Home Fire Stove

Home Fire Stove opened in 1979 in response to the rapid inflation in energy costs. Since that time we have grown to be the largest volume hearth products retailer in Oregon, and one of the largest in the nation. Our highest priorities have always been on safety first, and customer satisfaction next. (Yes, we would rather have you safe than satisfied, if given that choice.) We carry a complete selection of hearth products, including wood, pellet and gas fueled, stoves, inserts and fireplaces. In addition, we offer complete installation and service. Quality products, expert service, nice people, fair prices and our commitment to safety and customer satisfaction have made Home Fire Stove successful. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business. Home Fire Stove sells outstanding products, to be sure. More important, we think, is the expert service we provide. From beginning to end, at Home Fire Stove, you are dealing with experienced experts. Our sales people do not work on individual commissions. Their highest priority is on helping you select the product that is right for you and your situation. Of utmost importance is safety, and we do not compromise here. All of our products are tested to UL standards and we install them in accordance with their listing, or set of specifications and clearances. We insist on a permit and inspection to make sure that we have installed the appliance correctly. This protects all concerned. The next important issue is sizing. If you buy an appliance that is too large, it will run you out of the room, and you will not be able to operate it properly. If you buy one that is too small, you'll be disappointed in your investment. We have many years of experience in sizing our stoves to the space that they will realistically heat. After safety and sizing come wonderful choices in appearance, quality, durability, design, features and benefits, options, warranties and price. Our goal is to have several product choices to fit almost every situation. We are very familiar with all of the products we sell and most that our competitors sell. We will provide you with as much information as you need to make a good choice. Our preference is to always visit your home prior to taking a deposit or scheduling an installation. This way we can make sure that we bid the job accurately, size the appliance to the space it will heat, make sure that we can pass muster with the building inspector, and minimize the time and running around we will all have to do. We usually don't charge for this service, but generally insist that you visit the store before scheduling a home visit. Our sales staff, Tim Nissen, Tom Mechals, Jimmy Jones, Nate Baker and Ian Cordner all have well over twenty years of experience in the sales and installation of hearth products. Between the five of us, we have over one hundred years of experience in the hearth products industry! Home Fire Stove is owned and operated by Tim Nissen. Tim moved to Salem in 1977 to work as Assistant Dean at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University. In 1983, having caught the entrepreneurial bug from the students and faculty at Willamette, he started Willamette Woodstoves. After many struggles and having learned the hearth business, he bought Home Fire Stove from Ralph Stanley in 1987, and merged the two businesses together in 1988. The combination of great products and a commitment to full service proved to be a potent one, and Home Fire Stove tripled in size over the next seven years. However, we have never forgotten that we earn our living one customer and installation at a time. Home Fire Stove and its ownership are very involved in the Salem Business Community. We are members and have served on the Board of the Marion-Polk Building Industry Association, and the Salem Chamber of Commerce. Home Fire Stove is involved in the state and national trade associations and the Oregon Hearth Products Association, having served on both boards and as President of the association.