I know this question has been asked many times before so I appreciate your patience but I'd love to here your feedback.
7 yrs ago I was thinking of installing a pellet fireplace insert but held off because the location and layout of my house was not conducive to a good flow but I plan to redo the the house to open things up a bit. Now an insert will work perfectly but the question is should I still go with pellet or maybe wood or coal? I like the pellet because of the less storage required vs wood but how have prices been? Oil by me is sub $2.49 per gal (it will go back up) and wood cost particularly nothing around me if I'm will to do the work of cutting/splitting/stacking. As for coal my wife is against it because she grew up with a coal stove and she always felt it caused more dust then what its worth. Plus I really don't see an abundant amount coal buying options in my area. Living on the south shore of Long Island with a single floor 1500 sq ft house if pellets I would expect to use 3-4 tons, 6-7 cords wood or 3-4? tons of coal.
7 yrs ago I was thinking of installing a pellet fireplace insert but held off because the location and layout of my house was not conducive to a good flow but I plan to redo the the house to open things up a bit. Now an insert will work perfectly but the question is should I still go with pellet or maybe wood or coal? I like the pellet because of the less storage required vs wood but how have prices been? Oil by me is sub $2.49 per gal (it will go back up) and wood cost particularly nothing around me if I'm will to do the work of cutting/splitting/stacking. As for coal my wife is against it because she grew up with a coal stove and she always felt it caused more dust then what its worth. Plus I really don't see an abundant amount coal buying options in my area. Living on the south shore of Long Island with a single floor 1500 sq ft house if pellets I would expect to use 3-4 tons, 6-7 cords wood or 3-4? tons of coal.
