Insulation is completely insufficient or non-existent. Seems like this will need to be my primary focus if I wish to use less wood. Fortunately I...
Here's a picture from last winter before it was officially mine.
Thanks guys for the recommendations. I am thinking you are all correct and that it must be that I am just losing too much heat. I am considering...
Not at all, that is very helpful, thank you! When I was a kid, my parents used wood to heat our house, but I never had to worry about the details...
There are four of us and one of my son's uses the upstairs. It's something to consider, though. This old house needs a lot of TLC.
I agree completely, however we only use the fireplace a little bit and keep it closed off most of the time, instead using the wood stove and boilers.
Thank you GrJfer!
Indeed, that is the likely case with my fireplace. I think the best case senario is in my cast iron Waterford wood stove. Even with the flue...
Even though I have lived in Massachusetts for more than 15 years, this is my first year with a home that uses wood for heat. I have been giving...
Thanks Tim. I am limited with what I am able to do with my wood boiler, but I will look more closely. With my wood burning stove I do have the...
It looks like this thread is a bit old, but I have some experience with the North Idaho Energy Logs that I'd like to share. This is my first...
