interesting about the masonry heaters. i think cost wise i would opt for a wood stove if i wanted heat. if building from scratch i would invest in more insulation and more windows facing south than a stove/heater - at least in bailey. we know several from bailey who have wood stoves and they use them for decoration only - flowers or family pictures on them. not often cold enough to warrant use of a stove when they are south facing.
bumper sticker - honk if you will pay my mortgage
"The problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." attributed to Margaret Thatcher
"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." Thomas Jefferson
So more of a row style house - what they used to call a shotgun shack (of course much better built) instead of the standard rectangle home for heat efficiency?
