
heating entire house from basement | Hearth.com Forums Home
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 …
Tips on if Your pellet stove is burning lazy and or getting smoke in ...
Jan 6, 2006 · If you are getting smoke in the house or you stove just don’t seem to be burning like should. Check the door seal and latch for a tight fit. Check the ash pan for shut tight and latched If all …
Help! Ash-like smell for days after burning a fire
Nov 10, 2019 · Hello! I am hoping to get some answers to our fireplace woes. We purchased this 1993 home exactly a year ago. We have noticed that every time we burn a fire, the house smells like ash …
Help with pellet stove smoke smell in house - Hearth.com Forums
Oct 31, 2010 · Hello all, new member here and I absolutely love the site. I was hoping for some help from the experts. I bought a Quadrafire Sante Fe 2 years ago when I bought my house to replace an …
What can be done with a crawl space on an old house?
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 …
Rainey’s home (homestead rescue) burns to the ground
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 …
Sweep's Library - Troubleshooting Chimney Draft Problems
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 …
Pellet Stove in the basement questions - Hearth.com Forums
Jul 31, 2011 · My house is approx 2200 sq feet of livable space with the unfinished basement adding another 500 sq feet. What size stove might I need? Do any of you have one installed in the …
Straw bales for exterior insulation? | Hearth.com Forums Home
Jan 20, 2006 · Context: 78 YO house, 2 ft thick uninsulated masonry walls, full daylight basement with walkin on north side (bummer), massive concrete foundation with basement stairs, laundry room …
my stove pipe leaks smoke into my house - Hearth.com Forums
Nov 16, 2012 · we just bought our home 3 years ago and every winter when we go to start a fire in our wood stove it leaks smoke from the bend, we clean our chimney quite often but it seems it gets …