- Aug 20, 2007
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So I posted a while back about replacing a direct-vent gas log fireplace with a wood stove. Fast forward to now. We bought the house and I'm trying to figure out where to put stove.
House is a ~2,000 square feet on main level plus a room above the garage. 15' ceilings in open family room, dining room, kitchen. Basement is finished. SW Ohio. See attached pic for options.
Location 1 - original plan - remove gas logs, install rear vent stove, vent either out of the top of the bump out for the gas logs or go out the bump out and then straight up - I was thinking if I went out (potentially making use of the same location for the direct vent) I could install a tee and make chimney cleaning easier. Pro's of this are it would look good, but what do you guys think of the majority of the chimney being outside?
Location 2 - in location of built in bookcase - would have to remove this, but would have a long chimney run, probably 22' or more
Location 3 - in location of piano, same potential chimney issues as before
Wife doesn't want gas logs and stove, so 2 or 3 would necessitate removing gas logs anyway (I want to install them in basement - topic for different post). 2 or 3 might be cheaper in terms of pipe.
What do you guys think? Has anybody made use of a bump out like this for a stove? I can post a different pic of the bump out.
House is a ~2,000 square feet on main level plus a room above the garage. 15' ceilings in open family room, dining room, kitchen. Basement is finished. SW Ohio. See attached pic for options.
Location 1 - original plan - remove gas logs, install rear vent stove, vent either out of the top of the bump out for the gas logs or go out the bump out and then straight up - I was thinking if I went out (potentially making use of the same location for the direct vent) I could install a tee and make chimney cleaning easier. Pro's of this are it would look good, but what do you guys think of the majority of the chimney being outside?
Location 2 - in location of built in bookcase - would have to remove this, but would have a long chimney run, probably 22' or more
Location 3 - in location of piano, same potential chimney issues as before
Wife doesn't want gas logs and stove, so 2 or 3 would necessitate removing gas logs anyway (I want to install them in basement - topic for different post). 2 or 3 might be cheaper in terms of pipe.
What do you guys think? Has anybody made use of a bump out like this for a stove? I can post a different pic of the bump out.