Question: Insert install in soon to be remodeled basement

[hydes2004]

Hello Woodburners,


The wife and I are in the process of finishing our basement. The plan is to move our Vermont Castings Winterwarm Insert form our living room into the basement.


The basement fireplace has a separate flue that runs from below grade level up to the chimney. I’m guessing the run is about 20 feet. I plan on re-lining the chimney with an 8” Stainless Steel flex liner (like I currently have for our living room woodstove setup).


I`m not overly to concerned with heat loss as the basement as our basement will be insulated with 2” XPS foam board insulation, this includes sealing the sill plate as well as using Delta-FL as a floor underlayment.


My question for you everybody is what should I do?

This is a picture of our current basement fireplace. Please excuse the mess, we are currently having an interior French drain put in.


I would like to completely remove all of the existing stone. I installed our insert in the living room fireplace, but never tackled building surround. I think I will need to build out the area around the fireplace since the 2” XPS Foam and 2x4`s are going to protrude outward further than the current stone.


What are my options?


Thanks

 

[bholler]

If you want my advice get a different insert. I really think they are one of the worst stoves vc made. And they have had some bad ones.

 

[hydes2004]

If you want my advice get a different insert. I really think they are one of the worst stoves vc made. And they have had some bad ones.

Not currently on the table. I rebuilt the stove 2 years ago. I understand that are prone to issues, but it’s staying here for the time being. BK princess some day



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[bholler]

Not currently on the table. I rebuilt the stove 2 years ago. I understand that are prone to issues, but it’s staying here for the time being. BK princess some day



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It wont run right on an 8" that is why i would not even consider installing that vc.

 

[hydes2004]

It wont run right on an 8" that is why i would not even consider installing that vc.

Yeah I would end up removing the 8 and putting in the right liner. I think the BK wants a 6. I would love to get a new stove, but for the time being she’s staying (unless a deal pops up in the classifieds section)


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[bholler]

Yeah I would end up removing the 8 and putting in the right liner. I think the BK wants a 6. I would love to get a new stove, but for the time being she’s staying (unless a deal pops up in the classifieds section)

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In that case i wouldnt install anything till you can get a good stove. This is just my opinion take it for what its worth. But i think installing it would be a complete waste of money.

 

[yaker57]

Don’t remove the Sweet Looking Stone You can do something like I did after taking 6x6 beams & Carving them up into Axe Cut Beams & add them on each side or the wood mantle! It helps tie it all together then use cedar planks above to bring about the Awesome wood theme The stone can b wire brushed or sand paper if needed cleaned up. It’s a great reflector of the heat from stove. My hearth I built n used tile all over it to have a nice place to sit while firing up the stove You have so much potential to work w the wall around it It would bam it all out if any Timber Framing could be done as I did in my House but Your basement fireplace stove wall would b a Blast to see Timber Framed Here some photos of helps any w what The Good Lord allowed us to accomplishSorry for the screen shots on photos...

 

[bholler]

Don’t remove the Sweet Looking Stone You can do something like I did after taking 6x6 beams & Carving them up into Axe Cut Beams & add them on each side or the wood mantle! It helps tie it all together then use cedar planks above to bring about the Awesome wood theme The stone can b wire brushed or sand paper if needed cleaned up. It’s a great reflector of the heat from stove. My hearth I built n used tile all over it to have a nice place to sit while firing up the stove You have so much potential to work w the wall around it It would bam it all out if any Timber Framing could be done as I did in my House but Your basement fireplace stove wall would b a Blast to see Timber Framed Here some photos of helps any w what The Good Lord allowed us to accomplishSorry for the screen shots on photos...
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That looks fantastic but not everyone wants that aestetic.

 

[hydes2004]

Don’t remove the Sweet Looking Stone You can do something like I did after taking 6x6 beams & Carving them up into Axe Cut Beams & add them on each side or the wood mantle! It helps tie it all together then use cedar planks above to bring about the Awesome wood theme The stone can b wire brushed or sand paper if needed cleaned up. It’s a great reflector of the heat from stove. My hearth I built n used tile all over it to have a nice place to sit while firing up the stove You have so much potential to work w the wall around it It would bam it all out if any Timber Framing could be done as I did in my House but Your basement fireplace stove wall would b a Blast to see Timber Framed Here some photos of helps any w what The Good Lord allowed us to accomplishSorry for the screen shots on photos...
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That looks awesome Thanks for the idea! Defiantly going to save this in our potential remodel idea album.