Feb 15, 2009 · we are looking at buying a house that has a stone fireplace in the living room and a place in the basement to connect a woodstove, the house is 1456 sq ft on one floor and the basement is …

Oct 13, 2023 · You can try bracing it to the house by attaching steel brackets of some sort to the chimney and structure of the house to buy you a year, maybe, but even then i wouldnt want a couple …

Feb 2, 2021 · The part of the house with the non accessible crawl space has no plumbing or wiring under the floor. So what if I just pumped those areas full of foam? My worry would be trapping …

Feb 21, 2011 · Anyone watch Homestead Rescue Raneys ranch on Discovery channel? I was watching it last night and the fathers house had a bit of a chimney fire that got out of hand and they completely …

Improving chimney updraftWe often hear the complaint that someone has a "bad" stove or fireplace because it smokes into the house. In our experience, however, draft problems are almost never …

Jan 10, 2011 · Our house is 2934sqft, pretty open floor plan, new construction, 2.5yrs old w/good insulation and insulated ductwork, no basement, single level except for an ~1000sqft unfinished …

Dec 11, 2014 · Hi all, I'm new to the forum, but I have heated with wood since I was little. We now have a house that doesn't have a chimney, and we bought an Englander (2200 sq ft model) wood stove …

Mar 26, 2021 · The stack was lower than my house and it would set off a smoke detector in my attic. The town elected to work with him and after he put in a 30' extension on his stack it became far less …

Jan 19, 2019 · My house has a poor man’s interior French drain. A plastic water channel around the basement perimeter, sealed to the floor and walls, directed to a sump pump.

May 22, 2019 · Just installed my first woodstove, a pleasant hearth 1800sq ft woodstove in my 1200sq rancher. It’s located on one side of the house. I have floor vents and wall returns near the ceiling with …