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Here's the inside of the house. The floors are cherrywood planks--just gorgeous. The woodstove is pretty, the lights are all track-lights on dimmer switches...it's seriously the house of my dreams.
It's also on about 7 acres of land in the middle of the woods in the mountains surrounded on 3 sides by public animal preserve lands. Remote as hell, but on a highway which makes it not so bad. And there's still the internet!
It's also on about 7 acres of land in the middle of the woods in the mountains surrounded on 3 sides by public animal preserve lands. Remote as hell, but on a highway which makes it not so bad. And there's still the internet!
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Wood stoves are the absolute best. We had one for the primary source of heat at my folks place. There's something to be said for living in the 21st Century, but still heating your home with raw fire in an iron box. :) Plus it makes you feel all steam punky when you learn how to get just the temperature you want, based on what woods your burning, and fiddling with all the vents and flues.
Make sure you have LONG gloved though.. cast iron burns on the upper forearm suck. ;)
Make sure you have LONG gloved though.. cast iron burns on the upper forearm suck. ;)
Thanks for the warning! I was so worried about the stove I was asking around about cats + woodstoves--my cat is dumb as a stick. (no offense intended to dead tree parts) I look forward to it though, like a slice of true nature in our daily lives. <3 The entire house is desined to make use of it, even the master bedroom on the third floor will get the heat from this thing as it's open on the third staircase and the house is compact and tall.
hehe yeah. Our house(my parents) was pretty large, and the single woodstove could keep the whole house warm. As for pets.. meh I think they learn fast to be around them. We had two alley cats we brought up from Boston. they never saw the inside of a house, let alone something like that, but they never had any issues. Though, occasionally you'd see a few singed whiskers. ;)
Just remember two simple rules. One, always open the flew before you open the door.. Heck I still forger that one, but the big belch of smoke will let you know. And second..I'm not sure if this was told to you, but you don' want to burn pine, or any kind of fur-tree wood that's thick with sap. I'll clog your chimney fast, and more often then not, the burning pitch in the chimney is what leads to fires. BUT, that aside, I don't wanna scare you or anything. They're really easy to use, and with the cost of oil and electricity in New England, they're also the cheapest way to heat your house. You probably won't go though more then 3 cords of wood over the course of the winter, and most times, it's only $200 a cord. (as opposed to $300+ a month in oil).. hehe have fun with it, and remember, now you can have Smores any time you want. :)
Just remember two simple rules. One, always open the flew before you open the door.. Heck I still forger that one, but the big belch of smoke will let you know. And second..I'm not sure if this was told to you, but you don' want to burn pine, or any kind of fur-tree wood that's thick with sap. I'll clog your chimney fast, and more often then not, the burning pitch in the chimney is what leads to fires. BUT, that aside, I don't wanna scare you or anything. They're really easy to use, and with the cost of oil and electricity in New England, they're also the cheapest way to heat your house. You probably won't go though more then 3 cords of wood over the course of the winter, and most times, it's only $200 a cord. (as opposed to $300+ a month in oil).. hehe have fun with it, and remember, now you can have Smores any time you want. :)
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