Woodstock Ideal Steel install

Ive been working on the install but I haven't had a ton of time to devote to it. I was finally able to get a small break-in fire going but there is a long way to go.

This is a basement install in a house that's 1180 square feet. We have a wide open staircase 15' from the stove that leads to our living area. Shouldn't be any problem heating this small house, even with the stove in the basement.

I decided to raise the hearth 12" and remove the framed wall from behind the stove.



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just drilling a little hole....



I found "wood look" tile at lowes for a good price and decided that's what the wall and hearth would be. To accent the overhang on the hearth I bought black bullnose tiles. I have only tiled and grouted the top so far. Still have the sides and about 18" of floor to do surrounding the raised hearth.



After stripping the stove of everything I was able to walk it up onto the hearth by myself. Not hard at all actually and I'm a little guy. All set in place with double wall stove pipe. The trim ring around the pipe has duct tape on it while the silicone dried.



Ran the chimney outside. I have 15' here but decided to add 2' to the top and a roof brace.

 

A lot more work to go but I couldn't resist a little stinky break-in fire

 

Excel pipe?

Welcome to the club!

 

Nice. I have a very similer setup. Is that 1100 square feet including the basement?

 

Selkirk supervent from menards

 

Nice job
The black cap looks great

 

The upstairs is 1188 and the basement is full but only half finished. We keep the doors shut to the unfinished half. Technically we are heating around 2400 with the whole basement. Winters aren't bad here. It's 66 today.

 

Did you rent that drilling rig ?

 

Yes. It still wasn't cheap. 8" bit wasn't big enough and the 10" bit added to the cost. Total was $220 doing it myself. Not sure what hiring it out would have cost. Still easier than drilling a hundred holes.

 

I hope... thats about a $5000 drill !

 

I'm heating almost 2400 with nearly the same setup, including the stairwell and placement in the basement. Winters sound a bit worse though- it was 30f here and that is warm for this time of year. First year running the IS since moving into the new house. I don't have a lot of data but I think below zero it is getting stretched thin. The IS could keep the last house (1800sqft) warm to minus 20f.

 

Nice looking set up you got going fortydegnorth

 

Love the wood tiles

 

You do nice work.

 

Thanks everyone. Now that I've had a little fire I have the drive to get the tile finished, drywall patched and trim installed. I can't wait until next winter when I can just load the stove and enjoy. I don't mind projects but finding time to complete them quickly is getting more difficult.

 

Amazing amount of work, good to see you put a great stove in and didn't waste your efforts. Question- I noticed you had an outlet, where did that junction go?

 

It was the end of a circuit so it is now capped off in a junction box behind the wall.

 

Make sure you put a blank cover on the box and don't bury it in the wall

 

Looks great. Nice work...