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westend
Dec 09, 2015Explorer
Good rule of thumb for wood stoves is to keep everything connected to the stove at least 1' away from any combustible materials.
That old Ashley was a well regarded wood stove in it's day. I know a few folks that used them, mainly as a "parlor stove" but it served to heat the whole house. It has a full tin enclosure around the firebox so will be safer to use than a bare cast iron fire box.
I would disassemble the chimney cover and add in a screen with appropriate sized openings (not window screen).
The junction between the porch and the trailer is going to be troublesome to seal against water intrusion. I'd probably try a piece of aluminum formed to fit and sealed down to the trailer roof but I have a siding brake so could experiment. If you are friends with a siding installer, maybe enlist his help to make the junction piece.
I'm guessing this temporary shelter is in a warm part of the US as I see no insulation. If you need to heat this trailer, I'd suggest to get some good skirting built around it for the Winter. Skirting makes a big difference for comfortability.
That old Ashley was a well regarded wood stove in it's day. I know a few folks that used them, mainly as a "parlor stove" but it served to heat the whole house. It has a full tin enclosure around the firebox so will be safer to use than a bare cast iron fire box.
I would disassemble the chimney cover and add in a screen with appropriate sized openings (not window screen).
The junction between the porch and the trailer is going to be troublesome to seal against water intrusion. I'd probably try a piece of aluminum formed to fit and sealed down to the trailer roof but I have a siding brake so could experiment. If you are friends with a siding installer, maybe enlist his help to make the junction piece.
I'm guessing this temporary shelter is in a warm part of the US as I see no insulation. If you need to heat this trailer, I'd suggest to get some good skirting built around it for the Winter. Skirting makes a big difference for comfortability.
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