HAhahaha, no worries man! Banter is good and I'm a dog lover as well.......
I really really really love the Oslo stove but I think it's going to be a hard sell to the wife. I'm in the middle of some remodeling projects right now and the stove can't go in until I'm done so that will give me a little more time to sway her. It will probably be a woodstock if I can't get the Oslo but I'm still researching, I will definitely post my decision when I get it.
HAhahaha, no worries man! Banter is good and I'm a dog lover as well.......
I really really really love the Oslo stove but I think it's going to be a hard sell to the wife. I'm in the middle of some remodeling projects right now and the stove can't go in until I'm done so that will give me a little more time to sway her. It will probably be a woodstock if I can't get the Oslo but I'm still researching, I will definitely post my decision when I get it.
Unfortunately cost is her only concern really. She thinks a decent wood stove is about $400. she almost died when I told her I'm spending $2000. She just doesn't understand that you get what you pay for........What are her primary criteria?
In the meantime, get yourself a nice stack of wood too. This way it might be ready to burn when you install the stove. Don't make the most common mistake of all, and that is to wait until the stove is in and then think about the wood. By then it is too late; it will cause you many problems. I also think this is one big reason people think about burning wood but then find out that it is dirty and stinky (creosote), etc. Good luck.
That's a beautiful stove, starts at $2300. but that's a contender for sure. Dammit, thanks to you guys now I have too many stoves I want! Would it be wrong to put a stove in each room of my house?I don't know if you have ever seen one but the harman oakwood is a nice stove (oak leaf) i dont remember which one we had as a burn unit but you could load it from the top and the top also has a grate that fits in it and is used for cooking.....Not sure if i remember the exact numbers on burn time but i want to say well ovcer 10 hours
I might be making her out to be a little worse than I intended. We all enjoy and appreciate the wood stove so it's important that we get something that will work well for us. It saves us a fortune in oil every year! We keep the stove burning all winter long so it's a family effort, I stoke the fire at 5:00 AM when I get up to go to work, my wife works second shift so she and the kids will keep it going during the day until I get home. Burn time, glass door, and an ash bin to easily empty the ash while the stove is burning is pretty much our criteria. My stove pipe is also 16." to the center away from the rear wall so clearance will also play a role. My current stove connects to the rear so that puts the stove a little further away.There are lots of options. That's why it's good to settle on the most important needs. You started out by requesting good burn time which is a nice start. Is she going to also be running the stove? If so and she is unfamiliar with wood burning, you might want to keep it simple. You can get a good 2 cu ft stove for under $1000 if that helps.
Unfortunately cost is her only concern really. She thinks a decent wood stove is about $400. she almost died when I told her I'm spending $2000. She just doesn't understand that you get what you pay for........
You should drive to their place in NH. Once you see their stoves in person, who the people are and the attention to detail, you won't leave without putting down a deposit! And what a quiet, peaceful ,environment it is. You'll love being there, as you'll be able to sense the beautiful craftsmanship that's around you. I felt no one sells you a stove, the stoves sell themselves! Looking forward to getting my off it's pallet in another month.
My Fireview is sitting on it's pallet in my back room. I'm building a bigger hearth pad for it. Old pad was not wide enough. After looking at the Fireview, I knew that was the cut N dry stove I wanted, like an old straight 6 cyl motor. Easy to work on and they run for ever. It's amazing how those stoves sell themselves,,,, once you get a close up look at how well they are built and designed. I really feel they have no competition. Be nice if they made a very detailed video showing how easy everything is to replace or service and how well things were thought out. It's almost like looking at workmanship and pride that folks in the trades had back 50 years ago. Can't wait to run mine and head over to what will be my first open house. I want to support those good folks all I can! Wow and then we could begin to talk about all their great serviceYou are absolutely right charly! I took the ride out there, went out back and hand picked my stove. I put a deposit down on a Fireview and will be picking it up next weekend.......
I invested in a quick detach implement set up for my Kubota tractor. Bought a pallet for set up. Took the Fireview right off my truck. Dragged it back with a rope first and then worked it back with the pallet forks. Once in the air I built a bottom for the pallet, then drove it around to the back of my house where a have a small entrance way to a back enclosed finished porch, set the stove down onto a furniture dolly, added straps, then wheeled it into my back porch. Next it will go up some ramps into the living room where I'm working on the new hearth pad. Took my old stove out the same way. Have a neighbor with a tractor maybe?Yeah you're right about the quality. I've been looking at stoves for a while now and I have to admit if I didn't go out there and see the stove in person I probably would have bought a different stove. Great quality and the stoves in person are amazing so there was no way I was coming home without putting my name on one. I'm just not sure how I'm going to get it out of my truck when I get it home.
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