The Idea

My wife and I have lived in this little old house for about 3 years now. The house has a floor furnace right now for its primary source of heat. It actually does a pretty good job but it costs a fortune to run it since its gas. Our last utility bill was $76 for everything. In the dead of winter last year we got them up to $198. We even use a programmable thermostat. The temperature of the house is setting at around 55 from 11pm to 11am and then again from 1pm to 4pm. When it is running we leave it set at 68, but with our drafty old house the other side of the room is probably setting at about 65 or less. We have decided that a wood stove should be able to take care of both these problems. A warmer house (witch also means a happier wife) and also a cheaper utility bill. I am hoping to save a minimum of $200 a winter, or roughly $50 for the 4 coldest months. Living in the ozarks gives us access to plenty of good hard oak to burn. All it costs is some manual labor on our part.