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Originally Posted by CateP
Some of the houses we have been looking at to buy, have woodstoves in the basement. These stoves are being advertised as an "alternative heat source."
However, based on what we've seen, it looks like the only way the heat travels out of the basement is through the basement door. We even saw a house that had cut out panels in the basement door to allow heat to come out.
Is this an odd way to do things? Wouldn't it be better to put in floor vents so the heat can rise out of the basement into the first floor?
Is there such a thing as cutting out little sections of the first floor to install vents?
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Think where is the stairwell and door to basement. I once put a small fan through the wall at top of stairs, and then at other end of house a floor louvre to act as a return. Air will circulate.