been lurking for about a year now and finally decided to join in on the fun. little info for everybody. i have a 1100sf 2 bdrm ranch house with a prefab preway z-c fireplace in my living room/open kitchen area. i have been burn in it for two seasons and it works ok with a radiator deal with blower in it, but i know its not really very efficient. it does good until it gets really cold. thanks to u guys i have 3 cord of cherry c/s/s (been done since early april) and another 1-2 cord in rounds waiting for the splitter+ more to be cut yet this year. i feel like im off to a good start with that part, just gotta keep gathering. i have had plans to do some sort of stove or insert but dont know what would be better. i think most inserts will be to small for the z-c to get any good overnite burns or just long daytime burns and im really not sure a stove would look right in the room. so my question is: What would you do?
(A) insert in the z-c.
(B) hearth stove in front
(C) rip out all the preway crap and start over, but with what?
there are too many choices to look at and im not really sure where to go from here??? i want to heat with wood! i HATE the propane people
i would like to 24/7 burning eventually. is that even possible in a insert.
budget is about 3500.
tried to post pics but computer wont read the card from my camera. ill try again tomorrrow.
(A) insert in the z-c.
(B) hearth stove in front
(C) rip out all the preway crap and start over, but with what?
there are too many choices to look at and im not really sure where to go from here??? i want to heat with wood! i HATE the propane people
i would like to 24/7 burning eventually. is that even possible in a insert.
budget is about 3500.
tried to post pics but computer wont read the card from my camera. ill try again tomorrrow.