Hello, I am new here this is my first post. live in Missouri and my home has a large factory built fireplace. There is no way to control the burn, it roars like a forge and you can burn a 5 foot tall stack of wood on a cold Saturday if you try and keep it burning. My wife and I are thinking of either sticking an insert inside it (if that is possible, an estimator from a hearth store is coming out to look at it perhaps the VC montpellier) pulling it out and replacing it with a high efficiency fireplace (quadrafire), or modifying the fireplace and putting a stove in. We really like the looks of old style cast iron stoves like the VC Encore or defiant. Our home is not large, approximately 1900 square feet. It has an open floor plan and the room the stove will be in is approximately 900 square feet with a vaulted ceiling that is 12 foot tall at the peak. Our house is approximately 15 years old and is not particularly tight or well insulated. I'd like to be able to run the stove without having to open windows.
How many BTU stove output would be appropriate for our situation? Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
I have a 40 acre hobby farm and a sawmill that keeps me stocked with plenty of wood, mostly red oak, walnut and eastern red cedar. We burn about a chord a year for ambiance now, our fireplace provides very little heat unless you are sitting on the hearth.
How many BTU stove output would be appropriate for our situation? Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me.
I have a 40 acre hobby farm and a sawmill that keeps me stocked with plenty of wood, mostly red oak, walnut and eastern red cedar. We burn about a chord a year for ambiance now, our fireplace provides very little heat unless you are sitting on the hearth.
