Not sure about code in your area, but you could be looking at substantial modifications for adding a wood-burning anything to an existing home. Hearth space, chimney reinforcement, ventilation, etc.

I'm looking into installing a wood insert into my existing wood-burning fireplace. I really like the Jotul inserts and stoves. Cast iron with good build quality. Not cheap, but they really stood out against some of the other brands I looked at (Napolean, Kozi).

http://www.jotul.com/

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2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

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