4 Steps to Buying the Right Wood Stove
With the wide variety in the contemporary wood stove market, actually buying stoves for your home can be intimidating. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be. Here are some steps to make the purchase as straightforward as possible.
Begin by choosing wood burning stoves that fit your home.
This primarily involves deciding what you want to accomplish with [...]
Choosing the Best Fuel for Stoves
Is All Wood Created Equal?
When it comes to today’s wood stoves, the answer is no. Different varieties of wood have different heating yields, and some are dramatically better than others. So what should you look for when stocking up fuel for your wood burning stoves?
In general, heavier, harder wood will generate much more heat that [...]
How Many Wood Stoves Does it Take to Heat a House?
Would you believe us if we said One?
It’s possible to heat an entire residence using wood burning stoves-and if certain conditions are met, you can even get the job done with a single stove.
To see how this is possible, you need to understand that wood burning stoves act as space heaters. As opposed to central [...]
Why Buy Modern Wood Stoves?
Newer doesn’t always mean better-but in the case of the modern wood stove, it absolutely does.
Advanced wood burning stoves, designed after the early ‘90s and certified by the EPA, are approximately one third more efficient than the old pot belly stoves. That means one third less money spent on firewood-or one third less sweat if [...]