Hi --
I just bought a house that has a stragely designed fireplace with a setback between the top of the fireplace opening and the mantle. I want to try to heat the house - or at least the great room this fireplace is in - with wood this coming winter (in southern New England)
Here are the dimensions of the fireplace: Fireplace opening is 35" w by 30" tall, and is set back from the hearth 13". It is 23" from the top of the fireplace opening to the mantle. The space it will be heating is a room with cathedral ceiling and a loft - footprint of about 800 square feet, and on one side, 4 feet below ground level (thus the knee wall you see in the photo).
I've looked at a lot of inserts and I am not sure if they will work, given the design. But maybe they would. Or is it possible that the fireplace was orginally made this way to accomodate a wood stove? Or can you not put a stove into a space with such small clearance?
Have you ever seen a fireplace like this? What would you put in it?
I would be nice to have something we could also cook on if we wanted to, which makes the stove idea appealing.
I just bought a house that has a stragely designed fireplace with a setback between the top of the fireplace opening and the mantle. I want to try to heat the house - or at least the great room this fireplace is in - with wood this coming winter (in southern New England)
Here are the dimensions of the fireplace: Fireplace opening is 35" w by 30" tall, and is set back from the hearth 13". It is 23" from the top of the fireplace opening to the mantle. The space it will be heating is a room with cathedral ceiling and a loft - footprint of about 800 square feet, and on one side, 4 feet below ground level (thus the knee wall you see in the photo).
I've looked at a lot of inserts and I am not sure if they will work, given the design. But maybe they would. Or is it possible that the fireplace was orginally made this way to accomodate a wood stove? Or can you not put a stove into a space with such small clearance?
Have you ever seen a fireplace like this? What would you put in it?
I would be nice to have something we could also cook on if we wanted to, which makes the stove idea appealing.