1. Welcome Hearth.com Guests and Visitors - Please enjoy our forums!
    Hearth.com GOLD Sponsors who help bring the site content to you:
    Jotul Cast Iron Stoves
    Woodstock Soapstone Stoves
    Hearth and Home (QuadraFire and Harman Stoves)

Search Results

Search Again
Page 1 of 2
  1. RichVT
    Post

    wood cutting with garden tractors - PICS

    My tractor is useless going uphill in the snow But it gets converted to snow blowing duty in the winter anyway. Snow cab is worth it's weight in...
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 19, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
  2. RichVT
    Post

    What To Do With Scrap Lumber Sections?

    I save all of my lumber scraps and split them for kindling in my spare time.
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 19, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
  3. RichVT
    Post

    DIY spray foam

    I don't have any advice, I just happened to read about potential problems and thought that you should be made aware of them if you were not already.
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 16, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  4. RichVT
    Post

    DIY spray foam

    If you have not yet educated yourself on the potential problems caused by insulating brick walls, you should spend a little time on the internet....
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 15, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  5. RichVT
    Post

    Help heating garage

    My last house had an oil boiler. For my garage I ended up installing a kick space heater on its own zone. Worked well enough and wasn't too...
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 14, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  6. RichVT
    Post

    Toaster Smell

    I attended a wedding once where the couple registered at a local department store. The store did not check items off the list as people bought...
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 11, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  7. RichVT
    Post

    Reciprocating Saw (Sawsall) advice needed

    I'm in the business (carpentry) and the Makita AVT is highly regarded on construction forums that I frequent....
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 11, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  8. RichVT
    Post

    Note to self - Always check the obvious!

    One of our bathrooms had a fan that made a lot of noise but didn't seem to exhaust very well. I finally got around to replacing it with a quiet...
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 8, 2013 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  9. RichVT
    Post

    Should I bust out the moisture meter before my delivery?

    I bought a couple of cords from this local outfit when i first started burning: http://www.vermontlumber.com/firewood.php An added bonus was that...
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 7, 2013 in forum: The Wood Shed
  10. RichVT
    Post

    Lighting Jotul Castine

    I think that was the worst possible scenario that I'll ever see - a super strong draft due to the cold outdoor temp., a hot stove, hot coals and a...
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 5, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  11. RichVT
    Post

    Lighting Jotul Castine

    The other night when it was 12 below zero I put a full load in my Castine over a medium bed of coals. I turned the air down fairly quickly as I...
    Post by: RichVT, Jan 5, 2013 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  12. RichVT
    Post

    Drippy drip edge on wood shed

    Looks like you need a closure strip which is a piece of foam rubber shaped to fill the space between the roofing and the drip edge. Should be...
    Post by: RichVT, Dec 17, 2012 in forum: The Wood Shed
  13. RichVT
    Post

    Installing Stove in Middle of Home

    Don't worry - you will very quickly adapt to living in a nice warm house. We used to keep our house in the low 60's during the day and 50's at...
    Post by: RichVT, Oct 15, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  14. RichVT
    Post

    10/2 rule for chimney

    It depends on the stove what is required underneath. My stove (with the bottom heat shield) only reqiures a non combustible SURFACE under the...
    Post by: RichVT, Oct 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  15. RichVT
    Post

    10/2 rule for chimney

    We had the same problem locating a stove in our house. We ended up going with the central location. We choose a stove that didn't need a lot of...
    Post by: RichVT, Oct 11, 2012 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
  16. RichVT
    Post

    Tarps, where do you get yours?

    I just got a catalog in the mail from Gemplers. They have heavy duty brown tarps in 6 X 20 and 10 X 20....
    Post by: RichVT, Oct 8, 2012 in forum: The Gear
  17. RichVT
    Post

    Quality wedges

    I found this made in U.S.A. wedge at the local Ace hardware store. I haven't used it much as I mostly use mt X27....
    Post by: RichVT, Oct 4, 2012 in forum: The Gear
  18. RichVT
    Post

    Best way to move a stove...

    Wait until the ground freezes.
    Post by: RichVT, Sep 28, 2012 in forum: The Gear
  19. RichVT
    Post

    Through the wall heat pumps

    Heating systems are supposed to be sized to keep your house warm on the coldest day of the year which means that they should be running more or less...
    Post by: RichVT, Sep 26, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  20. RichVT
    Post

    bifocals- when to "face it"?

    My doctor told me its better to get bifocals sooner than later. It's easier to get used to them when you only need a little magnification as there is...
    Post by: RichVT, Sep 26, 2012 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
Showing results 1 to 20 of 34 Next >
Search Again
Page 1 of 2