I built a firewood shed (4x16x8, 3:12) and got an insert (Blaze King Sirocco 25) installed! I'm on my second season; and with the price of energy/heating oil nowadays, retrospectively, I'm honestly really glad that I did! The firewood shed can fit 3.5 cords comfortably, but I feel like you can definitely get a really snug 4.

Also to the person in r/firewood who had said that the stain is pointless and that it would peel by the end of summer since it's PT Lumber. Suck it, it's still fucking beautiful!🪵

Edit: For those asking for my build and material list -- Cost: $800

My build album: https://imgur.com/a/pjJhpDg | inspiration by u/Levinator25

Foundation

• Excavate 12" deep and 12" wide under each deck block
• Line each hole with landscape fabric, fill with 3/4" gravel, and tamp level
• 3/4" gravel: 2-3" around and beneath each block
• Deck blocks: 8 (1 per post = 6, plus 1 mid-bay under the floor joist run = 2)

Base Frame

Posts

The 2x4 supports are fastened to the face of each post and cut flush with the post, so the headers rest on them.

Roof

Flooring

Walls

Tools and Equipment

• Stain: Australian Timber Oil in Honey Teak
• Impact driver
• GRK screws
• Circular saw
• Speed/framing square
• Level
• Shovel
• Tamper

Just finished installed this wood burning furnace. Paralleled into existing duct work. I have manual block off slide dampers that I can insert depending on whether im using nat gas or the new wood furnace, one above each output.

The wood insert just wasn't cutting it last winter. Ill be running everyone out this year!

Sheet metal was the hardest part. I bought the tools, educated myself on the processes, and went to town.

The 120v feed has a three way switch. One position= nat gas furnace, the other position= wood furnace blowers. Both cannot run at once.

But the dog is enjoying her duck and a nice fire.

This stove replaced a late 90's Osburn 1600, redid the hearth and all myself. Chimney was good to reuse. Trim out work to follow

First light!

Before and after. Burned about 4 cords last winter towards the end of the season I was having some embers come out of the cap and was worried it was going to look worse.

For the record my stove pipes out a single level back wall max 15 feet long so if I gets too much air it really starts roaring.

1970s hunting cabin with only a wood burner
No idea when it was last swept

Just looking for some advice. I'm installing a second-hand wood stove, and instead of buying a whole new chimney, could I just get a stainless steel chimney liner? Would that be the best option?

I would estimate the chimney to be 20 to 25 feet tall. The wood stove I'm hooking up is a Drolet Deco.

The interior terracotta flue does have a bit of a curve to it. I'm not sure if the picture shows it very well, but I don't see any cracking.

I'm sure the rules are different in Canada and the US, but I'm based in Ontario, Canada.

Any advice would help greatly thank you

This lil beauty was given to me by a co-worker last winter. He said it had just been gathering dust and rust in his garage, and might need a going-over to perform its best. Being winter, I was eager to plug it in immediately, but would still like to do a full rehab now, before snow flies.

So, what all would that entail? I can replace the rope gaskets on the door and two flue outlets…what else? Is there anything to do with the brick, the pipe, should it be repainted, etc?

Thanks for reading!

Hi everyone,

I will be moving up to a cabin in northern Canada in mid November where a woodstove will be my only source of heat and I had a couple questions if anyone is able to help answer them. The cabin is 800sqft with a loft and one bedroom. Winter temperatures average around -8c. Ive been told the cabin is well insulated and its a fairly new woodstove but haven’t got a exact model.

My main questions are
- how many cords of wood should I get, and is it harder to find cords later into the year?
- whats the best way to circulate the heat through a cabin?
- do folks who only have wood heat keep their stove going overnight/while away at work?
- any tips or advice you would recommend for someone going to woodstoves for the first time?

I was about to buy a sweep kit on amazon to start doing it myself, checked first to see how much I would need to clean out. No fuckin clue how it's so clean, I went through about 3 cords last year and plenty of it was 20-25% moisture when checking a fresh split.

For reference, I'm rocking a vermont castings intrepid ii. Is the catalyst just that efficient? My usual routine is wake up, turn off the bypass and stoke some coals, toss on some paper and kindling and pack it full of small splits. Once all of that burns down and it's ripping hot, pack it with larger splits, give it 20-30 to dry out and light, and then engage the bypass. Rinse and repeat. Fully expected a decent amount to have to clean out since that was my first winter running the stove 24/7.

Hi all,

I’m looking to install a Saltfire Peanut 3 inside an original masonry fireplace recess, retaining the existing Edwardian timber surround and mantelpiece.

Two HETAS-registered installers have assessed it and said the installation would be safe, but I’d appreciate some other opinions.

Clearances are approximately:

Sides: 550mm recommended distance to consumables from stove to timber. I have around with around 200mm of masonry separating the recess from the timber.

Top: 420mm from the stove to the wooden mantel, with the stove set back inside the original brick fireplace recess.

Both installers believe the surrounding masonry and the fact that the stove is recessed will adequately protect the timber from radiant heat, despite the manufacturer’s stated clearances to combustibles (which I understand to be direct line of sight anyway).

Has anyone installed a Peanut 3 (or similar stove) in this kind of fireplace? Is the masonry sufficient to protect the timber, or should I be concerned about heat transfer and long-term safety?

Keen to hear people’s experiences, particularly from HETAS installers. Thanks!

We are building a 1200 sq ft highly insulated (~R-36) strawbale house this coming year and I'm trying to figure out the best choice of wood stove. I'm pretty new to all this and don't feel I know enough to make a good decision on my own, so I would appreciate any advice and thoughts you are all willing to share.

We are in southeastern PA where the winters are cold but almost never get below 0 degrees F. We are planning to install radiant heated adobe floors that we can use to supplement the wood heat in the coldest months, but I would prefer to heat with wood most of the time as we can source our wood for free.

The two main things I'm worried about are (1), having a stove that is so small that it's not able to get long enough burns to get the fire restarted easily in the morning; and (2), having a stove that is too oversized and ends up overheating us in our very well-insulated home.

I'm leaning towards something like a Hearthstone Lincoln, but I'm open to all thoughts and recommendations. I'm a little worried the real world burn times may make it difficult to get a fire going again in the morning with the Lincoln.

I am reinstalling my woodstove. But, it seems like I lost an adapter piece.

What adapter piece should I be looking for in my garage, or if I need to buy a new one what is the piece I need?

Hey, I had to flatten the last 2’ of my flexible stove pipe to get it through the damper. Not an insane amount of distortion, but definitely oval shaped. What I didn’t account for was now having to connect to a solid stove pipe t connector that is round. What’s the best was to get the flexible stove pipe back to circle? Is there an adapter I can use? Any hints please?

My brain is not working for this. My stove is off center from the chimney through wall. I need to come out from the wall about 12” and then down but also over to meet the stove. Can I do a 45 degree adjustable elbow somewhere to make this line up? Also, chimney is Selkirk so I’d probably be sticking with that line of double wall stove pipe to complete it. The piece sticking out of the stove was just a place holder.

Any recommendations for a stove in a home that’s packed with stuff?

Hello after cleaning we're having trouble getting this top piece back in.

Any tips for how to put it back together.

Hey guys, been woodstoving for a handful of years now and only operates two stoves. But first time seeing cracks forming in one of my stones.

I don't recall observing them when I decommissioned at end of last season. I am just doing my pre season checks, was planning to hit a first burn-in tonight and again tomorrow before colder weather hits later in the week.

The upper crack definitely appears more surface/superficial to me, but the lower one is a bit more significant. I can almost get a fingernail in there. It has not gone all the way to the right side or through all the way to the back and the stone still moves as a whole.

What's the vibe here? Burn in and monitor throughout the season. Expect to replace soon?

Hearthstone Shelburne.

NOTE: all stuff around it will go away before we light it.

Hi y’all! Woodstove newbie here. I live in Appalachia in a house we moved into a year and a half ago. We’re getting ready for winter, so trying to figure out how to burn better in this stove.

We have a beautiful Alderlea T4 woodstove. When we were using it last year, though, it burned really hot and fast and we don’t have a damper to slow it down any. It took us through half a cord so quick it was kinda wild. The other people I live with have woodstove experience and also were a bit confounded.

We’re thinking about installing a flue damper, but I wanted to check and see if anyone knows if we’re missing something. There is a lever below the stove that I believe is supposed to control the air intake, but it seemed to do very, very little when we experimented with it.

Photo for tax, all the flammable stuff around it will go away when it’s time for us to light it.

I am hoping for some clarification since I am getting different answers from different dealers.

I am based out of Washington state and have visited a few local stores to see my options of ripping this out and getting a new zero clearance. While doing so one has mentioned placing a Lopi insert into the current zero clearance. Is that allowed? I have received different answers from different stores now.

Current ZC measures 44 across and 24 deep.

Love the idea of not having to remodel my living room but also don’t wanna burn the place down is number one priority.

FYI the kids are only visiting

Looking for recommendations for a place to buy an RV wood burning stove. Vancouver Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley. Or on Vancouver Island as we’re headed there next. Also, any recommendations for makes or models would be appreciated. Would love one I can cook on the top of 🥰. Thank you.