Basement wood stove is versatile, cheap option

What's the best way to reduce our dependency on propane for space heating? Three years ago we built a retirement home in Muskoka with a propane furnace and propane fireplace. Now we wish we had installed a wood or pellet-burning fireplace instead.

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