Franklin fireplace experiences?

Keep in mind that heat rises and you absolutely must have a cieling fan at the peak, maybe even thermostatically controlled.

Grew up with parlor stoves years ago. They work fine but need lots of TLC. The chimney fire and creosote specter is always prsent, so plan accordingly.

Find a store that sells granite countertops and negociate for sdome cut-offs or rejects of sutable size. Don't pay the $ per square foot that countertops go for...remember you're just buying some rock to put under a stove. Standard tiling tchniques ought to do just fine. HTH

Joe

In towns, any fireplace or stove must conform to the current building code, sometimes by a WETT- licensed installer. The provincial fire safety code (5 to 15 pages for "solid fuel appliances") is also full of practical information to do the job yourself (hearth, spacing for clearances, chimney collar etc.)

Yup this is in my plans, although I am half-way thinking of some kind of rigid pipe with internal fan so I can pull heat from the very peak and then either redistribute it at floor level or dump it outside.

Thanks for the tips! John

We're well outside any boundaries of civilization but I plan to follow or exceed code for clearances.

Cheers, John