Fireplaces and Wood Burning Stoves

[didimauw]

Here's mine right now in my shop/garage/schoolhouse.

My father-in-law thinks it's not as old as I thought.

I'll have to look for the Maker's Mark on it sometime.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Yeah the wood burning controversy up here is all about air quality for human breathing. And yes, stove operating restrictions rather than outright bans are the obvious option. Although particulary difficult to enforce.

 

[Bengel]

We have had 1 fire a day the last week, as front from Canada had us in the 20s at night. All set for winter, heat pump just does not suffice below 20 degrees.

 

[weezell]

I have a Harmon pellet stove and love it. Health conditions dictate no hauling/chopping/cutting wood anymore. I can still handle a 40 pound bag of pellets ok. Usually a 40lb bag will heat my home for 24hrs...

 

[elessar]

Unfortunately a real wood stove wasn't in the cards for my living room which really needs the extra heat in the cold months. So I relax in front of this facsimile. It's an electric heater fireplace.

 

[shanez]

There's a fireplace in there somewhere I swear!



With a rugrat crawling around it might not get turned on this year though.

 

[elessar]

With a rugrat crawling around it might not get turned on this year though

That is one reason we went with our electric unit. The heat comes out from a forced heater on the top of the unit (an entertainment center). The "flames" are actually cold. It's water vapor mist backlit to look like fire. Quite convincing and 2yr old safe.

 

[woodsroad]

 

[jpmcwjr]

All this making me nostalgic for a real wood burner, be it a standalone stove or actual fireplace. My new (to me) house is built like a brick outhouse, and the climate is mild, so heat goes on maybe 60 days a year. Two gas fired built ins, lovely, easy, convenient, but it's not the same!! I miss the whole wood gathering and prepping thing, but A.) There's no wood to gather here legally, and B.) Getting on and splitting and stacking is onerous.

I think part of the appeal was that I did it, from cutting to laying the fire and the dozen steps in between, back when I could. Beech back East, and Almond in N. CA. Clean and hot.

Thanks for the topic and expounding on it!

 

[mikethompson]

The basement in my house has a beautiful brick fireplace and mantel. Unfortunately the chimney was very poorly constructed, and was taken down just a few weeks ago. The firebox is massive, you could have a bonfire in there. The flue was also not operating properly. The area to the left is for storing wood. We had it all full and it looked great, except for the water leak that was allowing water to pull behind the logs.

So it is all sealed up now, and an electric insert in place for the time being. One day a gas fireplace will go in there.

I will miss the sound of a real fire, but not the anticipation of a chimney collapse.

 

[stbruno70]

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The cat approves of the heating arrangements.

 

[Ctbill]

Lopi wood burner in our 115 year old VT one room schoolhouse conversion... Love it! Nothing better or more comforting than a wood fire - be it stove, fireplace, or outdoor pit...

 

[oldtoby]

Lopi wood burner in our 115 year old VT one room schoolhouse conversion... Love it! Nothing better or more comforting than a wood fire - be it stove, fireplace, or outdoor pit...
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Lovely. I purchased my first Lopi a few years ago and can’t be happier. Liberty model.

 

[alaskanpiper]

Lopi wood burner in our 115 year old VT one room schoolhouse conversion... Love it! Nothing better or more comforting than a wood fire - be it stove, fireplace, or outdoor pit...

Looks like a cool place! I love homes that have history.

 

[woodsroad]

That looks like an ideal layout for woodstove heating. Beautiful!

 

[lawdawg]

Lopi wood burner in our 115 year old VT one room schoolhouse conversion... Love it! Nothing better or more comforting than a wood fire - be it stove, fireplace, or outdoor pit...

Beautiful house!

Very nice, and agreed about the comfort of wood heat. Burning wood feels like a bit of a luxury, though ultimately it's cheaper than other methods of heating. I know that in the U.K. getting a "wood burner" as they call them across the pond is considered a bit of a luxury that the middle class likes to indulge in, yet around here in Indiana heating with wood is kind of a blue collar thing.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

A woodburning hobby, ha ha!
I would instal a fireplace, but it really doesn’t get cold for very long here. But, this post reminded me of this video...

 

[alaskanpiper]

Very nice, and agreed about the comfort of wood heat. Burning wood feels like a bit of a luxury, though ultimately it's cheaper than other methods of heating. I know that in the U.K. getting a "wood burner" as they call them across the pond is considered a bit of a luxury that the middle class likes to indulge in, yet around here in Indiana heating with wood is kind of a blue collar thing.

Here you will find them in everything from the poorest backwoods shanties to multi-million dollar homes. Not always cheaper than heating with oil or gas though. Depends on what you are heating, how you source the woods, how efficient either system is, etc. Impossible to beat from a fuel acquisition standpoint in the bush though. There will always be wood to burn.

 

[Ctbill]

A woodburning hobby, ha ha!
I would instal a fireplace, but it really doesn’t get cold for very long here. But, this post reminded me of this video...

THAT is funny as hell! ?

 

[alaskanpiper]

A woodburning hobby, ha ha!
I would instal a fireplace, but it really doesn’t get cold for very long here. But, this post reminded me of this video..