Hello all,
I have been lurking for a while on here and have used the information here to help guide me to a wood burning nirvana! I have 5 acres of overgrown hardwoods and pine in Missouri. I am on a pretty good slope so bringing wood up the hill will require some equipment. I have an older air source heat pump that is working OK for now. My reasons for wanting to get setup to burn wood are 1. I have a lot of wood that needs to be burned anyway. 2. I live in an area where I need to prepare for long periods without electricity due to winter storms. 3. My current heat source is going to have issues on the coldest days. 4. I love, love, love a good fire on a cold day.
I have a 2500 sq/ft house plus a basement. I had decided to pull the trigger on a Blaze King Princess insert. My living room is kind of small and I do want a lot of heat, I don't want the unit to drive me out of the living room either. I thought the price of the unit was kind of high! $3,600 plus pipe and stuff. It was going to be over $4100 not including installation. For about the same price I could get a Blaze King Classic, not install the legs and ALMOST slide the thing right in. I would have to put a bit of a bend on the top vent right at the stove and I may need to knock out a fire bricks in the fireplace but it will be close. It would be the worlds most bad A** fireplace insert! Is this a bad idea? I hate spending so much money and not getting everything I want.
I have been lurking for a while on here and have used the information here to help guide me to a wood burning nirvana! I have 5 acres of overgrown hardwoods and pine in Missouri. I am on a pretty good slope so bringing wood up the hill will require some equipment. I have an older air source heat pump that is working OK for now. My reasons for wanting to get setup to burn wood are 1. I have a lot of wood that needs to be burned anyway. 2. I live in an area where I need to prepare for long periods without electricity due to winter storms. 3. My current heat source is going to have issues on the coldest days. 4. I love, love, love a good fire on a cold day.
I have a 2500 sq/ft house plus a basement. I had decided to pull the trigger on a Blaze King Princess insert. My living room is kind of small and I do want a lot of heat, I don't want the unit to drive me out of the living room either. I thought the price of the unit was kind of high! $3,600 plus pipe and stuff. It was going to be over $4100 not including installation. For about the same price I could get a Blaze King Classic, not install the legs and ALMOST slide the thing right in. I would have to put a bit of a bend on the top vent right at the stove and I may need to knock out a fire bricks in the fireplace but it will be close. It would be the worlds most bad A** fireplace insert! Is this a bad idea? I hate spending so much money and not getting everything I want.