Hello All
I have a fairly new 2300 sf. Home in the Atlanta GA suburbs. It sits on a slab and I'm sure y'all know the usual story; my top floor stays warm while my bottom floor is uncomfortable in the winter time. I have two separate furnaces for each floor but all of the registers are in the ceilings (9ft) and I want to save some money on heating costs. My family room has a majestic BR36 wood burning fireplace built in. The good thing is it is centrally located. The bad is that it feels cold in the winter even when a log is in the thing so I see that as a big waste of energy. I really want to convert it to a viable heat source since most of the time is spent in the family room. The fireplace is already piped for natural gas.
I have decided to purchase a fireplace insert in either NG or Wood burning but I cannot figure out which fuel to use or who makes a stove that will fit in that fireplace.
Went to a local chimney/fire place guy and he gave me a price quote on a Buck M18 (wood burning) and a Fireplace Extraordinaire 32 DVS (NG). Are these products any good? Both options are $2600 and $2900 installed respectivelly. He is also stating that I need to reline my chimney although the house was built only 6 years ago. Is this legit or can I go without the chimney reline? I went on ebay and found a Martin 380IDVNV but I don't know anything about the product and I'm not sure if it will even fit. I haven't seen anything about Martin products on the forum here and I wonder what you folks think of them. Also looking at a winterwarm small insert.
Thanks for any help!
I have a fairly new 2300 sf. Home in the Atlanta GA suburbs. It sits on a slab and I'm sure y'all know the usual story; my top floor stays warm while my bottom floor is uncomfortable in the winter time. I have two separate furnaces for each floor but all of the registers are in the ceilings (9ft) and I want to save some money on heating costs. My family room has a majestic BR36 wood burning fireplace built in. The good thing is it is centrally located. The bad is that it feels cold in the winter even when a log is in the thing so I see that as a big waste of energy. I really want to convert it to a viable heat source since most of the time is spent in the family room. The fireplace is already piped for natural gas.
I have decided to purchase a fireplace insert in either NG or Wood burning but I cannot figure out which fuel to use or who makes a stove that will fit in that fireplace.
Went to a local chimney/fire place guy and he gave me a price quote on a Buck M18 (wood burning) and a Fireplace Extraordinaire 32 DVS (NG). Are these products any good? Both options are $2600 and $2900 installed respectivelly. He is also stating that I need to reline my chimney although the house was built only 6 years ago. Is this legit or can I go without the chimney reline? I went on ebay and found a Martin 380IDVNV but I don't know anything about the product and I'm not sure if it will even fit. I haven't seen anything about Martin products on the forum here and I wonder what you folks think of them. Also looking at a winterwarm small insert.
Thanks for any help!
