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Wednesday was Destruction Day for our kiva fireplace. We have only lit a few fires in it since we built our house in 2002. However, it was enough to know that it didn't really heat the house. It is a centerpiece for our house since it is literally in the center of it and located in the great room.For years, we've tossed ideas around about replacing it with a wood stove, but never put anything into action. With the downturn of the economy and the rising oil prices, we wanted to get the stove before it became more expensive and before demand grew.
The kiva was beautiful, though not functional. Also, it was a risk, since we really didn't know how a wood stove would look in its place.
The kiva after a few whacks of a sledge hammer.
We finally see what is under the kiva.
After demolition, you can still see the outline of the kiva. The brown object in the center is our model wood stove.
2 comments:
I have never seen a kiva. Do you burn wood in it or oil? Interesting....I should try to find out more about it.
It burns wood. It is like a fireplace, but the logs must be smaller and there is no door in this case. I'm sure kivas differ greatly amongst themselves. I'd never heard of a kiva until we had our house built.
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