What a great site!! I live in North East Florida it does not get too cold here but it does get cold enough to need heat. I have a 4yr old house well insulated and tight 2400sq. ft. Open floor plan kitchen family room and eatin kitchen is all conected. Master bed room is beind the wall the fireplace is located.The fireplace is a prefab fireplace. That I hate I can not keep enough wood cut for my wife the fireplace burns alot of wood and does not give off enough heat it does have a blower that helps some. It is located in a corner on a diagonal.
Questions?
1. I would like a free standing wood stove. My idea is too cut out the sheet rock and turn the diagonal wall back into a corner. and put the free standing stove in the corner and use the existing chimney, it has a 6in double wall flue. Will this work? I can do all of the sheetrock work myself. I would probably get a professial to hook up the stove itself.
2.I keep reading about a stove heating so many sq. ft. But, How does this work? My fire place will heat the family room up but not the other rooms. I was thinking about putting a vent in the wall above the stove this would go straight into the master bed room would this let much heat into that room?? How much would a stove help heat the rooms on the other side of the house? I could run the fan only on the cental air unit would this help move heat around the house?
3. Would I be better to get a smaller stove since my climate is not too cold? I would like to be able to use it when the temp outside is in the 50s.
Thanks for any comments or advice. I am just starting to learn about wood stoves. I want something that is more energy efficent and puts out more heat. I do not think I want an insert.
Questions?
1. I would like a free standing wood stove. My idea is too cut out the sheet rock and turn the diagonal wall back into a corner. and put the free standing stove in the corner and use the existing chimney, it has a 6in double wall flue. Will this work? I can do all of the sheetrock work myself. I would probably get a professial to hook up the stove itself.
2.I keep reading about a stove heating so many sq. ft. But, How does this work? My fire place will heat the family room up but not the other rooms. I was thinking about putting a vent in the wall above the stove this would go straight into the master bed room would this let much heat into that room?? How much would a stove help heat the rooms on the other side of the house? I could run the fan only on the cental air unit would this help move heat around the house?
3. Would I be better to get a smaller stove since my climate is not too cold? I would like to be able to use it when the temp outside is in the 50s.
Thanks for any comments or advice. I am just starting to learn about wood stoves. I want something that is more energy efficent and puts out more heat. I do not think I want an insert.
