fire maybe

Interior stone, yes. The interior walls on either side of my fireplace hold 85F to 100F, all day, every day. The exterior stone wall 8 feet away is still 52F.

Stone has an R-value of less than 0.1 per inch. Fiberglass insulation = 3.5 - 4 per inch.

 

[DougA]

everybody keeps saying once the stone heats up it should radiate heat

It will, once the stone gets to 300, you will be nice and toasty inside.

 

[brad wilton]

insulation does make a huge difference my other house built in 91 has my dovre reachs 28 with out even trying brought it over to the cave had to basically hug it to keep warm needless to say it's back at the other house.was ready to sell before i bought the ultimate thank goodness it does the job

 

[begreen]

How much wood has been burnt so far this winter?

 

[brad wilton]

well bg from middle oct till end of dec 5 face cords from jan to end of feb 2000 lbs eco logs then ran out of money.buying 15 cords in spring and 15 in fall trying to get ahead a bit

 

[Ashful]

well bg from middle oct till end of dec 5 face cords from jan to end of feb 2000 lbs eco logs then ran out of money.buying 15 cords in spring and 15 in fall trying to get ahead a bit

So... 1.5 to 2.5 cords? How many of your "face cords" does it take to make a real cord?

 

[brad wilton]

4x8x18" not sure how to calculate it full cord is 4x4x8 ? I don't even think you can buy full cords here unless you special order it

 

[begreen]

A face cord = 1/3d of a full cord. Sounds like 2 2/3ds cords. Sorry you ran out of fuel. What is heating the interior now? In spring try to buy at least 4 cords of ash if possible. Oak and hickory are going to take a couple years to season.

 

[Oldman47]

Each of what he is calling a face cord is 3/8 of a full cord. 5 of those would be just under 2 full cords.

 

[velvetfoot]

On another note, a stray bullet isn't passing through those walls! Or, the big bad wolf, or a tornado perhaps, isn't going to blow those walls down!

 

[begreen]

Each of what he is calling a face cord is 3/8 of a full cord. 5 of those would be just under 2 full cords.

Right, 18" wood. A typical cord is 48" x 96" x 16" or 128 cu ft.. So 2 7/8 cords.

 

[Oldman47]

I will add to velvetfoot's comments. I have been in a stone cabin in 80+ degree weather and found no need for an air conditioner. The rock may feel cold but that feeling does not go away in summer.

 

[Oldman47]

BG, you inverted the ratio I think. it should have been 16/18 x original estimate.

 

[begreen]

I'll pass on living in cave. I would have those walls insulated in a Montreal minute.

 

[begreen]

BG, you inverted the ratio I think. it should have been 16/18 x original estimate.

5 face cords of that dimension would be 240 cu ft or 1.875 cords.

 

[brad wilton]

like oldman said saves on air conditioning ,heating with electric baseboards and a hat and coat .so my 15 face cords should do the trick i hope