I am new to all this but, I have been lurking trying to learn from you guys here on hearth. Here's the story: I am building a new house about 1250 sq ft two bedroom home. Most of the house Is dedicated to living space and this space has 12 ft vaulted ceilings. I already have a spot dedicated for a insert where I will build a chimney around around it using lick and sticks. I am really set on the blaze king princess because of what I have heard and read about burn times. I started calling around and getting prices on this unit and it looks like anywhere from 3200 to 3600 for just the stove. I am really interested in hearing what you guys would recommend other than the blaze king insert. I live in southern Ohio so winters aren't terrible but I would like to run this all winter to supplement my heat pump. Thanks in advance Mike