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This masonry heater is my primary heat source at 9000 ft in Colorado. Most of my off-grid home is straw bale with pos...
09/19/2025

This masonry heater is my primary heat source at 9000 ft in Colorado. Most of my off-grid home is straw bale with post and beam construction. (The 2nd floor loft is conventional frame.) The heater was built by a highly skilled mason (not me) in 2011. We recovered the used brick from a house being remodelled in Boulder, CO, which had just turned 100 years old. I fire the heater once or twice a day most days November through April. I enjoy seeing the variety of nice stove installations on this FB page. So many cozy homes and cabins.
I've added a photo of the other side, which faces the kitchen. There is a bake oven which, unless it is very cold and cloudy outside, spends much of the winter in the range of 225 to 350F (107 to 177C). Those temperatures are.good.for.stews and potatoes. This view also shows the chimney/pipe, which some people have asked about.

This beautiful stove has kept me warm for many of years ❤️
09/19/2025

This beautiful stove has kept me warm for many of years ❤️

Not as fine detailed as some but here's my wood stove/oven I've been working on past 3 months or so.
09/19/2025

Not as fine detailed as some but here's my wood stove/oven I've been working on past 3 months or so.

3rd season since I installed my Lopi stove, we havent started a fire since October this year. The thing hasn't gone cold...
09/19/2025

3rd season since I installed my Lopi stove, we havent started a fire since October this year. The thing hasn't gone cold once

My father-in-laws stove. He loves modifying it to get all the heat he can before exiting the chimney. 😂
09/19/2025

My father-in-laws stove. He loves modifying it to get all the heat he can before exiting the chimney. 😂

3 down and 1 to go! About 8 hours to refurbish the latest acquired wood stove. And for those with negative comments, ye...
09/19/2025

3 down and 1 to go! About 8 hours to refurbish the latest acquired wood stove. And for those with negative comments, yes I guess I am bragging as I unloaded them off the back of my truck by myself and have for years. What's in your garage?
"A woodstove makes a house a home"
J Henry

Here's a Big Bold Oakley National my son and I restored in our collection ☺️
09/19/2025

Here's a Big Bold Oakley National my son and I restored in our collection ☺️

35 yo stove still cooking. This is how we dry out wood after it’s sat in a wood shed for about 5-8 months gets stacked a...
09/19/2025

35 yo stove still cooking. This is how we dry out wood after it’s sat in a wood shed for about 5-8 months gets stacked around the stove for about 2-3 days then gets put aside or harsh weather. I know she’s not the prettiest stove here but keeps the house warm and the vent above the stove is connected to the return on the heater/ac and draws heat and puts it throughout the house. Also yes it does get cleaned up around it

It’s not a round oak I just like it the stove a comfort stove heats my garage just fine
09/19/2025

It’s not a round oak I just like it the stove a comfort stove heats my garage just fine

My Franklin stove at camp. Nice and cozy today.
09/19/2025

My Franklin stove at camp. Nice and cozy today.

I absolutely love this little stove. It is the only source of heat in our home.
09/19/2025

I absolutely love this little stove. It is the only source of heat in our home.

There was a corner fireplace that did nothing so I tore it out and started from scratch. Heats the house no matter how c...
09/16/2025

There was a corner fireplace that did nothing so I tore it out and started from scratch. Heats the house no matter how cold it gets outside.

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