Installing a wood stove in this fireplace. Of heat our stoves put out into a room compared to our open fireplace is huge, and so we’ve been considering Inefficient at heating and so we don’t typically use it as source of heat but Like many other open fireplaces, ours is very The open fireplace in our living room, but would installing a wood stove inside it increase the value of our home? Ratings commonly seen between 60% and 80%. While an open fireplace can be as little asġ0% efficient, the efficiency of stoves can be much higher, with efficiency Stoves are commonly installed within existing open fireplaces to help increase the efficiency and heat output of burning wood. One of the solutions for these issues can Of emissions from burning firewood in homes has also become more stringent.įor example, in many towns and cities you can’t burn wood in your home unless you have an approved appliance, such as an EPA certified stove in the US or a DEFRA approved stove in the UK. Looking for new ways to be able to heat a home without the need to turn on theĬentral heating or use an inefficient open fireplace.Īs local air pollution and air quality haveĪlso become more of an important and discussed topic in recent years, the issue Most traditional open fireplaces lose over 90 percent of the fire’s heat out the chimney. The Environmental Protection Agency explains that much of the heat produced from an open fireplace can be lost up the chimney instead of being used to warm a home. However when it comes to heating a room orĪ home, open wood burning fireplaces can be highly inefficient. We’ve discussed in another article whether an open fireplace can be a selling point for a home, and in studies it’s shown that it can. Does A Wood Burning Stove Add Value To A House? More detail below and discussed whether a wood burning stove can add value to a Which one we would look for in a new home. Studies have shown that fireplaces in general are a selling pointįor a home, while wood stoves may help to increase house prices by up to 5%.įireplaces in the family and through use of both we’ve changed our minds for Wood stove can add value to a house, but it can depend on what a buyer is To others it can be added bonus when buying a house, so does a wood burning This may be a downside to some homebuyers but Have looked to have wood burning stoves installed.Įxisting open fireplace it removes the ability to be able to use and enjoy the
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