Soapstone Stove Heating Intro

Heating your home with a Soapstone Wood Burning stove is nothing like heating with a cast iron or steel wood burning stove. Soapstone is a natural material – metamorphic rock - formed millions of years ago under intense heat and pressure. Because it started out in a lava like state deep within the earth, and because it has an unusually stable makeup, soapstone can easily withstand fire and rapid changes in temperature.

For hundreds of years, soapstone has been known for its ability to retain heat. Other stones, such as granite and marble, also hold and radiate heat, but only soapstone has the added benefit of being able to endure  direct flames indefinitely.

Because of this, the firebox of a soapstone stove is actually constructed of stone, which lasts longer than  steel, cast iron or refractory bricks used in other types of  wood burning stoves. Many thick pieces of stone make up the top, sides and back of the stove. Each piece of soapstone forms both the inside and outer wall of the stove. Inside, the stone directly absorbs the heat of the fire, while outside, it radiates heat into the room.

Once heated, soapstone stays warm for several hours, making it the perfect material for overnight heating or for other long periods of time when you can’t tend the fire.

The heat radiated from the Soapstone is gentle, even and comfortable; you can sit close to a soapstone stove without getting the uncomfortable blast of heat you would feel from a steel or cast iron stove.