farmermike
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I've got an old 2600 sq ft farmhouse heated primarily with wood. A couple of years ago I built a corn burning stove to go in the basement under the living room. Room was always cold. Stove works fine for the most part, but heating the basement doesn't seem to be all that efficent. House is a big square house with a large,480 sq ft. living room off to the side. Living room has a fireplace but it is an old style one. Only used in the spring and fall. Seams to let more heat out than I get back. My inner cheapness is gettng the better of me what with the price of corn and all, I wonder about taking the corn stove out and replacing it with a wood stove, I could evan remodel the corn stove to burn wood, or put an insert in the fireplace. I only use it during the real cold weather which hasn't been much this winter. My concern with an insert is that the room will get to hot. I really don't want to spend much, cheapness thing keeps getting in the way Thanks for the help.