Have you ever considered a soapstone surround stove?

[BowlandStoves]

We have come across a number of soapstone surround stoves in recent times. They are very easy on the eye as well as retaining and radiating heat over a prolonged period of time. Have you ever considered a soapstone surround stove? Do you have one at the moment?

[Squaredy]

I think you will have to enlighten me - what exactly is a soapstone surround?  I have tried googling it but this hasn't really told me what it is.  Wikipedia tells me Soapstone is a metamorphic rock with good heat storage capacity, so is this the key?

 

I am guessing it is not a cheap option....?  And not good for native wildlife, so maybe not good to promote?

Edited September 26, 2019 by Squaredy

[BowlandStoves]

I dont normally add links to our blog but this might help:-

 

What are the benefits of a soapstone wood stove? - Bowland Stoves

WWW.BOWLANDSTOVES.CO.UK

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The variety of wood-burning stove available today is immense and many people are slightly confused about what a...

 

[Craig Johnson]

a friend has a massive one, size of two filing cabinets, looked great worked well until the stone cracked  

[difflock]

Whilst I do not dislike soapstone, and indeed accepting it has a slower rate of heat release than cast iron has, surely the surrounding masonry walls will fufill the same heat-store/slow release function. Or such has been my lifetime experience.

And our bare CI Morso takes hours and hours, and hours to fully cool down, sans soapstone.

Btw, the 3 masonry walls backing our 2 story front porch, (vertical glass to the front with a flat roof over), store MASSIVE amounts of solar gained heat, which one easily feels of an evening well after the Sun has set, and the area is still remarkedly warm the following morning.

 

So essentially soapstone is an expensive fashion statement.

 

mth

Edited September 26, 2019 by difflock

[BowlandStoves]

There is no doubt that soapstone surround stoves are more expensive than the average stove and not for everyone. However, there are a growing number to choose from.

[Rich Rule]

I have the same stove as the articles with the soapstone on the top.

 

Holds the heat very well once the stove has died down.

[BowlandStoves]

@Rich RuleWould you recommend soapstone to anyone who asked?

Edited September 27, 2019 by BowlandStoves

[Rich Rule]

3 hours ago, BowlandStoves said:

@Rich RuleWould you recommend soapstone to anyone who asked?

I have never owned a stove without one so I don’t have experience to make a fair comparison.

 

Even though the stove was installed when we purchased the house...  I would have gone for one as I think it sets off the stove due to the modern design.  So aesthetically it gets a thumbs up and the heat retention properties are a double bonus.

 

 

 

 

[BowlandStoves]

On 27/09/2019 at 11:00, Rich Rule said:

I have never owned a stove without one so I don’t have experience to make a fair comparison.

 

Even though the stove was installed when we purchased the house...  I would have gone for one as I think it sets off the stove due to the modern design.  So aesthetically it gets a thumbs up and the heat retention properties are a double bonus.

 

 

 

 

Which model do you have?