Do you need a hearth under a wood heater?
Posted by Ultimate Showroom onThe heater is chosen and the spot is settled. Then the installer tells you the floor has to change first. What a hearth has to be, how big, how thick, and what it costs.
What's in a wood heater flue kit, and what will your home need?
Posted by Ultimate Showroom onTwo installers, the same heater, quotes a thousand dollars apart. Almost all of the difference sits above the ceiling. Here is what a wood heater flue kit covers, and what your house adds to it.
Why does one wood heater cost three times as much as another?
Posted by Ultimate Showroom onTwo wood heaters, same size, same black steel box, three times the price between them. The gap is not in the photograph. It is in the firebox steel, the warranty term, whether the flue kit and installer are in the price, and whether you can still buy a baffle plate in ten years.