Heathcliff wrote:
On Oct 26, 4:20 pm, coloradotrout wrote:
My office is in the 12x24 section of my 36x24 shop. All 36x24 is
insulated - walls and ceilings. The office side has 2 man doors - one
to the outside and the other to the shop. The shop-side has a couple
of garage doors.

The 12x24 has a 220v electric heater.

I have plenty of hardwood on the property to heat - hedge, locust,
oak.

#1 priority is to heat the office, Mon - Friday 10 hours a day
#2 is to heat the shop as needed
#3 is to heat in the event we lose power to the house and need to live
in the office/shop for a few days.

Any thoughts on a low cost wood burning stove? Hedge burns hot --
I've heard stories of it turning stoves red.

I have a simple, low-slope, gabel roof, in case that influences the
chimney pipe.

It's been a while since I've looked, but they used to sell kits for
turning a 55 gallon drum into a wood stove. Much lower cost than a
new stove. Is it the highest quality wood stove you can buy? Is it a
beautiful addition to your home? No - but might be a good way to test
the concept. You can line with firebrick to extend the life. The
large surface area of the drum actually does help with heat output and
efficiency. Put together right, it can be fairly airtight too. But,
can't say I have actually done it. -- H

They still sell the kits, I think at Tractor Supply. I had a friend
with one out in a room off the garage where we hung out. They are
excellent for fast heat! And I was surprised at how long he used it
with the same 55 gallon drum. I wanted to put one in my garage for that
reason, it was FAST! I could do it, even legally, but if my garage
burnt down my insurance wouldn't pay.