Random thoughts . . .
Enjoying the pics and narrative . . . it's fun following this project.
Granite slab? Slate? Soapstone slab? Just some possible ideas for the hearth if the wife isn't a fan of bluestone. One member went with a black granite slab once and I have to say it was stunning.
Hehheh . . . I too once thought I would just be burning nights and weekends in an effort to help reduce the oil bill . . . that was a number of years ago . . . just put some oil into my oil tank this Summer . . . I think the last time the oil company swung by was in 2007. Once you see the view of the fire, feel the heat and get into the swing of things and see how easy it can be to run the stove you may find yourself burning a lot more . . . heck, honestly, for me it is often more work having to start a fire from a cold start vs. just reloading on coals.
Looks great. Is there a reason you went with the length you did as opposed to shorter if it still met code?
Ours is similar to what you are doing.
The guy that did this one left the bricks out from the wall I guess a inch or so.
Towards the bottom and top of the" walls" he left gaps in the bricks so that air could travel behind.
I'm not sure why he went to that trouble but I guess he did it to keep the wall cooler.
I don't know if that's something you might want to look into or not..just thought I would throw that out there.
I could get a better pic if you're interested.
EDIT: I went back and looked at your pics again and I see you have no need to do what they did here. I think i just have drywall behind the brick.
Does Kyle know he's now famous here at Hearth.com?
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