Quote Originally Posted by jet3534 View Post
There can be a lot of work involved installing a wood stove that is code compliant. The labor for my stove was at least twice your quote but I had two guys on a 40-50 foot chimney pouring insulated concrete for two days which probably accounted for a lot of the cost.
I can understand this. Never did one but I have watched installation videos. All the insulation required to prevent an accidental fire etc.