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I'm looking into a woodstove for the same reason. Are you going to run the vertical part of the chimney outside the house, or inside it?
ohomen171
2012 Aug 16, 12:44am
I am going through the ceiling and the roof. Peninsula Heating and Air Conditioning can do this for you. They are real professionals!
New Renter
2012 Aug 16, 1:06am
Be careful with the local ordinances. Here in Santa Clara wood burning fireplaces are tightly regulated. I don't know if stoves are treated differently. One CAN install a wood burning fireplace but it must meet current emission standards which means it has a catalyst. Burn the wrong fuel, even a single sheet of glossy magazine paper and the very expensive catalyst is ruined.
A gas stove might also fit the bill. Gas works in power outages and a gas stove can radiate heat as effectively as a wood burner.
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Jack Waldbewohner
Yesterday Peninsula Heating and Air Conditioning came out and did the engineering work for installing a wood-burning stove in our living room. It is feasible. I liked the idea because it would give us a safe fireplace in a small space. There is an extra dividend to this installation. If power fails the stove will keep you warm and allow you to cook.