When designing a house, it is important to choose a heating system. Many people prefer to use stove heating as a heat source. It is very important to think about the location of the stove in advance. The designer must choose the location of the furnace depending on its type. You also need to design the layout of the rooms so that each is heated evenly. In our article we will look at the features of planning stove heating for a home, as well as its advantages.
Features of planning a house with stove heating
Stove heating without a water circuit will be effective if you install the stove in the very center of the house. That is, it will be located in all rooms and then the entire house will be heated effectively. In this case, the stove is installed in the wall between all the rooms, and the firebox can be brought into the kitchen or hallway.
Many designers suggest installing two or three fireplaces in different rooms instead of one. But a more economical option would be to install a central heating unit. Since such heating requires the installation of only one chimney, and fuel costs are much lower than with two or three fireplaces.
In two-story houses you can use this type of heating. But it is necessary to build a strong floor that can withstand a heavy brick building. Be sure to place the oven, hob and stove on the ground floor. On the second floor you can only install a heating panel. If the house has only one large room, then the stove can be installed in the very center. Thus, it will delimit the space and separate the kitchen from the living room.
System advantages
Stove heating can be installed in any home. The material of the walls does not matter. Stove heating has many advantages over other heating systems. If the house is built of brick, then the stove will heat the house more efficiently.
For stove heating, you can use different types of solid fuel: cardboard, coal, peat, firewood, branches, etc.
This heating does not depend on electricity, which means it works stably. The oven operates in autonomous mode. Stove heating is often used as an additional heat source. Some people use a stove to create coziness in their home. Wood stoves are not as popular as other heating devices, but they are used quite often.
Wood burning stove made of bricks
The most efficient oven is one that is made of bricks.
With the help of such a stove, the house is heated efficiently. Let's consider the main advantages of a brick kiln:
- The wood stove works without interruption. After all, electrical problems do not affect the operation of the furnace in any way. Therefore, it compares favorably with other heating devices. The wood stove will operate efficiently and without interruption at all times.
- Brick accumulates and gradually releases heat. A hob is often installed in a brick oven. Therefore, in cold weather, you can use the oven for cooking. This way you can save money. After all, many homes have electric stoves that consume large amounts of electricity.
- In houses where other heating equipment is installed, a wood stove is installed as a backup heat source. After all, problems with electricity or other types of fuel often occur.
- A brick stove can operate on different types of dry fuel. You can use cardboard, coal, peat, branches, wood waste, etc. You can use modern fuel, which is manufactured for stoves operating on solid fuel.
Thanks to a large number of advantages, a wood-burning stove remains in demand today.
Where is the best place to place the stove in the house?
Some people think that the stove should be installed near the kitchen wall or in the corner of the hallway. This is due to the desire to position the stove in such a way that it is not conspicuous and does not interfere with the passage. But this arrangement is not rational. After all, a stove will not be able to heat the entire house evenly. Therefore, you should not rely on such factors when constructing a furnace.
The best option would be to install the stove in the very center of the house. And the firebox should go into the kitchen or veranda. And if there is a hob, it should go into the kitchen. The stone part of the stove should be located in living rooms. One stove can heat no more than three rooms, which are located next to each other. And if the house has more than one floor or has a large area, then you will have to install more than one stove for high-quality heating.
Now they have begun to use a heated circuit. It can have two or more functions. The most popular types of stoves with water heating are the following heaters: Russian stove, simple fireplace, as well as a combined stove and fireplace system.
With proper design of stove heating, it is possible to efficiently heat a two-story house. Or you can install a heating system so that you can live on the second floor during the warmer seasons.
If any breakdown occurs, you should contact a qualified specialist. There is no need to try to replace the gas burner yourself. Be sure to seek professional help. And also when installing the coil you need to call a specialist. The coil is made of metal pipes or sheet steel. The thickness ranges from 3 to 5 mm. Using a coil, the maximum temperature of the coolant is ensured.
For a wood stove, you need to use the cheapest type of fuel. You can make a wood-burning stove yourself, but for this you need to study special literature. The wood-burning stove has high technical characteristics and fits perfectly into any interior. Therefore, many residents of country houses choose it.
As cities become larger, people become increasingly hungry for nature and clean, fresh air. That is why people tend to get out of the city as often as possible to spend the weekend in their own country house. The simplest option for construction is one that does not require and. But you can take a break from the bustle of the city in such a house only in the summer, while the dacha season is underway.
The choice of which depends on your individual needs. If between heating the whole house and the beauty and atmosphere of comfort you choose the second option, then you should give your preference to a fireplace. It does not heat for long, the heat it creates quickly evaporates, but it burns very brightly and beautifully - an ideal solution for those who like to drink tea and look at the fire.
A brick stove for the home, in turn, can store heat for a very long time. In addition, the good thing about a Russian stove is that you can cook a lot of tasty and aromatic dishes in it, which, of course, cannot be done in a fireplace. Therefore, in most cases, they are developed specifically with a Russian stove, since this option is the most convenient and easiest to implement.
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Autonomous gasification requires a special permit, and the installation of a liquid fuel boiler requires the installation of a special container for diesel fuel that can hold at least three tons of diesel fuel. With such large expenses, it will be very irrational, except perhaps if a large family permanently lives in the house.
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Which stove is better to heat a house?
You can ensure warmth in your home not only by warming up the air in the room, but also by having a well-heated floor, walls and interior items. In this case, the advantage is that the dew point of the facade walls shifts towards the external insulation. Accordingly, the internal walls are completely dry, as well as the absence of fungus, mold and moisture.
For such heating, you can use not only a Russian stove, which is made of brick, but also a metal structure, which is quickly and easily installed. You can install such a stove yourself, without the help of a specialist. The metal structure heats up very quickly, which allows you to immediately begin heating the room. Moreover, when the firebox stops working, the oven cools down just as quickly. Metal cannot accumulate heat; its heat capacity is very low, so only the air in the room warms up, not the walls.
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Typical house designs
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In this case, an excellent alternative is a brick oven, which has excellent storage properties. To figure out which type of brick stove is suitable for heating your home, it is necessary, first of all, to identify all the features of its operation. All-season living means that there is always someone in the house, so you can safely add firewood a couple of times a day to ensure constant heating.
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How to heat a house with a brick stove
Projects of one-story houses with a stove involve placing the stove in such a way that it fully or partially acts as an interior partition. In a two-story cottage, the upper floor is heated using a chimney running along the wall and an additionally installed stone or brick fireplace. The undeniable advantage of such a system is the ability to accumulate and release heat even after the furnace is fired.
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To summarize, if you heat a brick oven once for 3-4 hours, you can provide high-quality heating of rooms for at least 12 hours. The rooms on the second floor will be heated by a chimney running along common walls. Brick stoves have only one drawback: their heating time is at least one hour.
Modern Russian brick stoves
Currently, the design of a traditional Russian stove has several options, which depend on the household needs of a particular family.
So, modern stove designs for the home are:
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Location of the stove in the house
The layout of a house with stove heating is carried out depending on the main purpose of the stove. Cookers, which are used daily for cooking, are placed in living rooms or kitchens. A heating panel can act as a partition and for heat transfer, protruding as much as possible into the room where more heating is required. The kitchen area receives the required amount of heat from the cast iron stove and firebox.
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If the design of a house with a Russian stove, first of all, involves high-quality heating of the premises, then it is more advisable to place it near the coldest outer wall. Thanks to this arrangement, the movement of cold air near the floor is eliminated, which does not always give good results with stove heating. Heating stoves, in most cases, are located next to doorways or in partitions separating rooms, with the combustion door as close as possible to the front door.
In any case, it is recommended to position the stoves in such a way that they occupy as little usable space as possible, while allowing maximum warm working surface access to the room where heating is required. A chimney outlet should be provided between the roof rafters and the beams of the interfloor or attic floor. The blower doors and the furnace are positioned in such a way that there is at least one meter of free space between them and the wall or partition.
What has been done
Project: the Innsbruck project was adapted to the site and the wishes of the Customer's family, and a solution was proposed to move the terrace.
foundation: based on geology and the architect’s calculations, the house was built on a pile-grill foundation.
ceilings: basement - reinforced concrete monolithic; interfloor - reinforced concrete floor slabs.
box: walls made of aerated concrete blocks, masonry with masonry glue. Windows are made to order, with one-sided lamination, installation on site.
roof: metal tiles.
external finishing: the walls are insulated with basalt facade insulation and plastered, finishing elements are made of wood, manufactured locally, based on technical specifications visualization, painted. The base is lined with decorative stone.
interior finishing: finishing was carried out according to the design project, where the combination of decorative plaster with stone and wood was taken as the basis. False beams were installed on the ceilings.
additionally: a fireplace has been installed and finished.
What has been done
This is the very case when our Customer and we speak the same language and are inspired by the ECO high-tech style! Designer Ilya came to us with a ready-made Project for his future home! Our team liked the project - after all, such unusual and stylish solutions are always a professional challenge!
We prepared estimates for Ilya and developed unique design solutions - all this allowed us to implement this project! The frame house is made using our proven Canadian technology with 200 mm insulation along the entire contour! The outside of the house is sheathed with imitation timber. All windows are custom-made and laminated in colors according to the project. Additional accents are placed thanks to professional painting of imitation timber and selection of paints.
What has been done
What does it cost us to build a house? Indeed, having a team of professionals and knowledge, building a house from scratch is a matter of time! But sometimes the task is more difficult! We have introductory ones - an existing foundation, or buildings on the site, extensions to existing buildings and much more! For the Matsuev family, this was precisely the difficult task. They had a foundation from an old burnt house, and a landscaped area around it! The new house had to be built in a short time on the existing foundation. Dmitry and his family had a desire to build a new house in the high-tech style. After careful measurements, a design was made that took into account the old layout, but had a new modern form with interesting innovations! The house now has an entrance area where you can sit at a table on cozy evenings and a complex but possible exploitable roof in our area. To implement such a roof, we called upon our knowledge and modern building materials, LVL beams, fused roofing and much more. Now in the summer you can have an unusual dinner on such a roof or watch the stars at night! In the decoration, our architect also emphasized the minimalistic and graphic high-tech style. Smooth plastered walls with painted plank details, and wooden beams at the entrance added personality. The inside of the house is decorated with imitation timber, which is painted in different colors depending on the purpose of the room! Large windows in the living room kitchen overlooking the site created the desired effect of illumination and airiness of the space! The house of the Matsuev family has graced our photo gallery in the section of country architecture in the high-tech style, the style chosen by brave Customers with excellent taste.
What has been done
Olga and her family have long dreamed of a country house! A reliable, solid home for living that will fit perfectly into their difficult narrow plot! With the advent of children, it was decided to make the dream come true; children grow up quickly and in their own home in nature there are many opportunities and fresh air. We, in turn, were glad to work on an individual project for a house in a classic style made of red brick with a bay window! After the first acquaintance with our company in a cozy office, we invited Olga to take a look at our existing construction site: evaluate the order and construction processes, storage of materials on site, get acquainted with the construction team, and make sure the quality of the work. After visiting the site, Olga decided to work with us! And we were glad to do our favorite job again to make another country dream come true!
What has been done
Project: changes were made to the San Rafael project and redevelopment was done according to the wishes of the Customer.
floors: basement - reinforced concrete floor slabs; interfloor - reinforced concrete floor slabs
box: walls made of expanded clay concrete blocks, masonry with mortar??? Windows have been installed.
roof: metal tile
terrace: rough fencing elements have been completed, flooring has been installed.
What has been done
Dmitry contacted our company with an interesting preliminary design to calculate the cost. Our experience allows us to perform such calculations based on preliminary designs with minimal errors, no more than 2%. Having visited our construction sites and received the cost of construction, Dmitry chose us from many of our colleagues in the workshop to complete the project. Our team began to carry out a complex and expressive country project with spacious premises and a garage, large windows and complex architecture. After the project was completed, Dmitry chose us as a contractor company, and we, in turn, wanted to do further work at the same high level! Since the object is large, Dmitry proposed stage-by-stage cooperation, namely, upon successful completion of the foundation work, we began the second part of the project - walls + floors + roofing. Also, the exact timing of construction was important for Dmitry; in order to speed up the construction processes, the team was reinforced by 2 experienced masons.
The box on a pile-grillage foundation was delivered right on time! The result pleased us and the Customer. All stages of the work were coordinated and worked out for Dmitry and his individual project, which benefited all participants in the process!
What has been done
Project: The project of our company Inkerman was changed taking into account the wishes of the Customer’s family, the house was planted on the site, taking into account the existing situation on the site and the relief
foundation: based on geology and the architect’s calculations, the house was built on a reinforced pile-grillage foundation.
ceilings: wooden on wooden beams, in places of large spans installation of LVL beams. The basement floor is insulated with 200mm basalt insulation; interfloor ceiling with 150mm sound insulation.
box: box: walls made of expanded clay concrete blocks, masonry with mortar. Windows have been installed.
roofing: installation of metal tiles.
external finishing: the facade is insulated with 100 mm basalt facade slabs, the facades are covered with facing bricks; the color scheme was proposed by the architect and agreed with the Customer.
What has been done
The Krutov family decided to build a spacious house for the whole family to live in!
Olga and other family members went from idea to implementation in several stages! Choosing a technology, working on a project for a long time, building a foundation, building a house with exterior finishing and then working on interior decoration! Frame technology was chosen as energy-saving, prefabricated and high-tech! Why did the Krutovs choose our company? They were pleased with the quality of work on our construction site and the workers who gave us a detailed tour! We also spent a long time working on the estimate, combining different finishing options and comparing their costs. This made it possible to choose the best option from a wide variety of finishing materials and configurations.
The project was created by an architect friend, but we had to work out the constructive part of it. After which the most reliable and effective foundation was erected - USHP. Next, work began on the box. A frame house with 200 mm insulation along the entire contour and a unique roof insulation technology of 300 mm. For the exterior decoration, siding was chosen in a spectacular combination of colors - coffee and cream. Accents are placed thanks to powerful roof overhangs, an interfloor belt and large windows!
What has been done
When you decide to become the happy owner of your own home and move to a new home for permanent residence, first of all you think about what the house will be like; what to build it from; how much will it cost and most importantly, WHO will do all this?
Alexander came to our company with the desire to move to his own country house. He liked the Avignon project and there was already a strip foundation on the site. After the initial visit to the site, measurements and inspection of the foundation, we gave our conclusions and recommendations. Strengthen the foundation, change the project and adapt it to the size of the existing foundation! After agreeing on the cost, it was decided to build in winter. Alexander received a gift of reinforced concrete floors, one of the leading construction teams and a house according to the design he liked, which stood on a plot with exterior finishing by spring! Alexander observed every stage of construction, regularly visiting the construction site and was pleased with the result, and we were pleased with our work. This is an individually designed Avignon project, implemented in stone technology with external insulation and siding finishing!
What has been done
Each house is a separate story of creation and implementation! One day we built a house for good people and they recommended us to another good person! Andrey Rumyantsev came to our company with the desire to build a one-story spacious country house with a fireplace for warm family evenings on the site of an old country house... It was decided to build the house from aerated concrete blocks so that the future handsome country man would delight the owner for decades! The customer voiced his wishes for finishing - and we, in turn, brought everything to life. Thanks to detailed visualization of the project, each element of the exterior decoration is a member of a friendly ensemble! Bavarian masonry, as the final stage of exterior decoration, looks noble and thorough. Without a doubt, such a tandem - aerated concrete and brick - can easily be called the best solution in the field of stone housing construction - warm, affordable, beautiful, reliable. Modern technologies have advanced so much that such unique configurations become available in a short time, because we built this project over the winter months. The main thing is to have the necessary knowledge and constantly replenish it!
What has been done
Project: the project of a European company was taken as a basis and was adapted to the site and the wishes of the Customer’s family; a terrace and patio were proposed, taking into account the cardinal directions on the Customer’s site.
foundation: based on geology and the architect’s calculations, the house was built on a pile-and-grid foundation.
ceilings: basement - reinforced concrete monolithic; interfloor - wooden on beams with a 150 mm sound insulation device.
box: walls made of aerated concrete blocks, masonry with masonry glue. Windows are made to order with one-sided lamination, installation on site.
roof: metal tiles.
Exterior finishing: the walls are insulated with basalt facade insulation and plastered. Based on the visualization, facade panels under the Tolento stone were added. The enclosing elements of the terrace and balcony are made of wood, made locally, based on technical specifications visualization, and painted. The roof overhangs are lined with soffits matching the color of the roof.
Vladimir Murashkin, The owner of a house “brought to life according to his idea and sketch!” House parameters: |
What has been done
When Customers come to us with bright, modern ideas for their future home, we become doubly excited! After all, working on a new stylish project is always interesting and a challenge, how to implement all the bold ideas from a constructive point of view, what materials to use? Vladimir bought a plot of land with picturesque views of the Oka bank! This view could not be ignored, so an indispensable attribute of the future house was a dizzying terrace (51.1 m2) and a large balcony, focused on beauty! Vladimir wanted to relax in nature in a wooden house, but it was necessary to build a house in a short time, and frame construction technology became the ideal solution for such problems! If we’re going to be different, it’s in everything! The house was made even more spectacular by the vertical finishing of imitation timber made of durable larch, painted in natural shades with emphasized wood texture. Laminated windows complement the modern look of the house! It turned out to be an excellent country house, with highlights and at the same time incredibly functional.
It all started with an individual project found by the Customer’s family on a European website. It was with him that she came to our office for the first time. We made preliminary calculations for the project, took a tour of the existing construction site, shook hands and work began to boil! The architect improved and adapted the project to the site and the Client’s family; the foreman “planted” the house on the site. Based on geological surveys, it was decided to place the house on bored piles. The frame grew in a few weeks, then the roofing, insulation, exterior finishing! Over the winter, a house grew on the site. The customer invited a third-party technical supervisor who monitored the process independently of our multi-stage control. The color scheme for painting the imitation timber was selected by our manager and here in front of us is the bright and cozy country house of the Pushkov family’s dreams!
The garage heating design has some parts. The heating design has fasteners, manifolds, thermostats, boiler, expansion tank, air vents, connection system, pipes, batteries, pressure-increasing pumps. On this page of the site we will try to help you choose the right heating components for your apartment. Any factor is of great importance. Therefore, the selection of each installation element must be carried out technically carefully.
Project of a house with stove heating
I am looking for projects of houses with stove heating.
So far we have only been able to find:
It’s not clear how the second floor is heated? (perhaps it’s true the second floor of the furnace (rework), but is this already an area/load/change to the existing project?
There is also no provision for a basement (with a staircase there are problems, even if you try to “continue” it into the basement yourself, you will steal the hall area convenient for placing a closet.
house design (building area 11x9 - 12x10 m) with a full winter first floor, a basement and a guest second floor
heating: stove ( exactly the oven. not a boiler), backup/auxiliary - electric convectors.
P.S. I'm trying to sketch something myself, but...
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The rooms are not heated, these corners are really few. The warmest place will be in the bathroom #image.jpg
If the house has more than one floor, then it is imperative to organize a small boiler room in it. The surface of a stove made of stone should be heated to a maximum temperature of 120 degrees. This temperature has nothing to do with the metal elements of the furnace, since the metal will heat up to higher temperatures.
In order to determine what area the stove water heating scheme will have, you need to take into account such points as the total area of the house, the number of doors and windows, what material the walls of the building are made of, the extent to which the house is insulated and other factors. 1 square meter of oven area can heat up to 35 square meters. meters of house area. Such values are taken into account at street temperatures no lower than -25 degrees.
How to find the right place for a stove in the house
Many people believe that homemade heating stoves should be located somewhere in the corner of the hallway or kitchen wall. When choosing such a location, people want, first of all, to position the stove in such a way that it does not interfere with the passage or is not conspicuous. However, this should not be the main criterion when choosing where to install the stove.
Options for installing a stove in a country house
The rules for constructing a furnace tell a completely different story. It is best to install the stove in the central part of the room. Another rule states that the hob and firebox should open onto the veranda or kitchen. The stone part of the stove and its main surface should open into the bedrooms and living room. According to professional calculations, one stove can heat up to three rooms, if they are located close to each other. If the house has a large area and several floors, then you will need to install several stoves.
Today, many people probably know the concept of a heated circuit. It may have two functions, or it may be more functional.
Depending on the heating circuit, professional stove makers recommend laying stoves with water heating such as: a simple fireplace, a Russian stove or a combined fireplace and stove system.
If the plan for a house with stove heating is chosen correctly, it will be able to heat even a two-story house in any, even the coldest, season of the year. It is possible to organize the heating system in such a way that the second floor is intended only for living during warmer periods.
Please note that if repairs are necessary or any problems arise, you should contact a specialist. If you need to replace certain elements, such as a gas burner for stove heating, be sure to call a professional. The same applies to the first installation of such elements, for example, as a coil in a heating stove. Note that this element must be made of sheet steel or metal pipes, thickness 3-5 mm. The heating coil for stove heating must provide the maximum temperature of the coolant possible under such conditions.
A wood stove is a device that requires one of the cheapest types of fuel. You can build such a heater with your own hands, but to do this you need to read special literature and find designs for wood-burning stoves. In addition to its characteristics regarding its efficiency, the stove is also a rather beautiful element of any interior.
The man of today strives to break out of the cramped “birdhouse” and settle on the earth, using all the everyday achievements of mankind. This is not only smart, but also practical. Indeed, why give up central water supply or electricity. You can feel great in your own home and enjoy all the inventions to the fullest. If the house you are going to move into has an autonomous heating system that uses gas or solid fuel, there is nothing wrong with that.
But what to do if you are going to build a house in an area where gas has not yet been installed? In this case, you will definitely have to prepare a project for a house with stove heating. It does not matter what material the house itself will be made of. Remember, in the old days stoves were installed both in stone mansions and in peasant wooden huts.
Wood-burning brick oven
Both warm and beautiful.
This is truly the most worthwhile permanent structure (besides the house itself, of course). And the advantages are such that their owners can be the envy of residents of other houses, including private ones.
Judge for yourself:
- Stone as a material is capable of accumulating and releasing heat, while using hobs from this structure you can build a household unit that will not only heat your home, but also cook food and dry clothes;
- The stove is unpretentious in the choice of fuel, of course, there is no need to stuff it with all sorts of rubbish, but it will happily accept branches, firewood, paper, cardboard, peat, and coal. As well as modern types of fuel for solid fuel stoves;
- The most pleasant moment in the operation of such a design is that this heating device does not depend on accidents on the lines, or on interruptions in the supply of one or another type of energy. The stove has always worked and is working completely autonomously;
- Even if your house is stuffed with inventions that make human life easier, then having a stove as an alternative and emergency source of heat is becoming not just fashionable, but also relevant. And honestly admit to yourself that all these inventions make your life easier only up to the point where electricity is available;
- There is something mystical in the living warmth of a stove; it is not for nothing that all holidays with elements of fairy tales and mysticism are associated with fireplaces, stoves and fire.
Therefore, for a long time they will be, if not the main, then the most popular alternative source of heat, and until the price of expenses for the main media supplied centrally is compared with the price of firewood and other things that you will use to heat your stove.
The beginning of a big business is born on paper
And it's called a project. The most popular projects for own houses are wooden house projects with stove heating. And it doesn’t matter what kind of house you will ultimately build. Projects of houses made of timber with stove heating, projects of houses made of brick, it doesn’t matter - for each of them there are standards that are already prescribed.
This document is building codes and regulations, a kind of general instruction for all cases of construction life. And they declare the following principles that must be taken into account:
- Stove heating can only be planned in one and two-story buildings. In houses with more floors, it is necessary to plan and install mini boiler rooms;
- The surface of a stone stove should not heat above a temperature of 120 degrees Celsius; this, of course, does not apply to the metal parts of the stove (dampers, hob, etc.);
For your information! If you are reconstructing the heating system in an old house and want to install stove heating as the main or alternative, then do not connect the two systems to each other, the stationary centralized one and yours, they are not compatible.
- When determining the area of the stove to be installed, keep in mind that each square meter of the house produces a certain amount of energy depending on the outside temperature, the number of windows, doors, materials from which the walls are made, the presence of insulation and other energy-saving and energy-consuming aspects.
Pay attention! In a standard brick house, 1 square meter of area will produce about 60 kcal/hour, this is in frost of minus 25 degrees Celsius. It is possible to make up for these costs with a well-built stove with an area of 1 square meter for a total housing area of up to 35 square meters. Here is a specific calculation example.
And the stove has a place
We are already so accustomed to the fact that heating and cooking structures are located somewhere in the corner of the kitchen wall or hallway. So that they don’t get noticed, so that they don’t twist under our feet, we involuntarily want to transfer the same rules to stove heating.
But, unfortunately, stove heating has its own rules for the placement of the main structure and the hob and ash pan. So:
- The stove structure should be built in the center of the room. It doesn’t matter whether you will provide a heating panel for it, and then use it to zone the rooms, or whether the stove will be located in the center as an independent structure, the main thing is that it is there and not in any other place;
- There is one more rule for the placement of the stove. The firebox and hob should go into the kitchen area or onto the veranda. That's where the dirtiest things happen. But the heating surface and fireplace should go into the living room and bedrooms;
- According to all the calculations of specialists, one furnace design is enough to heat three rooms located nearby. To heat several floors, or heat more rooms, it is necessary to install more stoves;