Well, I put down the first half of the money it's going to take to install the chimney. Now questions arise as to whether we will actually need to go ahead and buy the new stove... the Vermont Castings stove Honeybunch's parents are lending us is an older model that requires an 8" flue, and the industry standard is now 6". The estimate we received was all for 6" stovepipe and chimney. For 8" pipe, it'll be another $800. It's seems to make more sense to stick with the 6" flue and go ahead and buy a new stove now. I'd rather put $800 into a stove than into a larger chimney that might make our future stove less efficient in its operation down the line.
We're considering the Napoleon 1450 Independence model http://www.lehmans.com/store/Stoves___Heat_Stoves___Napoleon___Napoleon_Independence_1450_Pedestal_Wood_Heat_Stove__medium____17121450?Args=
It's reasonably priced, efficient, and is supposed to be able to heat our whole 1500 square foot house. If anyone has any experience with Napoleon stoves, I'd love to hear about it.
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