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  1. Elfin
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    The neighbor's smoke dragon

    This was an interesting thread with a lot of strong opinions pro/con. So... I thought everyone might be curious about how this turned out. In a...
    Post by: Elfin, May 5, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Just wanted to add another search term... "latex admix" is what it's commonly called as well. If you use a "modified" thinset, this means it is...
    Post by: Elfin, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Deflection doesn't mean there is a problem with the underlying structure. There is going to be deflection of some variety, no matter how sound the...
    Post by: Elfin, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  4. Elfin
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Now Rick, we're talking about floors, which have nothing to do with countertops, walls or showers!! Those are an entirely different topic, are...
    Post by: Elfin, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  5. Elfin
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    You both can discredit me all you like; doesn't bother me a bit. All that matters is that some folks here will read what I wrote, follow the link I...
    Post by: Elfin, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Yes, I'm certain that you do. I know I do, each passing year bringing more failure to work done improperly by a previous homeowner. Crumbling...
    Post by: Elfin, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    L'il critters in the wood

    Yeah, we had a wasp in the house the other day... don't ya love it? :) ugh. One other thing you could try is to vacuum the little crevices... suck...
    Post by: Elfin, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Tackling the buildup of coals in a T5

    Yikes, madison! I'll take your word for it! Though I think your idea is interesting, Keith, I'm too chicken to try it... I guess I'm just a...
    Post by: Elfin, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Perhaps we're not speaking the same language here. When I use the term "subfloor", I'm talking about tongue & groove plywood or OSB or whatever,...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    So how much wood have you used so far in the FALL of 2008??

    It seems about a 1/2 cord here too... Today is the first day we haven't burned in a long time... it's 60 here, wow!
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Hey, it's your house... do it however you want. Many opt for the get-er-done-quick way, but that's certainly not the type of advice I'd feel...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Wow... I've never seen a hearth-building thread go SPLAT in so many directions before! :) Webby, Durock and other concrete backerboards have no...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Installing Durock correctly on a wood subfloor

    Webby is right, but another thing that should be added is a plywood support layer. Durock adds no structural support at all, and if used alone over...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. Elfin
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    Just Bought a Jotul F3 today.....Hearth Pad questions

    Yep, Steve, as long as you're reading your stove manual and only need a basic non-combustible pad, you are absolutely thinking the pad portion thru...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 29, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Alderlea T5 installed and good to go!

    Congratulations, and enjoy your new T5!!!
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 29, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Tackling the buildup of coals in a T5

    We haven't used our ash pan at all, nor have we cracked it to help burn the coal bed. I wonder if others have an outside air kit? We do, and find...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 29, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Finishing The Fireplace Tiles Tomorrow, Drying Time/Insert Use?

    24 hours should be fine... BUT, use modified thinset, and not the pre-mixed stuff in a bucket... that takes forever to dry.
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 23, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    need help heating with my alderlea t6

    Is 800 an ok temp to run on the Alderlea? I've been avoiding going that high, worried it's overfiring... but it does seem to want to go that high...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 21, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Circulating air through house

    I run my furnace fan to help distrubute heat from the stove in the living room thru the house... but it doesn't move a whole lot of heat. I'd say we...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 19, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Alderlea T5 installation question

    Thanks, Phoenix! Yeah, you can always tackle a tile project sometime in the future... this time of year it's more important to just get that fire...
    Post by: Elfin, Nov 19, 2008 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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