Pacific Energy T6 with new Stone Hearth

[IPLUMB]

AWESOME install Love it

 

[madison]

thanks funk, will be out fishing your way for two weeks starting 10/21, can't wait!

 

[madison]

First burn of the 2nd yr, I know I am late, but the room was being repainted...

Plus first burn with the new "Hog" gasket in place

 

[madison]

9/22/2011 cleaning update - 2 yrs on the "Hog gasket" looks better than when I first tied it, it is now flattened by the weight of the baffle, but in great shape.

 

[basswidow]

What's a hog gasket?

 

[BrotherBart]

What's a hog gasket?

Member "Hogwildz" makes his own manifold gaskets for his Summit insert.

 

[madison]

What's a hog gasket?

Direct Link: https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/26827/

 

[DianeB]

Thanks. The single piece of hearthstone is ny state bluestone. there are many color variations within different regions of the state. The mason did a great job cutting and shaping the single piece to my specs. He actually wanted to bring in a single piece 6"-8" thick, but we requested the 2-3" piece on top of a course of wall materiel. The walls are a mix of "two different types of granite" (per mason) and dolamitic limestone. The mason picked out the piece of bluestone when he was cutting shaping the wall material, he had an excellent "artistic" eye for matching colors.

We had a two hearths constructed at a previous home where we used bluestone for the hearth, one piece of Helderberg Bluestone that was dark gray black sorta what I remember the color of our grade school chalk boards. And another from a different region of the state that was more gray/green. So if you are considering it, make sure the wife takes a look at it before hand as the colors can be quite different!

Saw your link from a post to a newbie. I too just installed a bluestone hearth and wonder how to seal it. i don't want it to darken or make it shiny. there are supposedly matte sealers out there. wondering if you sealed it or now and how it has been working out for you