![]() ![]() ![]() Maybe I should just consider gas, I didn't mention it in my original post but I was also thinking of putting a wood burning stove in the kitchen. I'd like it to be see through, but I might be okay with just the insert or FP on one side and a screen or something on the other. I like the looks of some inserts (specifically that high valley 2500) and it seems like inserts have more controls (levers, dampers?) and might be easier to use. I know I want a door or doors (as opposed to an open fireplace) and I want it to be efficient and not cause drafts. So I think I'm confused about the difference between a stone hearth with an insert vs a fireplace. ICC is certified to withstand 3 separate 30 minutes fires of 2100, plus comes with an unliimited lifetime warranty. Pretty impressive.Īll are certified with ICC chimney of one size or another. ![]() Their largest fireplace is huge and has huge viewing windows. Their RSF Fireplaces are designed with optional venting systems, either zone to up to three zones, or central duct heating. I'm tempted to put one in my bedroom.Have to find the thread where the wife wanted a wood stove in her bedroom. Has won numerous awards, for design and low emissions(low emissions award from the US EPA). They say it is built to last as long as your home. Is designed to be completely servicable in the field and comes with a 30 year guarantee. They have a Renaissance Rumford Fireplace, steel, 600 pounds, hide away ceramic glass door the full size of the fireplace front, 42 inch high fireplace, goes from lit to burning with no smoke emission in under two minutes, with door closed emits under 1 gm/2.2 pounds firewood, door closed completely seals home from any cold outside air into home. Welcome to the forums! Rick (Here's a pic of my place): You haven't told us where you live.climate is a major variable affecting this subject. A nice wood burning stove sitting at the end of the Great Room where you show the fireplace could be very nice, I'd say. In a house that big with that sort of layout, and jobs & kids & whatever to tend to.I'd put a good, modern, efficient forced air gas fired system in, then go from there for the fun stuff. A wood burning appliance can be a pure pleasure to own and operate and enjoy.but if you go into this expecting a bunch more than it can ever deliver, you'll just be frustrated & disappointed. In either case, we're talking about a major commitment to a heck of a lot of work & time involved to provide heat for this palace. Heating that whole house with wood is going to require either a wood furnace (to include ductwork, fans, etc.) or more than one wood burning appliance. I would most highly recommend that you look into a Natural Gas fired system, as you indicated you have that option available. IMO, the home you've depicted here needs a ducted forced air central furnace system of one kind or another. They generally do a terrific job heating the space they are in, but not so much the rest of the house (depending on the configuration & natural airflow). Manufactured wood burning stoves and inserts are much more effective, but ya gotta realize they are space heaters. Traditional wood burning fireplaces throw away more heat than you can throw into them. The Pantry, Mud Room, Home Office, & Utility Room will feel next to nothing. Your Master Suite, I'm afraid, will not benefit much, if at all, from the Great Room wood burner. Your Foyer & Study might feel a bit of warmth, especially with judicious use of fans. You could likely keep the Great Room & kitchen comfortable, and a bunch of heat will naturally find its way up into the loft.where it goes from there depends on the upstairs configuration. That's a very large and difficult house to expect to be able to heat effectively with one wood burning appliance in the Great Room.regardless of just where it's located, it probably ain't gonna happen. Mantel reaches 130 and the top of the column reaches 90. Once the hearth heats up the room stays really warm. The stone six tons also added a great heat synch. We added a master bedroom last year doing to aging and the heat work there also. This house is a work in progress as additions are slowly added. and see how beautiful design could work. Aesthetics are great but function only follows form! Ask your designers to look at No power for a week and the house is at 74 degrees. Double sided fireplaces are a great aesthetic feature but the suck all the heat out of the house! Now we heat with the Jotul and couldn't be happier. The high end architects even said it was a great idea. The screen looks like a fireplace but the Jotul heats our entire house. This is the answer unless someone has a better solution. We had built a screen to close off the dining room and inserted a Jotul 550. Five years my smart wife insisted we fix the problem. We built a similar home 20 years go n the fireplace reduced the temps be ten degrees. ![]()
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