Well, I've skulked around long enough - I finally joined the forum today. This looks like a great place with a lot of really nice folks.
I'm putting an addition on my house - more than doubling the square footage. Total will be roughly 2500 square feet. I'm putting a wood stove in the addition - most likely a PE Summit - there's a dealer near me that's been selling them for a long time. (I am open to suggestions, though) I grew up with a Conestoga wood stove - A big steel beast. Nice looking, but I have a feeling a modern stove might work a little better. I'm curious if any of you have heard of or seen one of these stoves. I've only seen them mentioned on the web a few times. (The Conestoga - not the Summit)
I'm hoping this forum will help me with the learning curve that is apparently present with the newer EPA stoves.
My question is about the cultured stone I plan on putting behind the stove. As long as I stay beyond the clearances listed for the stove, I don't think I need an air gap behind the stone. Is this correct?
I'm spacing my joists and rafters to accommodate the placement of the stove, so it should be a straight-forward (or should I say "straight up") install. I'm really looking forward to this winter - I've been out of mom and dad's house for almost 10 years. I really miss the wood heat.
Thanks for any advice - I've already gotten a ton of information from the archives.
Joe
I'm putting an addition on my house - more than doubling the square footage. Total will be roughly 2500 square feet. I'm putting a wood stove in the addition - most likely a PE Summit - there's a dealer near me that's been selling them for a long time. (I am open to suggestions, though) I grew up with a Conestoga wood stove - A big steel beast. Nice looking, but I have a feeling a modern stove might work a little better. I'm curious if any of you have heard of or seen one of these stoves. I've only seen them mentioned on the web a few times. (The Conestoga - not the Summit)
I'm hoping this forum will help me with the learning curve that is apparently present with the newer EPA stoves.
My question is about the cultured stone I plan on putting behind the stove. As long as I stay beyond the clearances listed for the stove, I don't think I need an air gap behind the stone. Is this correct?
I'm spacing my joists and rafters to accommodate the placement of the stove, so it should be a straight-forward (or should I say "straight up") install. I'm really looking forward to this winter - I've been out of mom and dad's house for almost 10 years. I really miss the wood heat.
Thanks for any advice - I've already gotten a ton of information from the archives.
Joe