Putting In A Wood Burning Fireplace

A wood burning stove can be installed in an existing fireplace subject to there being a sufficient amount of space available in the fireplace to hold a stove and there being a proper chimney.

Putting in a wood burning fireplace.

There is nothing as romantic nor as fuel inefficient than a big open wood burning hearth. You ll want to consider several factors before you make a choice between the various fuel options and what they require. A fireplace is already fireproof in a sense so you should be able to use it for a stove location with little work involved. There are however some considerations.

The short answer is yes you can indeed put a wood burning stove into a fireplace. It s a 45 inch wood burning fireplace insert that can generate up to 55 000 btu of heat and uses a 6 inch flue. Finally burning wood in a conventional fireplace is highly inefficient as a home heating source. Here are the average prices installed which includes the flue vent or chimney.

The size of the stove however must be right for both the fireplace and the chimney it uses. The problem is that while the fire radiates a lot of heat into the room it s also using up heated interior air for combustion and even more heated air is getting sucked up the chimney all the time. And on the flip side there are few heating sources as fuel efficient as sealed natural gas fireplaces. This unit has a large viewing area that really gives the homeowner a great look at this fireplace s flames and it has an arched cast iron door that gives it a classic look.

Fireplace installation costs between 100 and 5 600 depending on the type.