Any welders out there build their own or does code not allow? The previous owner of our house built one and it is great. Also one of the biggest ones I've seen but, I've not been around much. Had a chimney guy come out to clean and inspect and he said it one of the nicest stoves he's seen. It's about 3 1/2 foot deep x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 and has a steal cavity built around the box that a squirle cage moter pushes the air through. The only down fall is that is in the basement and I need to figure out to deliver the heat upstares more, gets really hot down there. I'm on propane so it supliments quite nice.
Wood burning Fireplace insert
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mbohuntr
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Home made is a big no-no with your insurance company
Highbeam
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You won't find anything for a total price of 1000$. Just the liner that runs up you chimney cost 500$ plus the install will be 1000$ total. I had it done two years ago.
The modern EPA stoves, which is all that you can generally install legally, all cost more than 1000$. You can put your hands on some nice freestanders from Lowes or HD in the spring for under 1000$ and probably 1000$ more for pipe can get you a stove somewhere else in the home.
Raise your budget to 4000$ and you can get the run of the mill Lopi or quadrafire plate steel inserts.
I like burning wood and am glad to see folks get into the world of efficient wood heating but you need to know that the price of entry is not low.
The modern EPA stoves, which is all that you can generally install legally, all cost more than 1000$. You can put your hands on some nice freestanders from Lowes or HD in the spring for under 1000$ and probably 1000$ more for pipe can get you a stove somewhere else in the home.
Raise your budget to 4000$ and you can get the run of the mill Lopi or quadrafire plate steel inserts.
I like burning wood and am glad to see folks get into the world of efficient wood heating but you need to know that the price of entry is not low.
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I have one that is about 28 years old, and it does put out some pretty good heat, but are you really going to use it? It seems we use it once a year to burn Christmas paper.
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rcowan
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We use the fireplace 24-7. I break my neck getting out of bed when the furnace kicks on. An insert would be much more efficient and the fan/blower would get the heat out into more of the house.
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rcowan
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I remember a house my brother lived in a long time ago that had holes with grills in the floor to allow heat to radiate up into the bedrooms.
