Hello from De. I have been enjoying reading through the forum the last few days. I grew up around wood stoves, alot of my family had them, my father still uses a woodstove for his only heat source for his home. I, have been without a home with a woodstove for many years, I do miss the heat, but I dont miss the mess ect that comes along with a woodstove in a home. I currently have a detached workshop, 12'X24' it is 2x4 construction with 3/4" plywood floors. I have sheeted the inside walls with 1/4 plywood, no insultation in the walls, and I am getting ready to insulate the ceiling at its 8' height with 1/2" foam insulation board from lowes in 4'X8' sheets. I would really like to put a small woodstove in the shop, I know its not the best idea for heat since it will take a while to warm up the space, take up more room ect but I like the idea of having a woodstove out there. Kinda reminds me of working with my grandfather in his garage. Anyway....a friend of mine, is suppose to be getting me a "free" small woodstove from someone he know. This has been going on for a few weeks and I ahvent scene it yet! We have had a ton of snow lately so I am gonna give it another week or two and see if he produces it or not! If he cannot produce this stove I am gonna have to find one. I was thinking about getting one of the stoves from lowes but after reading on here it sounds like I should stay away from them. I dont need a very big stove since I am only heating 288sqft, can someone recommend a smaller woodstove, I am on a budget so price is a factor. I have been keeping an eye out on craigslist as well. I plan making a hearth on the floor using metal studs layered with 2-3 layers of backer board and then tile. Also planning on having to do similar to the wall to keep the heat transfer to a minimum to the outside wll. I am also figuring I should be able to go straight up with the stove pipe through the roof so I should be able to get a good draft, as well as keeping the cost down on the extra stove pipe from having to go through the wall. can some of you guys throw some suggestions my way?????? Thanks in advance!