We purchased a new APEX modular house 3 years ago with a full basement (poured walls) that is all but 3 feet below ground level. We have a radiant heat woodstove in the basement with the cleanout on the inside of the basement and the thimble goes through the wall just below where the ground level would be. The chimney is a terra cotta pipe lined brick chimney.
Just a little background. The wood is dry and properly seasoned. I clean the stove-pipe up to and through the thimble about every other month. The chimney is cleaned about 3 times a year but I check it with a mirror regularly and there is no buildup in the chimney.
From the get-go I would have to crack a basement window to help get a fire going and prevent smoke from puffing out of the cleanout. with the window open there are no issues an there is good flow.
I have seen that people install air intakes through the floor into a crawl space, but I don't have this...what can I do to get a flow without opening my house to excessive drafts? Can I drill through the cement floor and draw air from the stone fill area of the foundation? Would I possibly have water coming up through during major rain? I'm at loss.
Just a little background. The wood is dry and properly seasoned. I clean the stove-pipe up to and through the thimble about every other month. The chimney is cleaned about 3 times a year but I check it with a mirror regularly and there is no buildup in the chimney.
From the get-go I would have to crack a basement window to help get a fire going and prevent smoke from puffing out of the cleanout. with the window open there are no issues an there is good flow.
I have seen that people install air intakes through the floor into a crawl space, but I don't have this...what can I do to get a flow without opening my house to excessive drafts? Can I drill through the cement floor and draw air from the stone fill area of the foundation? Would I possibly have water coming up through during major rain? I'm at loss.