Hi Guys, this is sort of a long story but here it goes. I live full time in a small 1040's built log cabin. I have Waterford propane stove in the corner of the house for heat and with rising costs I am considering something to offset supplement heating costs as I have very good access to wood. I do not want to replace the waterford unit as I like the flexibility of being able to leave anytime and come back and it still be warm.
Anyhow my issue is that I currently have a beautiful stone open hearth fireplace in good working order and I really hate to not have that anymore because I love having the open hearth in the shoulder seasons when it doesnt matter so much that it is inefficient. I am a relatively strong young man and my question is.. is there a unit out there that I could buy that I would be able to remove in the spring each year relatively easy (read by myself) and reinstall in the 4 coldest winter months: December-March. I know it seems like a huge hastle but it would be worth the time for me to move the unit to my garage each season if it meant I could still have fires like the one pictured below the other 8 months of the year..
I know someone will probably suggest an insert and just leaving it installed, however I do not like the aesthetics of an insert. I actually have a Hearthstone Clydesdale sitting in the garage that I removed when I moved in. It weighs 500 pounds so moving it in and out is not an option obviously. I thought maybe a timberline unit would be good?
Thanks for reading my post!
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Anyhow my issue is that I currently have a beautiful stone open hearth fireplace in good working order and I really hate to not have that anymore because I love having the open hearth in the shoulder seasons when it doesnt matter so much that it is inefficient. I am a relatively strong young man and my question is.. is there a unit out there that I could buy that I would be able to remove in the spring each year relatively easy (read by myself) and reinstall in the 4 coldest winter months: December-March. I know it seems like a huge hastle but it would be worth the time for me to move the unit to my garage each season if it meant I could still have fires like the one pictured below the other 8 months of the year..
I know someone will probably suggest an insert and just leaving it installed, however I do not like the aesthetics of an insert. I actually have a Hearthstone Clydesdale sitting in the garage that I removed when I moved in. It weighs 500 pounds so moving it in and out is not an option obviously. I thought maybe a timberline unit would be good?
Thanks for reading my post!
