Wood heat for 2172

From EcoReality

Contents 1 Need 2 Description 3 Goal or deliverable 4 Timeline, schedule, or end date 5 Plan 6 Financial budget 7 Labor budget

Need

The older house lacks a useful renewable heating system. The cookstove replica has limited capacity and a proper hearth, and will not heat the downstairs effectively.

Description

The simplest wood heating system is to install a wood stove. It should be in the living room below or beside the steps, to take advantage of existing chimney egress to the roof. It must be installed safely and to code.

Goal or deliverable

1. New, high-efficiency woodstove installed near the centre of the living room, including:
   1. proper hearth to code,
   2. insulated, enclosed chimney on outside of house.
2. Ceiling fan in the living room.

Timeline, schedule, or end date

Ideally, installed, inspected, tested, refined as needed, and operating before the 2008/2009 heating season.

Plan

generally, a numbered list of tasks, performed in order, that will together accomplish the project's goals or deliverables

1. the first thing we do is kill all the lawyers
2. then clean up the mess
3. then create something new that replaces the lawyers
4. then sit around and complain about the replacement
5. repeat steps above, as necessary

Financial budget

how much money will be needed, possibly high-low bracketed and detailed, or a complete guess (try to indicate how firm a guess it is!)

Labor budget

how many people are needed for how long, including specific people or specific skill-sets

• electrician: 20 hours
• anyone: 10 hours to move the rocks
• Joe: 10 hours design