First off this is a great forum. I am going to read it from top to bottom, I am about half done already.
But I am really undecided what to buy.
I have a cabin, 700 square feet, open loft 19 feet high, with bedroom upstairs open to the loft. The house is about 10 years old, with insulated walls and ceiling. The interior of the building is car siding and there are many cracks around the tongue and groove siding letting my heat escape. The house is on cement pylons and the wind can blow under the house. Part of the floor that I could access has Styrofoam panels in it. That is about half the first level and half is not insulated.
I presently have an Ashly stove and used it last year and now and I hate it. The box is warped and when it gets hot you can see a little flame in the upper left corner of the door. But not when it's cold. This weekend I am replacing the gasket and tightening up the door.
I have all the equipment and as much wood to last a lifetime on my property.
My dilemma is what stove to buy. When we arrive at the house it sometimes is 4 degrees inside. I have an electric furnace and it cost a fortune to run, is noisy, and under size for these cold conditions.
We will probably retire here in 6 years and tear the building down and build a new house. And install this stove in the new house.
I think soap stone is exquisite, I like enameled cast iron, and I have a dealer by me that sells Napoleon stoves and I was looking at the 1900 with gold trim and door, with a blower.
I would like to get the house up to normal temperatures quite fast and want a stove that can burn all night. I just can't make my mind up. I talked to a few different dealers and each one says there's is the best.
Right now I have ceramic tile under the Ashley and about a 14' chimney straight up the loft and into stainless double wall pipe. I bought double wall black pipe for the new install, just cannot make up my mind.
This will be the last stove I buy and I don't care what I spend, what do you pros's think?
Bill
But I am really undecided what to buy.
I have a cabin, 700 square feet, open loft 19 feet high, with bedroom upstairs open to the loft. The house is about 10 years old, with insulated walls and ceiling. The interior of the building is car siding and there are many cracks around the tongue and groove siding letting my heat escape. The house is on cement pylons and the wind can blow under the house. Part of the floor that I could access has Styrofoam panels in it. That is about half the first level and half is not insulated.
I presently have an Ashly stove and used it last year and now and I hate it. The box is warped and when it gets hot you can see a little flame in the upper left corner of the door. But not when it's cold. This weekend I am replacing the gasket and tightening up the door.
I have all the equipment and as much wood to last a lifetime on my property.
My dilemma is what stove to buy. When we arrive at the house it sometimes is 4 degrees inside. I have an electric furnace and it cost a fortune to run, is noisy, and under size for these cold conditions.
We will probably retire here in 6 years and tear the building down and build a new house. And install this stove in the new house.
I think soap stone is exquisite, I like enameled cast iron, and I have a dealer by me that sells Napoleon stoves and I was looking at the 1900 with gold trim and door, with a blower.
I would like to get the house up to normal temperatures quite fast and want a stove that can burn all night. I just can't make my mind up. I talked to a few different dealers and each one says there's is the best.
Right now I have ceramic tile under the Ashley and about a 14' chimney straight up the loft and into stainless double wall pipe. I bought double wall black pipe for the new install, just cannot make up my mind.
This will be the last stove I buy and I don't care what I spend, what do you pros's think?
Bill