Hello,
Here's the deal. I have been heating my house (1600 sqft. built in '49, 1.5 story, poor insulation, south central PA, etc.) with a 12 year old Quadrafire 4300 st for 3 years. We love heating with wood and plan to stick with it for the long haul. We have also decided that we want to remodel our living room are considering re-doing the fireplace to make a stone, raised hearth with a large insert instead of the free standing stove. Check out the pictures below. As you can see the Quad is in the center of our living room and takes up valuable space. I am also assuming that a raised hearth with insert will be a bit cleaner (as most dirt will land on the hearth rather than the floor) and my new plan will include a wood storage space on/in the hearth. So...am I crazy? If not, what insert has a flush fit that will heat just as well or better than my Quad?
Any help/ advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Here's the deal. I have been heating my house (1600 sqft. built in '49, 1.5 story, poor insulation, south central PA, etc.) with a 12 year old Quadrafire 4300 st for 3 years. We love heating with wood and plan to stick with it for the long haul. We have also decided that we want to remodel our living room are considering re-doing the fireplace to make a stone, raised hearth with a large insert instead of the free standing stove. Check out the pictures below. As you can see the Quad is in the center of our living room and takes up valuable space. I am also assuming that a raised hearth with insert will be a bit cleaner (as most dirt will land on the hearth rather than the floor) and my new plan will include a wood storage space on/in the hearth. So...am I crazy? If not, what insert has a flush fit that will heat just as well or better than my Quad?
Any help/ advice is greatly appreciated.
Thanks