Put a fork in it, the hearth is finally 100% done!

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raybonz

Minister of Fire
Feb 5, 2008
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Carver, MA.
This past Saturday I finally finished the hearth by grouting the red oak trim to the porcelain tile. Attached are a few pics so you can see the up-close detail. I think it came out pretty good :)

Ray
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I don't know, Ray, I may need to see some more pictures. Can you rent a portable electron microscope for the weekend? ;lol J/K, it looks terrific! Rick
 
I don't know, Ray, I may need to see some more pictures. Can you rent a portable electron microscope for the weekend? ;lol J/K, it looks terrific! Rick
LOL Thanx Rick seems to show more pics than I posted.. :) Just trying to capture the detail of the grout to the oak.. Macro mode worked pretty well ;). I was worried I'd mess up the grout to be honest!

Ray
 
Ray has been a busy man.
 
Yup Dennis got alot accomplished this past weekend! Feels good to get things off the "list"!

Ray
 
Looking good Ray. Now, how about those gutters??
Thanx Jags! Gutters? I think you lost me on that one lol..

Ray
 
Thanx Jags! Gutters? I think you lost me on that one lol..

Ray

If your anything like me - your gutters need to be cleaned, but very low on the priority list.
 
I don't know Ray, I think you need wood putty in the nail holes. Get the list out again.;) Looks great. I thought you used slate for some reason.
 
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If your anything like me - your gutters need to be cleaned, but very low on the priority list.
No gutters here Jags! :) This home is a Gambrel style and I find it doesn't need them.. I do have some large rocks that the roof water runs onto to prevent any washout and that works well here..

Ray
 
I don't know Ray, I think you need wood putty in the nail holes. Get the list out again.;) Looks great. I thought you used slate for some reason.
I am on the fence about that as that never seems to match correctly. I probably will see if I can see something that matches.. Good idea!

Ray
 
Looks really nice Ray!
 
Ok, Ray, we saw the close-up electron-microscope view(nice work). Now how about a wide-angle picture to show the entire setup??
 
Ok, Ray, we saw the close-up electron-microscope view(nice work). Now how about a wide-angle picture to show the entire setup??
I will take a pic but it really looks the same from a distance hence the close up..

Ray
 
Hi Ray

Nice colors on the tiles!

I am almost done with my hearth. I bought some slate tiles but they were different thickness so I just returned them and got midnight color porcelain tiles too!

See > > https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...in-nice-day-for-raised-hearth-building.76358/

I made the channel in the overhang for rope light and I want to make a wood door for the storage compartment in front.

Also a metal L strip for the front corner would prevent digs when loading and cleaning on the front wooden edge like my other hearth. > https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/need-suggestions-for-wood-pellet-stove-hearth-repair.66487/

What do you think?
 
Looks great Ray, soon it will be time to get it dirty.

zp
 
Hi Ray

Nice colors on the tiles!

I am almost done with my hearth. I bought some slate tiles but they were different thickness so I just returned them and got midnight color porcelain tiles too!

See > > https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads...in-nice-day-for-raised-hearth-building.76358/

I made the channel in the overhang for rope light and I want to make a wood door for the storage compartment in front.

Also a metal L strip for the front corner would prevent digs when loading and cleaning on the front wooden edge like my other hearth. > https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/need-suggestions-for-wood-pellet-stove-hearth-repair.66487/

What do you think?
Thanx Don the tiles are very similar and your hearth looks great! I was concerned about the wood trim getting damaged so I went with red oak.. Miss burning already here!

Ray
 
Looks great Ray, soon it will be time to get it dirty.

zp
Thanx Zap! Oh it gets dirty but I keep it clean :)

Ray
 
Looks good Ray, are you moving the stove to a new spot or just redoing the area where it is now?
 
Thanx Don the tiles are very similar and your hearth looks great! I was concerned about the wood trim getting damaged so I went with red oak.. Miss burning already here!

Ray

Thanks Ray

The hearth is for the Enviro Meridian stove in my shed so that is why I am a little slow to finish it. That is a good idea about using Red Oak!

The shed was 65.8 deg F for it's lowest temperature this morning, even though the outside got down to 59.5 Deg F. I guess that Insulation and foil I threw in helped a bit.

See pics > Shed Roof Thermal Relief for Winter/Summer

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/shed-roof-thermal-relief-for-winter-summer.84824/
 
Looks good Ray, are you moving the stove to a new spot or just redoing the area where it is now?
Thanx weatherguy! I removed the original blue stone hearth as it had shifted heaving the mortar plus it was too small to accommodate my new stove. The hearth has 2 layers of Durock Nexgen followed by porcelain tile with thinset mortar between all layers and each layer screwed separately to the sub-floor. I used progressively longer cement board screws to ensure I penetrated through the previous layer and into the subfloor. The stove is in the same location with a larger hearth. I have posted pics a while back showing the removal of the original hearth and the building of the new hearth. I will take a new pic of the setup this weekend and post it here.

Ray
 
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