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Hi all! Thank you again for your great input! I'm finally back from travel...

GLENN, I have a slight concern about large glass too, there is possibility I will reduce it slightly..and re-design. Space under the house will be protected, not to leave it open completely but as it is a woodland there aren't much of strong winds.
Thank you Glenn for that drawing! It does sound like a good solution for a small house.

ERICA, Yes, I could locate it centrally, sounds like a good thought. There only be 2 people around most of the time. Also, I personally like the bench idea. Remember something similar in my granny's house many years ago. So, would the bench and the barrel be enough to heat the house? I'm slightly worried about few tons you mentioned... It is suspended flooring on concrete poles. Sure I have to remove insolation underneath etc. Do I need to add additional poles?

FINALLY, Of course, I would be more than happy to come to some sort of agreement with you guys to have drawings made. Sure, first I'll start on small project in my tiny cabin and build something on a smaller scale, but for the house I will need a proper drawings and calculation. I have done brick work etc but this is not my speciality..

Thanks Glenn for your advice! Ducts, pipes, wiring..etc do not need to be in that exact spot at all. Actually, I quite like idea of using the wall between bedroom and kitchen for bell. Yes, chimney can be buried! It is suspended flooring slightly above the ground, 200mm insulation / rock wool or alternative..

We have 4 seasons, however, winters lately are quite mild.. above / below zero Celsius. Sometimes drops to -10 / -20 or even -30 However, current average this year is zero Celsius.

According to the project there might be large windows facing south, triple glazed, basically, the whole wall and about 2meter overhung to protect from summer sun. See attachment, please.

Insulation - rock wool or other environmentally friendly material 200mm (walls)on top of that 50mm fibrolite or plasterboard or timber boards or even combination of all. Roof insulation 300mm.

Upper floor is open and covers 2/3 of the total floor area, so, living area on ground floor is a huge open space up to the roof ridge on the south side... As heat rises my assumption was that there probably won't be a need for stove upstairs... except some sort of 12V ceiling fan above the living area..

Thank you for your contributions! I like: 'that sounds easy to accommodate' bit!!! Doesn't look easy to me I've added 3 sketches (orange - a bell; blue - a heated bench). Tell me what you think. However, I have no clue how to stretch it to WC.... A bell next to chimney makes sense

Thanks Glenn!! Forget about all the furniture, designer was playing around with some ideas.... The building work will start in May only. The main thing is chimney which is in the middle. There will be concrete slabs under /around chimney off course. I can adjust the shape and form of it if needed for RMH. The floor is so called suspended flooring on concrete poles. Stairs go up.

HI AMAZING PEOPLE... Following your activities from afar - Latvia, Eastern Europe! I wonder if it is possible to design a rocket stove that would be able to heat all three 'red ticks' - kitchen/dining, Bathroom, Bedroom (see attachment) Total area is 753 ft2. (everything else is in metric system in picture). Thank you very much in advance