Find a new or used Soapstone stove to heat a new home probably in the 1500 sq ft range.

[Skiesfell]

Hard to get real specific since we are still looking for land and might find something already built, but being a retired contractor and designer I am leaning towards building. The stove MUST have an ash drawer!
I am also remembering soapstone stoves in the 80’s and 90’s that were larger and therefore more soapstone, so I’m wondering if they were priced out of the market or efficiency just dictates smaller units now.
I am thinking that it will be primarily our heat source since I have 45+ years of wood burning experience and I have cut and sold wood long enough to know what is btu’s and what is junk. Rarely have chimney swept as I burn hot before damping down. Last sweep netted very little. Single wall inside and insulated pipe above roof. Jenn Air blower underneath hearth with a 6” hole cut in ceramic tile hearth straight up pipe heats 1750 sq feet easily. The room that the current stove is in has a 16’ vault plus ceiling fan and there are 3 additional rooms that have ceiling fans.
Ty

 

[stoveliker]

If you are going to build, one thought would be to look into masonry stoves. Finnish or other northern European.
That's the "gentle and long" soapstone experience but then 10 times better.
And heavier. So you design the home around the masonry stove. Very heavy.

Tulikivi makes lighter varieties (that still are very heavy).

 

[begreen]

The Hearthstone Mansfield and Woodstock Progress Hybrids are big rock stoves. However, they may be oversized if building new with a lot of attention to insulation and sealing.

 

[Skiesfell]

If you are going to build, one thought would be to look into masonry stoves. Finnish or other northern European.
That's the "gentle and long" soapstone experience but then 10 times better.
And heavier. So you design the home around the masonry stove. Very heavy.

Tulikivi makes lighter varieties (that still are very heavy).

Ty. This is what I was referring to, but the house I will be selling is 2 x 6 construction throughout and whatever that stove I purchased 25 years ago is terrific but without a lot of TLC it’s days are numbered although she still holds coals overnight without fail….

 

[bholler]

Ty. This is what I was referring to, but the house I will be selling is 2 x 6 construction throughout and whatever that stove I purchased 25 years ago is terrific but without a lot of TLC it’s days are numbered although she still holds coals overnight without fail….

Any decent medium to large stove on the market now will easily burn overnight. Some will easily go 24hours or more on a single load.