Woodstock Soapstone Co. stove sale

damm, money's kinda tight right now, but will be much better by next fall. Im planning to buy two new stoves to replace my wood whores before next winter. Does anyone know if they have preseason sales, or will discount multi stove purchases?

 

usually a sale in October also.. get on the email list they will send them to ya.. My question is how do you know which size the second one should be? or better yet they have an open house on 3rd weekend of October go to that meet a bunch of hoarders we will help ya spend your money

 

Thanks! I will get on the list.

To answer your question, I have no idea which size the second should be, I was planning to find answers to that when the time came. I currently have a Hearthstone 2 in my basement, and it just has one setting...blast furnace. It cooks you out of the room when its running, and needs to be fed every few hours it seems. The room its in is 14x30, and occasionally will need to heat the adjacent unfinished area where Im setting up my temporary office that is about 14X20.

On the first floor is an old Vermont Castings Dauntless that I have pretty much just run as a fireplace, as it doesnt seem to radiate much heat when the glass doors are closed. This was the primary stove that I used when I would burn this winter. Its inefficient, and takes very small splits, but keeps the propane off on the first and second floors.

 

My new IS will be here in a month! I will be ramping up efforts to demolish the current hearth and pull out the old ZC unit in the coming weeks. I'll also need to get creative about how to get the 600-lb beast into the basement! Luckily it's a split-level house with large basement windows.

 

Easy with these
I rent them at a local tool rental shop
Enrick, CO. | ROLL-OR-KARI dolly system to help move large items.

 

After moving several of these my best advice is to not move a 600lb stove. Especially down stairs. Strip it down as much as you can and one person with a furniture dolly and a strong back can move it. A LOT of weight comes off. Last time I removed everything but the soapstone liner. The brick is easy to replace using the WS video on YouTube.

 

I agree if there are steps involved.

Getting the IS out of BrianK's house and into my basement was very easy with the Rolls and Kari dollies as there were no steps. Same with my 900 pound safe. These dollies are amazing!

 

Rent a stair climber dolly...or hire the local stove shop to haul it in for you...most of them have a stair climber, its almost a 1 man job using one of these babys!

 

OK, I'm the proud new owner of a Woodstock IS! It's in its crate, on my trailer, in the garage. My poor truck had to spend the night outside.

I'm hearing two schools of thought on moving this pig. The first is to leave it crated, and move it with a LectroTruck (stair climber). The crate is just over 32" wide, so I don't think it's going through my front door. Haven't measured the door yet...it MIGHT be a 36" door. The other camp says uncrate it, and strip it down, then use an appliance dolly. I need to get it off the trailer (about a 1.5 foot drop), up one concrete step to the front door, through the door, then down 7 stairs to the basement. From there, it's a straight shot to it's final destination.

Thoughts?

 

I used furniture dolly crated.. doors are 36.. I did use kubota tractor to take off trailer to deck though... 6ou will love that IS... I do

 

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'm only a little worried about keeping the loaded lectro truck on balance. I can see the stove and truck rocking away or (ah!) toward me and I'll have no say in the matter. I've watched the videos showing the little guy rocking back on the 800 lb soda machine, and it's all he can do to get it rocked back on the wheels. I will have some help, but these are guys who have vowed to their wives never to move anything heavy again. Ha!

 

How did this go?

 

It went really well! I ended up taking the stove apart on the trailer, including all of the interior soap stone. I left the stove strapped to its pallet, and then strapped the whole thing to an appliance truck. We rolled it off the trailer (ramp), up the front door step, then down 7 stairs to the basement without too much trouble. Even stripped down, it was VERY heavy. But, totally manageable with one guy driving and two guys balancing.

Ended up NOT using the stair climber...just didn't need it. That, and the guy at the rental store said it sometimes just "dies" halfway up the stairs. Then you are left to pull your load AND the 150 lb truck up the rest of they way. No thanks. Some rental outfit, huh?

So anyway, the stove is in the basement, about 5 feet from where it will finally stand. Right now, I'm finishing the demo of the old hearth, and will soon set new tiles on the concrete, and begin working on the chimney alcove and reconstructing the wall. The plan is to have it all hooked up by August. I'll be sure to start a new thread!

I can say that the service and delivery from Woodstock was perfect. The crate is heavy duty, and it arrived on the exact day it was supposed to arrive. No major damage in shipping, but a few small spots where the paint rubbed off due to vibrating panels, etc. Not a big deal at all. I LOVE how the stove can be dismantled without any tools whatsoever!

Q

 

Qyota only suggestion I will make..... stove is great! consider raising hearth so you don't have to get on knee to load and rake... 16 to 24 inches high if I do it again no question...

 

I think it was you that gave me the idea life lesson here folks Do not ignore the older generation. .. listen to them... learn from them... because unless you die early you will be one of them

 

I also stole this idea for my inlaws new place...they were going to just throw some tile on the floor and call it a hearth... I mentioned raising it up and they thought that was a good idea...once it was built and the stove was set on it, they thought it was a GREAT idea!