Fireplace for pellet stove
I have a fireplace original to my house, mid-1970s. I looked into replacing it with a wood stove and it was ~$13k for just the chimney install and stove. Building the alcove and removal of the fireplace was on me and not included in that cost.
Is installing a pellet stove in that space any easier/cheaper? I don't know anything about pellet stoves except that they don't need the same chimney as a wood stove.
Any insight is appreciated, thanks!