Like your post. Unless you use pellets you’re SOL. A good fireplace with a large hearth mass does the trick. Once the hearth whether brick or rock warms it keeps the house at an even temp.
Hi Doc,
I’ve lived more than once in houses where the fireplace was it. I’ve spent summers splitting wood with a sledgehammer and wedges. It’s a PITA at the time, but it’s kind of pleasant work, at the same time. Maybe it just...feels wholesome.
Right now, I’m out of work. I’d love to have a woodstove, but the last quote I got to put one in -to code- was around $5k, which I thought a bit much. Still want one, though.