I’m currently in a wood stove conundrum too! Needing to put a wood stove in a fireplace in my rental because propane was too expensive this year to heat (and all the environmental issues) and we already bought wood but as fireplaces go this one is inefficient to the max. Now I’m diving deep into putting a wood stove into a fireplace and what that entails. Any info you may have come across in your search would be helpful!
Oh you totally should!! We went by Mazzeo’s on rt 90 to start this whole adventure.. they’re really great and will talk for a long time about it all (if, you know, that’s what you want…)
Just went through this on a very small house we bought in RI, built in 1990. Drove a mere 30 minutes in to CT to grab the Morso 1440B but my eye was caught by the Lincoln by hearthstone - I didn't want to like this stove because I was very enchanted by the squirrels but there were a few winning features for me - and after a long and deep soul searching experience (literally weeks of deliberation and discussion), I went for it. First - our space is very small and if we get cooked out of this room we don't really have anywhere else to go so the idea of the "more comfortable" burn sounded good. Second - the long and deep shape that allows for 18" logs rather than needing to cut all our logs to 12" seemed appealing. I also like the little cook burner and high efficiency of this stove. It took me so long to make a decision on this, I missed the winter but we will still be installing it ASAP to get a few fires in. I hope this stove was the right call!
Please update with part 2 - I hope moving it isn't too bad.
I’m currently in a wood stove conundrum too! Needing to put a wood stove in a fireplace in my rental because propane was too expensive this year to heat (and all the environmental issues) and we already bought wood but as fireplaces go this one is inefficient to the max. Now I’m diving deep into putting a wood stove into a fireplace and what that entails. Any info you may have come across in your search would be helpful!
Oh you totally should!! We went by Mazzeo’s on rt 90 to start this whole adventure.. they’re really great and will talk for a long time about it all (if, you know, that’s what you want…)
Oh thank you!! I’ll go by this week and see what sort of inspiration and information they have! Thank you for a well timed deep dive into wood stoves!
Just went through this on a very small house we bought in RI, built in 1990. Drove a mere 30 minutes in to CT to grab the Morso 1440B but my eye was caught by the Lincoln by hearthstone - I didn't want to like this stove because I was very enchanted by the squirrels but there were a few winning features for me - and after a long and deep soul searching experience (literally weeks of deliberation and discussion), I went for it. First - our space is very small and if we get cooked out of this room we don't really have anywhere else to go so the idea of the "more comfortable" burn sounded good. Second - the long and deep shape that allows for 18" logs rather than needing to cut all our logs to 12" seemed appealing. I also like the little cook burner and high efficiency of this stove. It took me so long to make a decision on this, I missed the winter but we will still be installing it ASAP to get a few fires in. I hope this stove was the right call!
Please update with part 2 - I hope moving it isn't too bad.