It suppliments my oil furnace.
I live in an engineer's dream or nightmare .. depending on what hat I put on in the morning.
I put two mobile homes together in an "L" shape and a 16' X 32' addition in the "crook of the elbow"
The wood burner is at the point where the three come together.
Had a lot of fun dreamin' the damned thing up and building it to be leakproof and etcetera's.
I forgot about entropy ... and my own older age.
Sounds like you are dreaming up a home for the ages, at least your ages.
Good for you.
I hear you about the age thing