Hi guys,
I've been on this forum for months; since I bought this old house, several months ago. I learned and read so much that now, I am overloaded. We found a massive insert build by an unknown manufacturer placed in the existing fireplace of the house. The chimney was damaged by water, bricks where fallen in, no lining on the chimney, the insert was all rusted and full of holes covered in two feet of creosote... Nasty picture!
I took my friend's excavator and wrapped a chain to the chimney and off it went. In the process, we discovered major water damage to the foundation, exterior wall, roof, etc. Couple of months latter, after the whole picture improved and a major remodeling took place, we have a different looking house. No more fireplace, new foundation, roof repaired, cathedral ceilings but no wood stove. Now, I have a back up furnace but I am in PNW, having access to good wood (oak, maple, fir, etc.) and I want a wood stove. The place that we decided was in the middle of the living room, next to the stairs, below the cathedral ceiling. On one side I have 55" on the other I have 45". The surface is about 1700 sf, pretty much open, the heat will rise upstairs, toward the attic bedrooms. I was looking at Jotul after many of you commented on this forum about it. The stack will be double walled, going through the ceiling with a type A connector (?).
F400 or CB Black Bear. Is that space enough? Do I need to build a heat shield, even though they come from manufacturer with heat shields? I want to do the building of the heat pad and/or the lateral/side and back wall. The installation will be done by a professional but I want to save money and do what I can... Please help!
I've been on this forum for months; since I bought this old house, several months ago. I learned and read so much that now, I am overloaded. We found a massive insert build by an unknown manufacturer placed in the existing fireplace of the house. The chimney was damaged by water, bricks where fallen in, no lining on the chimney, the insert was all rusted and full of holes covered in two feet of creosote... Nasty picture!
I took my friend's excavator and wrapped a chain to the chimney and off it went. In the process, we discovered major water damage to the foundation, exterior wall, roof, etc. Couple of months latter, after the whole picture improved and a major remodeling took place, we have a different looking house. No more fireplace, new foundation, roof repaired, cathedral ceilings but no wood stove. Now, I have a back up furnace but I am in PNW, having access to good wood (oak, maple, fir, etc.) and I want a wood stove. The place that we decided was in the middle of the living room, next to the stairs, below the cathedral ceiling. On one side I have 55" on the other I have 45". The surface is about 1700 sf, pretty much open, the heat will rise upstairs, toward the attic bedrooms. I was looking at Jotul after many of you commented on this forum about it. The stack will be double walled, going through the ceiling with a type A connector (?).
F400 or CB Black Bear. Is that space enough? Do I need to build a heat shield, even though they come from manufacturer with heat shields? I want to do the building of the heat pad and/or the lateral/side and back wall. The installation will be done by a professional but I want to save money and do what I can... Please help!