Anybody else heat their home ONLY with wood?

[BlasterBob]

We heat our house with a free standing, air tight Regency brand wood stove. During the Winter, we keep it going all day long and let it die out after we "hit the hay". If it gets below 65 during the early morning hours, then the gas furnace will kick on. We burn nothing but Ponderosa Pine and I can't believe the small amount of cresote that is produced with burning this type wood. It does burn rather quickly but we have 35 acres of this type pine, Pinion and Juniper and I have a hydraulic splitter. Sure saves on the propane bill and this wood heat is so much more comfortable than the gas heat. Nothing like sitting back in the recliner in the middle of the day with the stove blazing away and taking a little well deserved snooze. Hey, I can do that any time during the day since I am retired.....

[Ah Pook]

That is a good idea. How does he mount the tile if they are 1 inch away from the wall?

1"x1" square tubing, attached to backer board with tile mortared on. The tubing has to attach to the wall separate from the exterior material.

[Beprepared]

I have 3-4 cords stacked waiting for me to convert my stoves back to wood. The prior owners live in the woods and converted to propane. Who does that? Apparently a few other neighbors too. My dad in Seward, AK goes through about 8 cords a year, with a little supplemental fuel oil for those long work shifts. Two years ago he decided to supplement with coal. A coal train unloads about everyday to ship off to S. Korea and/or S. America. So the folks at the harbor told him $80 a ton, ended up being like a 3 ton load. Normally coal needs well a ventilated updraft, Pop discovered an old cast iron fry pan on the grates will protect the bottom of the stove from the excessive heat. It takes quite a bit to get the coal going but it'll last a while.

[gnihcraes]

1"x1" square tubing, attached to backer board with tile mortared on. The tubing has to attach to the wall separate from the exterior material.

Yep, something like that. I should go investigate his method, but looks great. He says it works great.

[KevDen2005]

I have a wood fireplace, more for the ambiance of the fire, but will definitely try to heat that way when I can. I always keep plenty of wood on hand for emergencies.

I would prefer the stove a lot more, had one in our has in Kansas. It was in the basement and would get so hot the basement would stay around 80 and the upstairs between 70-75. We rarely used our furnace.