My previous house had a Hearthstone stove which I installed and was really my primary heat source in the winter. I loved it and miss it. My current house has a very nice fireplace which my wife and I like a lot and use often. But for heating purposes it's pretty useless. I am considering putting in an insert.
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It will add value to the house if a perspective buyer appreciates it. As far as heating the house they certainly have enough heat output to do so. One question to ask would be is the layout of your house such that the heat from a stove can circulate throughout.
Good stoves out there from Hearthstone, Jotul, Vermont Castings, Lopi. I recommend staying away from stoves with catalytic converters.
Thanks. the livingroom, dining, and kitchen are all open. the back part of the house where the bedrooms are are less so.
other than the catalytic converters needing replacement over time, is there anything else that is a negative?
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From reading I've heard that they are prone to damage and premature failure if you put anything in the stove other than good clean seasoned firewood. For example, you use recycled lumber as kindling to start your fire and you don't pull out every nail. I guess the nails being in there can damage them. They are expensive to replace. There are a lot of good efficient stoves out there that don't have them.
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So, I am seriously looking at gutting my living room, removing the fireplace and replacing with a wood burning stove.
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Have I lost my marbles? We don’t use the fire place. It’s never been serviced and to be frank, it would just be for the “look and feel” of a fire. It’s totally inefficient.
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What does this do to the resell value of the house? I expect to get a very nice model. Not just something that will heat but something that adds to the overall attractiveness/value of the home.
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WHAT DO I LOOK AT????????
I want efficiency because I want to use it a lot to heat the house instead of using electricity. I don’t want to spend scads of money on wood, and in the end, end up with a bigger bill because of it.
I will be heating about 1000 sq feet (bed rooms are on the other side of the house and not likely to benefit, but kitchen, dining room and living room are all pretty open and the largest part of the house.
Marbles... Who needs em?
Ok assuming you are set on removal... And install of a freestanding stove...
Check out the Hearthstone Heritage in a blue Seafoam enamel. $$$$
A piece of art that heats very well. Hearth requirements are a bit extra because of the side and front loading options.
Also, for less money the Hearthstone Shellburne in a matte black looks great.
As far as the Real Estate impact... I think a nice wood stove is equal to a fireplace in adding value. The key here is to do it with taste. Consider a raised hearth 10- 15" to bring it ip from the floor a bit. Also, even though, tile or cultured stone adds no advantage for clearances it may be worth adding to the walls for aesthetic value.
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Pilgrim gave some good advise. A non cat stove seems to work best for most people. The manufacturers have mostly abandoned the catalytic stoves with a few exceptions. That will likely change soon if the EPA has their way... With coming particulate limits. The two technologies of Catalytic and Secondary air tubes combined reach the lowest particulate.
The stove will likely require a footprint similar to your fireplace in terms of hearth and furniture clearance requirements. But it would certainly have a more open look and feel.
__________________ "It is inhumane, in my opinion, to force people who have a genuine medical need for coffee to wait in line behind people who apparently view it as some kind of recreational activity." Dave Barry 2005
I am a firm believer in the Old Paths
Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
"It is doubtful if any Trinitarian Pentecostals have ever professed to believe in three gods, and Oneness Pentecostals should not claim that they do." - Daniel Segraves
Pilgrim gave some good advise. A non cat stove seems to work best for most people. The manufacturers have mostly abandoned the catalytic stoves with a few exceptions. That will likely change soon if the EPA has their way... With coming particulate limits. The two technologies of Catalytic and Secondary air tubes combined reach the lowest particulate.
The stove will likely require a footprint similar to your fireplace in terms of hearth and furniture clearance requirements. But it would certainly have a more open look and feel.
Thank you sir! much appreciated.
My wifes big concern i losing the mantle. I dont care but rule number one is Make momma happy....ergo....
I am thinking of moving this to the corner of the room (it will free up the largest wall in the house and make the space more functional)
does that all for a mantle to be added with a free standing stove?
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Ferd, looks like you're going to tear it out. Can you close up the living room from the other rooms? Take out all the furniture, take down the curtains?
It will make a mess, but nothing that can't be cleaned up, if you're careful.
An it certainly will be worth it. Especially if you get one of those pretty stoves.
Are the Hearthstone made of soapstone? I always wanted one of those.
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