Podcast Episode 52 — Wood Stoves and Ripping Up a Basement Floor
Painting vinyl siding, basement bathroom reorganization, and masonry topics.
In this podcast episode, Host Justin Fink is joined by editorial director Rob Yagid and associate editor Patrick McCombe. They tackle listener questions on wood stoves, basement bathrooms, and masonry.
Other topics covered in this podcast: Painting vinyl siding, farmhouse style homes, and a brick chimney repair.
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Wood Stove Resources:
- All About Wood Stoves.
- How to Provide Makeup Air for a Wood Stove.
- Vermont House Uses Only Half a Cord of Firewood.
- Choosing a New Wood Stove.
- Product Watch: Wood-Fired Convection.
Resources mentioned in (or related to) this podcast episode:
- In this video, Michael Maines talks about his farmhouse home philosophy.
- WindsorONE’s trim failure was discussed back in Episode 7.
- Mason John Carrol’s articles on FHB.
- All FHB podcast show notes: FineHomebuilding.com/podcast.
- KeepCraftAlive.org.
Chimney repair: As debated in the podcast, a brick chimney is coated with stucco that is now flaking off.
Planning a basement bathroom: Listener Adam asked about his plan for installing a basement bathroom. Check out this gallery of photos he sent us to show his situation.
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Another option to think about for heating a small tight house is a gasifying wood boiler. That is what I use to heat my house. The boiler is outside in a very well insulated building and underground pipes bring the hot water to the house. I have a mix of radiant floor and radiators on the second floor. The radiant floor is slow to respond but it's nice when the floor is warm.
I installed a smaller wood stove in my shop, and while it was EPA rated, it didn't not have a direct air intake for combustion.
I took a clue from the heat-exchanger ventilation technology, and I designed an intake such that it heats the air as it's coming into the space. I ran the air channels behind the masonry that's in back of the stove. The make-up air that comes in is warm and causes no feeling of cold drafts. Perfect - no, practical - yes.