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We want wood-burning as we have a never-ending free supply.

Talk with the local supplier(s) about your concerns but remember they are trying to sell you something.

Is the new build the same design/floor plan as the house that burnt down? If it isn't and you have not started construction some improvements could be made, even though that is not the topic of this discussion.

We were forced to reuse the existing foundation. It is a post-and-beam house. Long story short . . . due to others, we wound up having to short-circuit the design process and accept the design you see. I can guess what bothers you, because it probably bothers me, such as the hall and the laundry. The only changes I can make now are to non-load-bearing walls inside. The envelope is fixed, built, and arriving next week. I would love to entertain suggestions that can be done during the build process. Here is the second story. There is a pond right off the back of the house, and the house is built into a drumlin, so you walk out of the second story onto the top of the hill. I managed to raise the existing mudroom & lot area to a full two stories, gaining a second bed & bath.

Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts!

I learned today what a drumlin is.

I avoid:

Walking through a bathroom to get toa clothes closet.

Barn doors in a house,

gas chambers.

Hanging clothes that turn a corner.

Consider this with no pocket or barn doors:

Have you looked at Rais?

I do not have any suggestions but have you tried posting your question on Hearth.com. I got good information when I was looking for a woodstove.

Check out Isokern. Www.earthcore.com

I've seen a Quadra-fire stove that didn't have arched doors. I was amazed how clean the glass stayed while burning.

IMO your house burned down and now you want something that makes no sense to me . Zero clearnace wood burning makes me nervous just thinking about it. I think a wood stove with proper install would be a much better choice but all of them in my experience need proper install and non flammable materils under and around them . There are some great styles that could work I guess but venting is a huge priority when burning wood .

We want wood-burning as we have a never-ending free supply.

I live on a farm, where we not only have a never-ending free supply of fallen trees -- we often have a need to get rid of them, when they fall in inconvenient places. Still, I don't welcome the work of the cutting and stacking.

Right? LOL!

Curious did you find one you love ? Might need the info down the road for clients .

Lisa - I am sorry that you're going through rebuilding your home due to a fire. My mom's town house partially burned + had a ton of water and smoke damage. It was a very stressful 10-12 months (and it wasn't even my house!)

I access my primary closet through my primary bathroom. I never knew that this was a "faux pas" in the design world until I started reading posts on Houzz 4-5 years ago.

I was surprised by how many people would make comments on posts telling the OP that he/she/they needed to rearrange the primary suite layout in order to change the access to the closet.

When I was married to my ex, he got ready really early in the morning - having the closet off the bathroom allowed him to get fully ready without the need of entering the primary bedroom again (and wake me up - I've always been a light sleeper) until he was ready to head out for the day.

Quite a few people made comments about issues with humidity/mold damaging clothes due to the closet access being off of the bathroom. I've lived with my primary suite designed this way for many years - and I've never had any issues regarding humidity/moisture.

Another issue that is often raised re: this type of layout is related to potential privacy issues. If one spouse needs to access the closet while the other spouse is using the bathroom, it causes problems re: privacy. However, I've never had an issue with my spouse/significant other coming into the bathroom while I'm showering (or the other way around). My primary bathroom has a WC = no privacy issues regarding the use of the toilet.

Also, the first house my ex and I lived in had separate direct entrances to the primary bathroom and closet from the primary bedroom - I definitely preferred having access to the primary closet through the primary bathroom when we built our second house.

I know that I am in the minority - but I actually prefer this set up vs. other layouts.