hey gang,
am getting closer to building the new house, going to be a modular with a third floor build out and a basement. i've considered corn, pellets, waste oil, vegy oil...well, you get it. corn looks really neat, but i have 32 acres of wood, so wood wins. i am amazed that wood still delivers the btu output when compared to everything but joan of arc /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. i like the soap stone stoves. sadly my house design just doesn't accommodate an internal chimney, so i'll have to tack it on the outside of the house. my idea is perhaps a bit strange, accept i know i'll find some takers and more ideas from y'all, not that y'all are strange, just not conventional. my idea is to build the mantel with hollow sides and top plate so that i can connect a return from the hvac handler in the basement ( the idea being to circulate the heat to as much of the house as i can, i'll still be limited cause i'll have 2 zones) so any ideas? help me pick this appart.
thanks
paul
am getting closer to building the new house, going to be a modular with a third floor build out and a basement. i've considered corn, pellets, waste oil, vegy oil...well, you get it. corn looks really neat, but i have 32 acres of wood, so wood wins. i am amazed that wood still delivers the btu output when compared to everything but joan of arc /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. i like the soap stone stoves. sadly my house design just doesn't accommodate an internal chimney, so i'll have to tack it on the outside of the house. my idea is perhaps a bit strange, accept i know i'll find some takers and more ideas from y'all, not that y'all are strange, just not conventional. my idea is to build the mantel with hollow sides and top plate so that i can connect a return from the hvac handler in the basement ( the idea being to circulate the heat to as much of the house as i can, i'll still be limited cause i'll have 2 zones) so any ideas? help me pick this appart.
thanks
paul