Wood Stoves

Cast iron and steel wood stoves for cabins, lake places and year-round homes around Hayward. Sold, installed and serviced by the same shop.

Wood heat

Heat that does not need the power to be on

A wood stove is still the most dependable heat you can put in a Northwoods house. When the line goes down in an ice storm, the stove does not know and does not care. That is worth something out here.

The trick is sizing. A stove that is too big for the room gets run choked down, which makes creosote and dirty glass. Too small and you are feeding it all night. We would rather measure the space and get it right than sell you the biggest one on the floor.

Cast iron and steel bodies, in several sizes
Long burn times so a load lasts overnight
Clean burning designs that meet current standards
Blowers, cook tops and outside air kits where they help
Hearth pads and wall shields sized to the stove

Ask us what fits

A freestanding wood stove burning, set on a hearth pad against a brick wall

A black cast iron wood stove with double doors standing on a brick hearth

How to choose

Three things decide which stove is right

Not the price and not the picture. These are the questions we ask before we recommend anything.

How much space, and how open is it?

A stove is rated for a square footage range, but the shape matters as much as the number. Heat moves through an open floor plan and stops at a hallway. A stove that would cook you in a small closed room can leave a wing of the house cold if the doors are shut.

Are you heating, or adding heat?

A stove meant to carry the house through January is sized differently from one that takes the edge off a living room on a Saturday. Oversizing is the more common mistake. A stove run choked down all winter makes creosote and dirty glass.

What is already there?

An existing masonry chimney may be usable with a liner, or may not be worth it. Most of what we install goes on new insulated class A pipe straight up through the roof. We look before we quote.

Questions we get

Worth knowing before you buy

How much wood will I actually burn in a winter?

It depends on the house, the winter and how you run the stove. A reasonably insulated home heating mainly with wood often lands somewhere around three to five face cords a season up here. We will give you an honest range for your situation rather than a number off a brochure.

Can I put a wood stove in a cabin?

Usually yes, and it is one of the better things you can do for a seasonal place. Clearances and venting matter more in a small building, so let us look at the space before you order anything.

Do I need a chimney already?

No. Most of the wood stoves we install go on new insulated class A pipe, straight up through the roof. If you have an existing masonry chimney we will inspect it and line it if it is worth using.

Is a new stove really that different from an old one?

Yes, and it shows up in the wood pile. A current stove burns the smoke an older stove sent up the chimney, so you get more heat from the same cord and leave far less creosote in the pipe. Anyone replacing a stove from the eighties notices it by February.

What about power outages?

That is the argument for wood. A wood stove does not care whether the line is up. If you want a blower on it for better circulation the blower needs power, but the stove itself will keep heating the house either way.