Looking for an alt heating option since our house is in oil. We’re weighing the options of switching to all electric, or installing a wood stove. We have a chimney flue ready to use, but we’d need to open up the (probably lead paint covered) wall to get to it.

I know it can vary but just looking to see what others are paying for a good idea of what we should look for in the area!

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Arsenault185 t1_iygf7kt wrote on December 1, 2022 at 4:54 AM

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Dude.... Pellet stove

big_bertnor t1_iygju2k wrote on December 1, 2022 at 5:41 AM

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Replying to Arsenault185 (#838,742)

Bam....pellet stove. Manufacturer open box sale. Free delivery to hardware store, picked it up along with the complete exhaust pipe/Intake and some silicone sealant. $900 bucks after I installed it.

2muchyarn t1_iygu3ga wrote on December 1, 2022 at 7:48 AM

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We had one installed in September and it ran about $3700 in Knox County. It was a completely new project, no existing anything. Asked the installers about wood versus pellet and went with the wood. We have been running on it exclusively and love it.

Guygan t1_iygw5mz wrote on December 1, 2022 at 8:17 AM

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I spent $6,500 all up on a pellet insert.

SnoglinMcSmellmore t1_iygxvjd wrote on December 1, 2022 at 8:42 AM

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About $4,500 for a Harman pellet stove. Best decision.

MyDadIsTheMan t1_iyh4tms wrote on December 1, 2022 at 10:29 AM

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The labor for install was $1250 Stove and chimney were another $4750

I got efficient stove so install, stove and chimney qualify for 26% tax credit

w1ckedg00d t1_iyhbrc5 wrote on December 1, 2022 at 12:02 PM

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My boyfriend just paid a little under $6000 for new Woodstove and install

Nobodyfresh82 t1_iyhdft3 wrote on December 1, 2022 at 12:22 PM

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If you have a chimney (even if covered by a wall) that is ready to use. It is just a matter of uncovering the chimney vent and hooking up a wood stove.

However there are factors to consider, is the chimney in good condition and usable? Depending on the distance to the wall you may want some tile/brick with some cement board to protect the wall from the heat. That also depends on the stove as well, how much heat it will give off to the wall(s) around it.

You will also want a hearth on the floor as well to protect that.

So if you want to do some/all of the work yourself, it would be mostly just the price of the stove and other items. Prices for wood stoves and all other things are crazy right now. I installed my Englander wood stove myself (replaced an old jotul) back in 2015 for about $600 for the cost of the stove. Now they are nearly $1400.

If you are looking to pay someone i'd expect 3k-6K, but you can also go through efficiency Maine for rebates and loans.

Just remember with wood, it has to be seasoned, you need a nice dry place to store it. We are going with heatpumps and a pellet stove in our new house just because I"ve done wood for 30+ years and I"m tired of it.

jnxn t1_iyhksod wrote on December 1, 2022 at 1:35 PM

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Replying to 2muchyarn (#838,848)

What stove did you get? That's cheap for a stove plus install. I was quoted $6-7k

Walter_J_Bro t1_iyhlc28 wrote on December 1, 2022 at 1:40 PM

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Full install for me including Stove, pad and Chimney was $8,300 in the Portland area. The actual stove that I bought was almost 5k of that. I had to pay for quite a bit of chimney though to clear the roof, around $1500 worth.

Sufficient_Risk1684 t1_iyhlyjy wrote on December 1, 2022 at 1:45 PM

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Replying to Walter_J_Bro (#839,326)

Yep stoves can be obscenely priced... And a $1000 stove heats as well as a fancey 5k one...

Walter_J_Bro t1_iyhwgmg wrote on December 1, 2022 at 3:07 PM

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Replying to Sufficient_Risk1684 (#839,354)

Yep, we looked at a bunch of them and opted for one that has an oven in the bottom, not that the oven was the reason for the big price jump, but it was made in Australia and took basically a year for us to get it. Oh well, we're really happy with it, it's efficient and we can make pizza or other stuff when the power is out. It's been nice not hearing the furnace kick on at night when it's cold. It heats our entire house after running for about an hour.

[deleted] t1_iyhz1eo wrote on December 1, 2022 at 3:25 PM

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mymaineaccount46 t1_iyi2q7d wrote on December 1, 2022 at 3:50 PM

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Stove plus self installing ran me about $3.5k. I made some mistakes on the initial chimney install so it could have been done cheaper. I'm rocking a pretty small stove so it was fairly cheap.

DragonRider001 OP t1_iyi2sgh wrote on December 1, 2022 at 3:51 PM

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Replying to Arsenault185 (#838,742)

Looking for something that can still run when the power goes out

indyaj t1_iyiewhv wrote on December 1, 2022 at 5:11 PM

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A couple years ago I paid around $3800 for a new Vermont Castings stove, parts, install, chimney cleaning and removal of the old stove. Labor was $345 but all they had to do was carry it in, sort out the pipe configuration and plug it into the chimney.

Everyone's situation is different. Maybe visit your local woodstove store and talk to them. They'll probably come out and look at your situation and give you a quote.

Note: If you're planning on burning this winter, expect to pay north of $400 plus delivery for a cord of kiln dried wood, if you can even get it. "Seasoned" wood needs more time than you've got to burn this winter.

eljefino t1_iyk5oe4 wrote on December 2, 2022 at 12:09 AM

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Replying to DragonRider001 (#840,034)

They run fine on an inverter off your car battery, don't take much power at all.

[deleted] t1_iykoshy wrote on December 2, 2022 at 2:37 AM

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I got a big wood cook stove for free, and I got a chimney liner for $650 or so. Not even sure I needed it. I already had a hole to get to the flue. A guy was going to charge like $1500 to set stuff up so I just did it myself. You could just look on YouTube to see how to make the hole, maybe ?

Do you see any signs of creosote near the chimney?