Finding the Right Wood Burning Stove

Wood burning stoves come in various sizes:

Small wood burning stoves

These suit family rooms or small cottages. However, for larger houses, often with older central furnaces, it's worth thinking about using a small wood burning stove for heating specific areas of your house, for example the sitting room or kitchen. This approach will help you to keep fuel consumption down, it will conserve energy and save you money whilst still keeping you comfortable..

Medium sized wood burning stoves

These are more appropriate for small homes, or, if you've been forward thinking, medium-sized energy-efficient houses. Of course, small cottages, depending on the size, may well also be comfortable even in winter.

Large wood burning stoves

These are needed for larger properties and open plan houses. Also, if your house is older (and therefore 'leakier '), and in colder climate, a large wood burner may need to be considered.

In addition, fireplace inserts also come in various sizes.

Talk with experienced hearth product retailers who know the performance characteristics of the products they sell. When visiting local retailers, take along a floor plan of your home. Knowledgable retailers can help you find a woodstove, fireplace insert, or other hearth product that is well suited to the space you want to heat.