Stove placement and venting in a new build

[Jbloom]

We are planning a new build with a fairly open floor plan. We would like to put a wood burning stove in the basement for supplemental heat. Looking for recommendations for placement and venting. We would like it in the unfinished section of the basement. My initial thought was to put it under the fireplace to share a chimney, but I don't know if that is even a logical thought process.

 

[begreen]

Is this just to heat the basement or to supplement upstairs heating? If the latter, the first question to ask is how is the heat going to get upstairs? Given the size of the home, a good wood furnace might be a better fit. It will need an independent flue system so if the thought is to run the second chimney up alongside the fireplace chimney, the space allocated must be large enough to accommodate the additional chimney with its required clearances.

The unfinished room should still be insulated to reduce heat loss. Otherwise a lot of the heat generated will be heating up the earth surrounding the foundation.

 

[Jbloom]

It would be supplement the whole house. I guess I have more questions. We were planning on an electric heater so we didn't have to rely on wood all of the time.

 

[begreen]

Consider a good wood furnace with ducting or at least a basement EPA zero clearance fireplace that has the option for ducted heat takeoffs.