I am trying to find more flush face woodstove inserts to choose between, locally I have only found the lopi declaration and Jotul C350 and C550, the C550 won't fit into my fireplace so it is out. The Lopi is a LOT more expensive than the jotul and is plate steel rather than cast iron so I am leaning towards the Jotul. What other options are there out there for small-medium woodstove inserts??
A little about my house it is a 1917 craftsman with insulation added to the ceiling but not to most walls yet. the sixe details are below:
I have my fireplace in a room about 14'x18' with 9" ceilings contiguous to a room that is 13'x17' with a open 7' passage with built-in cabinets on both sides (open above the cabinets), so the rooms it is in are ~500 sq ft with lots of big single pane windows and hardly any insulation (only ceiling insulation). The main fireplace room is connected to two bedrooms with a 5' french door on one (12x10" bedroom) and a 32" door on the other (15'x11' bedroom). This is the main area I want to have heated by the woodstove as this is the main living area, the kitchen is contiguous to the 13x17 room with a 36" door opening, the kitchen is ~20' x 12' but the big old O-keefe merrit gas stove pilot light and thermal mass keeps the kitchen rather ok.
So I am wanting to heat approximately 800 sq feet of poorly insulated old house with tall ceilings (all rooms have ceiling fans.)
Anyway I am looking at 100-1500 sq foot heaters as the whole house is ~2400sq ft and if it is too much the cold air return for the furnace is in the same room as the fireplace and I could rig the fan to run on that if I have too much heat (doubtful)
My fireplace has an 18" D x 64" wide hearth, the opening is 30" W x 28" H, the depth is 22.5" in the deepest part (an 18.5" wide flat section at the back) and tapers inwards on the sides, it is 30" W for 5" depth and then tapers from 30" to 18.5" in 17.5" of depth. THe back tapers inwards starting at 13" H and at 27" high it is only 13" deep.
So I appreciate all input on what some options are, we don't want to flashy of trim and like the craftsman look of the Jotul but are open to other options.
Thanks in advance for all the advice!!
A little about my house it is a 1917 craftsman with insulation added to the ceiling but not to most walls yet. the sixe details are below:
I have my fireplace in a room about 14'x18' with 9" ceilings contiguous to a room that is 13'x17' with a open 7' passage with built-in cabinets on both sides (open above the cabinets), so the rooms it is in are ~500 sq ft with lots of big single pane windows and hardly any insulation (only ceiling insulation). The main fireplace room is connected to two bedrooms with a 5' french door on one (12x10" bedroom) and a 32" door on the other (15'x11' bedroom). This is the main area I want to have heated by the woodstove as this is the main living area, the kitchen is contiguous to the 13x17 room with a 36" door opening, the kitchen is ~20' x 12' but the big old O-keefe merrit gas stove pilot light and thermal mass keeps the kitchen rather ok.
So I am wanting to heat approximately 800 sq feet of poorly insulated old house with tall ceilings (all rooms have ceiling fans.)
Anyway I am looking at 100-1500 sq foot heaters as the whole house is ~2400sq ft and if it is too much the cold air return for the furnace is in the same room as the fireplace and I could rig the fan to run on that if I have too much heat (doubtful)
My fireplace has an 18" D x 64" wide hearth, the opening is 30" W x 28" H, the depth is 22.5" in the deepest part (an 18.5" wide flat section at the back) and tapers inwards on the sides, it is 30" W for 5" depth and then tapers from 30" to 18.5" in 17.5" of depth. THe back tapers inwards starting at 13" H and at 27" high it is only 13" deep.
So I appreciate all input on what some options are, we don't want to flashy of trim and like the craftsman look of the Jotul but are open to other options.
Thanks in advance for all the advice!!
