Are you considering adding a wood burning stove to your home?
Or perhaps you’re looking to replace an old stove with a newer, fresher model.
Wood burning stoves can give your home the cozy and relaxing vibe that you’re looking for, but it’s important you choose the right stove for you. If you’re wondering where you can buy a wood burning stove or you’re unsure what to look out for when choosing your stove, then we will guide you through the process.
We want to ensure you choose the safest, efficient, and most eco-friendly stove you can, while finding the look that’s right for you and your home.
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Where Can I Buy a Wood Burning Stove?
What to look for when buying a wood burning stove?
Deciding what Type of Stove is Right for You:
First and foremost, you need to decide what type of stove is best for you. There are three different types:
- Wood burning stove – These are only designed to burn wood.
- Multi fuel stove – These allow you to burn other types of fuel, such as coal.
- Pellet stove – These are the best choice if you want to burn pellets instead of wood or coal.
Deciding if you want a freestanding or insert stove
Stove inserts work just like a freestanding stove except it must be located within your existing fireplace.
Deciding if you want a steal or cast-iron stove
- Cast iron stoves take longer to heat up but the heat will last for longer (even after the fire has gone out). You may also have a greater choice of patterns and designs.
- Steal stoves will take less time to heat up, but the heat won’t last as long. Steal stoves are more sleek-looking and are generally the cheaper option.
Stove Efficiency:
You should ensure that you choose a stove that has as high an efficiency rating as possible. All stoves should have an official efficiency rating that give an indication of how efficient a stove burns wood. Anything over 70% efficiency is acceptable.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Approved
When choosing a wood burning stove, you should ensure its not too harmful for the environment. You can do this by ensuring the stove is EPA approved. Most modern wood burning stoves are EPA approved so you don’t usually need to worry. However, if you plan on buying a second-hand stove, you may want to double check. Older models will have been subject to less or different regulation in previous decades.
Decide if you want a blower, ash bin and airwash system
- Look for a stove that has a blower if you want your stove to push heated air into your room.
- Ash bins allow you to easily remove ashes between fires. If you want to keep your stove burning for a long period of time, then you should look for a wood stove that has an ash bin.
- Wood stoves that have airwash systems built in tend to have cleaner glass doors. Airwash provides a flow of air down the inside of the glass. this helps prevent particles from settling on the glass.
Where to Buy a Wood Burning Stove?
If you are looking to buy your wood burning stove from an international retailer, we have listed some potential options below. Buying from an international retailer may be the best option if you’re looking for something more convenient and cost-effective.
We have also included some more specialized retailers if you want to purchase from a company focusing specifically on home heating and wood burners in particular.
Larger Options:
Walmart
Walmart has thousands of stores around the U.S. and has expanded internationally in recent years. You can buy their products online or in one of their shops. 90% of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of one of the stores so we’d guess you aren’t too far away from one…
Target
Target is a general merchandise retailer with stores in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. 75% of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a Target store. You can buy their products online or in one of their shops and they regularly stock household and garden items including stoves.
Amazon
Amazon is the world’s largest online marketplace. You’ll be able to find plenty of wood burners available for purchase via Amazon, just be wary of product quality and sourcing. Do your research and don’t always click on the cheapest option.
Smaller Options:
If you would prefer to buy local, we have listed some places below. Buying locally is a great way to support small businesses and your local community. Not to mention, it is usually a lot eco-friendlier.
Buckstove
The company has grown tremendously over the decades and continues to grow today. Buck Stove provides customers with the same quality and craftsmanship they have come to appreciate.
200 Ethan Allen Dr, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
Spavinaw Stove Company
Spavinaw Stove creates and installs custom fireplaces and stoves in the Northwest Arkansas area, Oklahoma, and Missouri.
1021 S Gentry Blvd, Gentry, AR 72734
The Stove Shoppe
The Stove Shoppe carries a full range of wood stoves, pellet stoves, fireplaces, and more from top manufacturers including Avalon, Harman, Hearthstone, Heat-N-Glo, Jotul, and more.
25 Indian Rock Road Rte. 111, Windham, New Hampshire 03087
Country Style Stoves
Country Style Stoves carry many different brands and styles of stoves and fireplaces, free standing stoves, fireplaces for new construction and inserts to make your existing fireplace efficient.
3540 U S 160, Ulysses, KS 67880
Other Options:
If you would prefer to buy a second-hand stove, we have listed some places you can buy them below. Be aware that older stoves may not be as efficient or eco-friendly as modern ones. However, buying a second-hand stove may be a cheaper option.
Craigslist
Facebook Marketplace
We hope this blog has helped you with your search for your new wood burning stove. There are lots of places you can buy them from but it’s important to know exactly what you’re looking for beforehand. Using the information above can help you understand what type of type of stove you need for your home.
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We hope this helps!
A wood burning stove can add so much character and, most importantly, heat so any home so hopefully this guide has guided you a little closer to that next big addition.
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