Hi, all:
We are looking for a woodstove to heat our funky unrestored kitchen in our funky unrestored wood frame house, and possibly drift some of that lovely heat into other rooms as well. We have the perfect place for one -- a stone hearth and brick wall with flue (fireplace is on other side, in dining room). We are always FREEZING in winter, and our heating oil bills are through the roof. My partner wants a cookstove, even though we already have a regular stove in another part of the kitchen that uses propane, and he is looking on the Internet at Esse (pricey) and something called MBS (Milan Blagojevic, less pricey), made in Serbia of all places. I am thinking a smallish, plain old woodstove just for heat will be easier to install, clean, and use. (Vermont Castings, Jotul, like that. Or maybe a pellet stove.) I worry about accidentally burning our house down -- I'm originally an urban apartment dweller, weaned on steam radiators, and a nervous girl, to boot! Oh, and have I mentioned that two people in our household have asthma? Do cook stoves give out more particulate matter than regular woodstoves? Less? Does it depend on the manufacturer? We've also looked into the soapstone Tulikivis, but they're way beyond our budget -- and crazy heavy, too. Any thoughts much appreciated! Thanks.
We are looking for a woodstove to heat our funky unrestored kitchen in our funky unrestored wood frame house, and possibly drift some of that lovely heat into other rooms as well. We have the perfect place for one -- a stone hearth and brick wall with flue (fireplace is on other side, in dining room). We are always FREEZING in winter, and our heating oil bills are through the roof. My partner wants a cookstove, even though we already have a regular stove in another part of the kitchen that uses propane, and he is looking on the Internet at Esse (pricey) and something called MBS (Milan Blagojevic, less pricey), made in Serbia of all places. I am thinking a smallish, plain old woodstove just for heat will be easier to install, clean, and use. (Vermont Castings, Jotul, like that. Or maybe a pellet stove.) I worry about accidentally burning our house down -- I'm originally an urban apartment dweller, weaned on steam radiators, and a nervous girl, to boot! Oh, and have I mentioned that two people in our household have asthma? Do cook stoves give out more particulate matter than regular woodstoves? Less? Does it depend on the manufacturer? We've also looked into the soapstone Tulikivis, but they're way beyond our budget -- and crazy heavy, too. Any thoughts much appreciated! Thanks.