Hi,
I want to install a wood stove in my shop.
The area is 12 x 24, carved out of a 24 x 30 garage.
The stove will be placed in the middle of the 12 x 24 space, next to a 42" steel door that opens into the rest of the building.
The entire building is insulated.
The room 288 square feet is pretty small, though with the door open it is a little better at 720 square feet.
My desk/work space will be 7 feet from the front of the stove.
Small wood stoves seem to fit the bill, but after looking at some in person, the fireboxes are so small they'll barely hold kindling...
I'm in the building a couple hours in the morning, then home for lunch, then working a couple more hours in the evening.
The goal is to stay warm, but not be cooked out, and to have a fire that lasts longer than 2-3 hours.
I have a gas heater as backup, but don't want to have to start 3+ fires a day, or come out from the house several times a night.
A larger firebox would hold enough wood to leave coals for the morning, but will it burn at all in the daytime, or just smolder to keep the temps reasonably comfortable?
Thanks!
Rob
I want to install a wood stove in my shop.
The area is 12 x 24, carved out of a 24 x 30 garage.
The stove will be placed in the middle of the 12 x 24 space, next to a 42" steel door that opens into the rest of the building.
The entire building is insulated.
The room 288 square feet is pretty small, though with the door open it is a little better at 720 square feet.
My desk/work space will be 7 feet from the front of the stove.
Small wood stoves seem to fit the bill, but after looking at some in person, the fireboxes are so small they'll barely hold kindling...
I'm in the building a couple hours in the morning, then home for lunch, then working a couple more hours in the evening.
The goal is to stay warm, but not be cooked out, and to have a fire that lasts longer than 2-3 hours.
I have a gas heater as backup, but don't want to have to start 3+ fires a day, or come out from the house several times a night.
A larger firebox would hold enough wood to leave coals for the morning, but will it burn at all in the daytime, or just smolder to keep the temps reasonably comfortable?
Thanks!
Rob