Good morning! I've been lurking for a bit, trying to glean information about what could work in our house, and I think I'm at the point where it would be VERY helpful to get feedback from anyone willing to look at our layout.
We are in upstate New York and have a beautiful cast iron Fisher stove in our family room that we use frequently. We also have a fireplace in a cathedral-ceiling living room on the other side of the house. We only used the fireplace twice when we first moved in - the husband complained that the room seemed to get colder when we lit a fire. However, now that our kids are older we've added some comfy furniture in there and would love to be able to install an efficient wood stove or insert in the fireplace, like some of the pictures I've seen on here.
However, I'm afraid that our distance-to-cumbustible dimensions are too small and that perhaps even the fireplace isn't okay! So, we are wondering if people have any ideas about whether there are any models that would fit and be allowable in our current fireplace. I'm willing to replace the carpeting around the existing hearth with some slate tiles, but I don't think it'd be in our budget to redo the entire hearth.
It'd be very helpful if someone who knows about these things could let us know if we need to just let go of our hope for this fireplace conversion, and instead just treat it as a decorative accent (which is what it's been for the past 15 years).
Thank you!
We are in upstate New York and have a beautiful cast iron Fisher stove in our family room that we use frequently. We also have a fireplace in a cathedral-ceiling living room on the other side of the house. We only used the fireplace twice when we first moved in - the husband complained that the room seemed to get colder when we lit a fire. However, now that our kids are older we've added some comfy furniture in there and would love to be able to install an efficient wood stove or insert in the fireplace, like some of the pictures I've seen on here.
However, I'm afraid that our distance-to-cumbustible dimensions are too small and that perhaps even the fireplace isn't okay! So, we are wondering if people have any ideas about whether there are any models that would fit and be allowable in our current fireplace. I'm willing to replace the carpeting around the existing hearth with some slate tiles, but I don't think it'd be in our budget to redo the entire hearth.
It'd be very helpful if someone who knows about these things could let us know if we need to just let go of our hope for this fireplace conversion, and instead just treat it as a decorative accent (which is what it's been for the past 15 years).
Thank you!
