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Can I install a garden chiminea in a wooden shed?
I want to install my iron garden chiminea into my wooden shed.
Is this a really bad idea? If it's not, how should I go about installing a chimney flue?
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How should I install a chimney for a wood stove in my garage?
I have a new construction 24' x 48' garage that is two stories. It is partial block construction (to middle of 2nd floor) and finished on the top with wood (trusses etc). The floor plan is very open. ...
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Is it safe to use a log burning stove in an old fireplace?
I'm renting a property which has a wood burning stove. Recently I've been investigating ways to make my house warmer (secondary glazing on sash windows etc) and started to wonder how much air could be ...
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Does my wood stove pipe have to be chrome to be safe to use?
I'm currently renting a house that has a wood stove, and figured that as it's used as a rental property, the stove would be safe to use. However a friend of mine today was telling me that if the ...
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How can I seal a smoker door?
I am building a brick smoker and need to seal between the door (a small panel on the top of the firebox) and the bricks.
What kind of material is appropriate here? I was thinking some kind of ...
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What's the most economical way to remove a wood stove?
I just bought a new house and my insurance company is upset that I have a wood stove in the dining area. They insist that it be 3 feet from all walls and a foot and a half above the floor. ...
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Do coal stoves lead to creosote buildup/chimney fire risk?
One of the reasons we put in a coal stove as an alternative heat source was because several sources said coal stoves don't have creosote buildup, reducing the risk of chimney fire.
The instructions ...
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Can I season firewood over the woodstove?
I have a woodstove but all my firewood is still green. My friend suggested I dry it out indoors. He said I should put a few fire bricks on top of the stove, then stack green firewood on the bricks, ...
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Why is a single walled pipe not used for wood stove exhaust pipe on upper floors?
I've recently been looking into wood burning stoves. Many installations use a stove pipe that goes straight up through the ceiling and out the roof. Most of these use a single walled pipe for the ...
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What's the correct way to attach stovepipe to a wood stove?
Look where the stovepipe sits on the flue collar of this woodstove. I don't see any way to secure the pipe to the stove. There is a gap because the stovepipe is not perfectly round.
At the other end ...
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How do I heat my basement using a wood stove on the ground floor?
I just bought a new home and the living room has a wood stove with a fan. It heats the 1st and 2nd floor great, however since heat doesn't sink, what do I do about the basement? I live in NE Mass and ...
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Is it safe to put a woodstove on a sheet of cement board?
I'm looking at how to install a woodstove in a yurt. In this example, it looks like he put 1 sheet of cement board on the floor, and another against the wall.
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Is a single ...
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Heating/cooling system recommendations for this small house?
I will soon build my first house and I need to choose what type of heating/cooling system I'll have installed. I know very little about this and I'm seeking recommendations, ideas, suggestions, etc.
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Is is possible to retrofit a wood-burning stove into an existing gas central heating system?
Our house has gas-fired central heating, but fuel costs in the winter are very high (it get's very cold here!). I've been toying with the idea of a wood burning stove.
I'm wondering whether, rather ...
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Will wrapping the stove pipes with copper pipes increase wood stove efficiency?
I've heard that wrapping my wood stove's chimney - the parts inside the house that go from the stove the the actual chimney - with copper pipes will increase the amount of heat generated.
Has anyone ...
