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Are you putting in a regular wood stove, or one of the newer sealed burn chamber models, similar to a pellet stove type?
Regular stoves perform on the same level as a fireplace, meaning they draw in air from outside to replace the heated air they vent up the flue.
They have wood stoves that have a sealed/seperate burn chamber that receives air directly from outside and vents aou through the flue,but the room air is drawn around the burn chamber like a pellet stove.
Easy? I couldn't say as I saw one installed on This Old House on TV.
Safe? with an existing fireplace you should have sufficient insulation provided the fireplace and flue pass inspection.
Legal? Sure, it's only a wood stove. Your just replacing the method by which you burn the wood. I would double check on any inspection aspects so that there aren't any surprises.
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