Wood Furnace Building Ideas

Safety

• When building a fireplace, make sure the surrounding walls are made of a non-combustible material to help prevent a fire in your home. When arranging the furniture and décor in the room, keep all objects at least 3 feet away from the furnace. If you have small children who are too young to know about the dangers of a furnace, place an attractive fireplace screen around the wood furnace, which you can purchase from a home improvement store or a retailer that sells fireplaces. Before you leave your home or go to bed, extinguish a fire in the wood furnace using the dampeners.

Country Kitchen

• A wood furnace can offer multiple uses if you install one that can double as an oven, stovetop and grill. You can build such a furnace in your kitchen, a small cabin that does not have room for a full-sized stove or in a backyard kitchen. In addition to heating a room, use this type of wood furnace to boil a kettle of water, warm bread, bake a small pizza or grill vegetables.

Sauna

• Instead of using an electric heater in a sauna, consider building a wood furnace in such a room. Individuals who know how to weld can transform an empty propane tank into small wood-burning furnace for a sauna. On top of the furnace, install a metal tray with the appropriate volcanic rock so you can create steam in the room by pouring water over the stones. To ensure proper airflow in the room, install the ventilation on the side opposite of the wood furnace, such as under the sauna benches.

Built-In Wood Furnace

• Design and functionality come together with wood furnaces you build into your wall. With a built-in furnace, the only areas exposed are the decorative frame and front glass pane. If you choose to use a built-in furnace in your home, the chimney system must also be built into the wall. Frame designs include simple geometric shapes, semi-circles that protrude from the wall, leaves and organic shapes.