My husband and I are having a discussion about whether to purchase a wood stove. We have an old, drafty 2400 sq ft house which has 4 large rooms off a large central hall on 2 floors (typical Federal layout). The doors into the various rooms are normal size and linked to the hall. We are wondering if we put a wood stove (hopefully the new Woodstock prototype) in one of the front rooms on the first floor (about 10 to 12 feet from the center of the house) if the heat will circulate around the rest of the house given our layout. I know it would be preferable to deal with the draftiness issues first, but due to the large amount of interrelated work that is needed, that will not be happening for a bit. In the meantime, we would really like to cut down on our oil consumption and we own a woodlot. My husband is very dubious that the heat will make it out of the living room. I'm hoping that it will at least partially, and hopefully substantially, heat the whole house. What are your thoughts/experiences? Thanks for the input.