Hi everyone, my name is Kevin and I've been a lurker around here for a year or so. My wife and I are currently going through the process of buying our first wood stove so I figured it would be nice to finally join, introduce my self and thank everyone for all of the great info so far.
We moved into a 'new to us' house last year around this time and for a few different reasons, a wood stove is on our list of future purchases. Aside from all of the great info on here, I've made a few trips to different stove shops in my area and have begun to narrow the decision making down a bit. The stove shop that has been the most helpful and informative so far is a dealer of primarily Jotul and Hearthstone. I've done a lot of reading about different manufacturers, but to an extent I'm letting this shop help narrow down my choices due to the service I've had when I've been in there and the reviews I've found of their installs.
That being said, I've been doing my house measurements and have been making some cardboard cutouts so we get an idea of what they will look like in the family room and what our clearences willl have to be.
That's all for now, just saying Hi and sharing my process so far. I'm sure I'll have a few questions, but for now, hare are some pics of the proposed location:
Our family room is the room we spend the most time in, our main tv, existing fireplace and sliding doors to our deck. It's right off of our kitchen as well. The ceiling as you can see is a loft type space into the 4th 'bedroom' or our office. I'm hoping this will help draw heat to our 2nd floor where our bedrooms are.
![Intro and my first wood stove thread Intro and my first wood stove thread](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3822%2F12571056753_7433f8e4bb.jpg&hash=d8da6ed6890116c33e97b8886464b70f)
IMG_1429 by Kevin Montalto, on Flickr
A little bit closer view of the cutouts that I'm using to place the stove. The two options we're looking at right now are the Jotul F400 castine and F500 Oslo.
![Intro and my first wood stove thread Intro and my first wood stove thread](/talk/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.yimg.com%2Fso%2F7416%2F12570947565_f91d5e0b7c.jpg&hash=b08fa4408f675c23356b2384dcae8bc5)
IMG_1427 by Kevin Montalto, on Flickr
![Intro and my first wood stove thread Intro and my first wood stove thread](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3696%2F12571057733_26e96f4545.jpg&hash=adfb7f8e3160ae8ce7aee82cca6f3a24)
IMG_1428 by Kevin Montalto, on Flickr
We moved into a 'new to us' house last year around this time and for a few different reasons, a wood stove is on our list of future purchases. Aside from all of the great info on here, I've made a few trips to different stove shops in my area and have begun to narrow the decision making down a bit. The stove shop that has been the most helpful and informative so far is a dealer of primarily Jotul and Hearthstone. I've done a lot of reading about different manufacturers, but to an extent I'm letting this shop help narrow down my choices due to the service I've had when I've been in there and the reviews I've found of their installs.
That being said, I've been doing my house measurements and have been making some cardboard cutouts so we get an idea of what they will look like in the family room and what our clearences willl have to be.
That's all for now, just saying Hi and sharing my process so far. I'm sure I'll have a few questions, but for now, hare are some pics of the proposed location:
Our family room is the room we spend the most time in, our main tv, existing fireplace and sliding doors to our deck. It's right off of our kitchen as well. The ceiling as you can see is a loft type space into the 4th 'bedroom' or our office. I'm hoping this will help draw heat to our 2nd floor where our bedrooms are.
![Intro and my first wood stove thread Intro and my first wood stove thread](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3822%2F12571056753_7433f8e4bb.jpg&hash=d8da6ed6890116c33e97b8886464b70f)
IMG_1429 by Kevin Montalto, on Flickr
A little bit closer view of the cutouts that I'm using to place the stove. The two options we're looking at right now are the Jotul F400 castine and F500 Oslo.
![Intro and my first wood stove thread Intro and my first wood stove thread](/talk/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.yimg.com%2Fso%2F7416%2F12570947565_f91d5e0b7c.jpg&hash=b08fa4408f675c23356b2384dcae8bc5)
IMG_1427 by Kevin Montalto, on Flickr
![Intro and my first wood stove thread Intro and my first wood stove thread](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3696%2F12571057733_26e96f4545.jpg&hash=adfb7f8e3160ae8ce7aee82cca6f3a24)
IMG_1428 by Kevin Montalto, on Flickr