Hi guys,
First post so bear with me as I introduce myself and tell you a little about my situation and what I'm thinking about doing.
I have a place that we bought a couple years ago in Hocking Hills Ohio to use as a family get away. We love the wooded area and the state parks nearby. It is 20 acres, all wooded. The building is a unique set up to say the least. It's a pole barn aprox. 65 X 50" with half of the interior being finished for living space and the other half is the garage space. My wife is deeply concerned some day I will make her retire in a "steel barn"!
The living space is 1300 Sq. Ft. on the lower level and 700 Sq. Ft. above it for a total of around 2000 Sq. Ft.
I have a propane furnace currently but would like to add a woodstove in the lower level of the living space.
One thing I have is firewood! Tons of white, scarlet, pin and red oak, maple, hickory, sassafras, and a few tulip and big tooth aspen. I have about 3 cord split and stacked for 1 - 2 years already.
I have my eye on the Woodstock Ideal stove. I think It will serve two functions well from what I see. Heating up a cold space when we show up for a long weekend and the ability to taper down the heat during the shoulder seasons and still provide a long burn. I have a door between the living space and the garage that I can open up if I choose to help heat the garage space a bit also.
Thanks for the bearing with me on the long post, I already have picked up a ton of great info lurking here.
Mark
First post so bear with me as I introduce myself and tell you a little about my situation and what I'm thinking about doing.
I have a place that we bought a couple years ago in Hocking Hills Ohio to use as a family get away. We love the wooded area and the state parks nearby. It is 20 acres, all wooded. The building is a unique set up to say the least. It's a pole barn aprox. 65 X 50" with half of the interior being finished for living space and the other half is the garage space. My wife is deeply concerned some day I will make her retire in a "steel barn"!
The living space is 1300 Sq. Ft. on the lower level and 700 Sq. Ft. above it for a total of around 2000 Sq. Ft.
I have a propane furnace currently but would like to add a woodstove in the lower level of the living space.
One thing I have is firewood! Tons of white, scarlet, pin and red oak, maple, hickory, sassafras, and a few tulip and big tooth aspen. I have about 3 cord split and stacked for 1 - 2 years already.
I have my eye on the Woodstock Ideal stove. I think It will serve two functions well from what I see. Heating up a cold space when we show up for a long weekend and the ability to taper down the heat during the shoulder seasons and still provide a long burn. I have a door between the living space and the garage that I can open up if I choose to help heat the garage space a bit also.
Thanks for the bearing with me on the long post, I already have picked up a ton of great info lurking here.
Mark