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hey guys,

i got a 8X8 shed that me and the kids camps out in occasionally
i have electric in it but im thinking of getting a little wood burning stove for it...mostly for ambiance and feel of it

the one im looking at is 26 inches tall, 20 wide and 22 deep

im not worried about the size of it, im sure it will heat that shed up like nobodies business BUT i am wondering how often i would have to get up at night to throw a few more logs in the fire

so, whats you guy's experience here?

is this a good idea ?
 
A damper in you stove pipe will help out, you can turn it at night where it only draw's enough to pull out the smoke and that will slow down the burn. We burnt wood when I was growing up and I miss those day's! I have a wood stove in my living room, but it's only for show, I keep the flu stuffed with insulation to keep it from drawing air.

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hey guys,

i got a 8X8 shed that me and the kids camps out in occasionally
i have electric in it but im thinking of getting a little wood burning stove for it...mostly for ambiance and feel of it

the one im looking at is 26 inches tall, 20 wide and 22 deep

im not worried about the size of it, im sure it will heat that shed up like nobodies business BUT i am wondering how often i would have to get up at night to throw a few more logs in the fire

so, whats you guy's experience here?

is this a good idea ?
If it's an air tight stove the wood should last all night easily. That's a lot of stove for that space. Try keep it heating as low as possible. Heating that way can build up a lot of carbon in the stack. If the stack goes straight through the roof with out any bends that will help a lot to keep the build up down in the pipes.
 
All depends on the wood. Dry like a popcorn fart and you will be loading it constantly.
Wet wood needs a hot fire,to shut it down to a slow burn, it will go out.
Air tight stoves are easily controlled, thermal control on the draft makes the most efficient use of the wood.
If electric is what you are using, you will find wood heat is going to be like a sauna.
A good seasoned and dry hardwood is your best choice.
 
A stove with the measurements you gave will heat about 1800 square feet. I would think something along the line of what they call a box stove would give you plenty of heat.
 
thanks guys

here are a few pics of it

it looks like it has a an adjustable draft doo hicky on it


we have slept out there in 20 degrees cold, and woke up to 6 inches of snow with nothing but a electric space heater, set to 60 degrees

but i think a stove would be nicer...and i do like saunas

i thought about putting a 90 degree on there to send the exhaust out that way...really because i thought it would be easier to seal


any ideas what i need to do to keep this from catching the walls on fire?

spacing and such

oh, thats another thing, the roof is only 8 foot high or so, would the exhaust be cool enough to go through at that point, or would this fry my shingels?

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They sell a board that you sit the stove on and buy one to put behind it to keep the floor and the wall behind it from getting too hot.
 
That's a lot of stove for 64 square feet, even in the dead of winter. I'm not sure, but I would guess it will run you slap outta there, lol.
 
That's a lot of stove for 64 square feet, even in the dead of winter. I'm not sure, but I would guess it will run you slap outta there, lol.


you may be right

one of the reasons i asked, i know nothing about this
(if it helps, i always sleep on the bottom bunk, should be cooler there, right?)
 
Back in Missouri I heated 1000 sq ft with a smaller stove than that, only source of heat. Good stoves are heavier steel and air tight. Poor stoves are the opposite! Does not matter what you have only heating what 16 sq feet but like heating the great outdoors as is a shed!
Have some kindling to start it with, then add dry oak or hickory in small sticks, then heavier stuff later, , some green wood after it starts cooking good, the green wood will burn slower. Pine crackles and pops burns fast, adds creosote to the flue, not so good. Just get some wood and you will figure it out!
Cowboy up and get cow patties or buffalo chips!!!!
 
Yea, the wall thimble is easier to seal. Sheet metal on floor, and on wall behind stove, spaced out to give 2” air gap. Same for ceiling above pipe,like 3 feet square.

Think small fire. Like short blocks of firewood.
Should roast you out.
 
nice, but that one is almost twice as big a foot print and the one im looking at is used, so much cheaper (plus it comes with all the exhaust i need)
Sorry I didnt look at the size of that one but that is the design I was meaning. It is called a box stove. The one you have shown is ok but in a building that small it will cook you out when burning right. As others have said choke it down so it dont put out alot of heat but you need to clean the chimney often then because it will fill with flammable creosote.
 
When I grew up all we had was a wood burning stove. It heated the entire house.


You will get real good at choosing logs to bed down with. A nice big solid log will still be hot in the mornig and you wont have to restart the fire. It takes some time to learn to pick the right wood but nice.

Splitting wood can be very satisfying, if you have the right wood with a good season on it. Even stacking nice tight cords is a lost art.

When I was a kid me and my buddy would do it 40 bucks a cord. 20 bucks each. We could do three cords a day split and stacked with good wood.
 
You and your children be careful , don't use gas kerosene or diesel to start fire's, I lost my sister in law that way, she used kerosene and burnt herself up a few years back, the kerosene she was using caught her jacket on fire, they flew her to Vanderbilt in Nashville, but she died from damage to her lungs.
 
That small a space, no way I would put a wood burner in it, especially with kids.
Sooner or later it will start leaking, and you could potentially use up the air in the cabin.
Keep the electric heat, and build a fire pit outside to entertain the kids, nothing like making them cook their own hot dogs and smores over an open fire for dinner.
Or be super dad and make them breakfast over the fire pit with cast iron, sausage, eggs and hash browns all mixed together makes a turbo breakfast over a open fire.
 
"ambiance and feel of it" Then why not get one of the electric fireplaces? Some of them at Lowes looked kind of realistic. Safer than wood, kerosene and propane.
 
thanks guys

here are a few pics of it

it looks like it has a an adjustable draft doo hicky on it


we have slept out there in 20 degrees cold, and woke up to 6 inches of snow with nothing but a electric space heater, set to 60 degrees

but i think a stove would be nicer...and i do like saunas

i thought about putting a 90 degree on there to send the exhaust out that way...really because i thought it would be easier to seal


any ideas what i need to do to keep this from catching the walls on fire?

spacing and such

oh, thats another thing, the roof is only 8 foot high or so, would the exhaust be cool enough to go through at that point, or would this fry my shingels?

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That adjustible draft doohickey is the damper.:)
 
Thanks for all the advice guys
I think I will just stick with the electric heater...specially since the wood stove would need so much room to be safe, it's just not doable

I actually have one of those fake electric ones up in the hot tub room, I build into the wall...looks really cool

Thanks again guys
 
My Father told a story about how his mother would wrap the removable plates from the wood cook stove in a towel and tuck it into his bed by his feet.
 
Thanks for all the advice guys
I think I will just stick with the electric heater...specially since the wood stove would need so much room to be safe, it's just not doable

I actually have one of those fake electric ones up in the hot tub room, I build into the wall...looks really cool

Thanks again guys

Your on the right track now, don`t do it , too small of space, u know nothing about what it takes to do safely , much more than just running it thru the roof !
I installed a wood burner about 38ish yrs ago, and have had no problems---- Don't use it but about 1/2 rick a winter any more. Gets too hot in the house unless its around 25 or colder. Sure keeps the furnaces off tho.
 
almost forgot, i have a build thread on the shed right here

crazy to see how those kids have grown

(you can tell in the pics, but i have since moved the shed and insulated it all the way around, finished the inside of with tongue and groove pine, looks real nice)

wood shed suggestions
 
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