I will be installing a stove in my mothers house and we are throwing around the two options of putting it upstairs or in the basement. No matter which floor we decide to put it on it will have to go in the corner where the gas insert is now in the living room. The house and furniture layout just doesn't leave any other option. The kitchen, dining, and living room is one big open space, approximately 550 sq.ft., and the basement is pretty much the same layout. The stairway is open, the basement walls are finished and insulated and their is a drop ceiling which isn't insulated and is approximately 8 ft. high. The stoves we are looking at are either the Englander NC30 if we put it in the basement or the NC13 if we put it upstairs. She will still have the forced air furnace but the stove is so she can stay warm if their is a power outage and so that she can keep the temperature in the main living space around 70 without paying such a huge heating bill. She also wants to put in wood floors so having the floor a little warmer would be nice. We can get alot of free or cheap wood up here. My main question out of this is if we put the NC30 in the basement, will the heat make it's way upstairs adequately? If I need to put in floor vents I think I would be able to put in at least four within 12 feet of the stove plus there is the open stairway.
Any help? If you need me to answer any questions about the house just ask, but I believe I've explained it pretty well.
Thanks