i just want to brag on my work lol
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Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
Rearscreen
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Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
Good job! I like the brick hearth.
As someone asked, will the curtain be able to reach the stove if the wind blows? If so you may want to replace it with a venetian blind.
As someone asked, will the curtain be able to reach the stove if the wind blows? If so you may want to replace it with a venetian blind.
thanks guys, no curtain has replacement plans already. my wife has some kind of hopes, she hasn't clued me in yet haha
Too funny hahaha. Wish i could be done without venting so far the venting seems like a two man job, but i think i'm past the worse of it with the leveling of the insulation box in the attic. crossing my fingers that it lines up ok to the stove when i finish it after work.
lots of piece choices when you stone, some people make it look so easy. My wife was a stubborn customer and wouldn't let the art unfold haha jk. thank you its been a fun project, only a little over 3 g into it financially so pretty excited about that. (stove stone and venting where all at cost)
Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
It will be easier to move the stove a half inch or so than a screwed in attic box.
If anyone has there own pictures to brag about with their projects bring them to the table. i love seeing diy projects!
Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
Not bragging, just showing how we did it. Curtain is gone BTW.
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I am fighting clearance's pretty close. i had to move my stove backwards to meet my 16" up front and i can only have 3" min on the back corners. so really i have to keep the stove pretty much where it is or extend my pad. rookie mistake. There came a time during all my research when i told my self im spending more time looking at it then working at it. I did have it pre inspected before i started my venting. they said it will be ok just keep in placed where we have it moved.
nice pictures! did you stone it? if so, grout lines look like you took some care on it. brag away! its ok to enjoy your hard work
Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
No just painted the brick with some leftover paint. Previous owner used the open fireplace and there where some black spots.
Jan Pijpelink
Minister of Fire
If you misplace the attic box a few inches (happens sometime), you can always use a 30 or 45 elbow to correct it. But I assume you will do just fine.
edyit
Minister of Fire
does your manual mention anything about break-in fires? usually (not on every stove) you start with a small fire to get the the stove up to a few hundred degrees then let it go out and cool then repeat to a higher temp and let it go out then repeat to normal cruising temp for your stove. this will cure the paint and drive any moisture out if the fire bricks. also as the paint cures it generally stinks and smokes real bad.
it does have a procedure in the paperwork, i'm guessing that it should be trust worth for that stove since i paid a ton for the stove. do you know if some recommendations of stoves shouldnt be followed?
T-roy_
Burning Hunk
haha my wife want me to wait for her but im sure she will complain about the break in smell ... i warned her
Rearscreen
Minister of Fire
RobbieB
Feeling the Heat
My manual said the danger of not doing them was the paint could cure "not matched", ie permanently off shade. Nothing about damage, just off shade paint.
That would definitely bother me especially if it wasn't from just using it over time and something i could of prevented by curing the paint.
I'd do one small fire with just a 4-5, 2" thick sticks (seasoned of course). That will be to drive any moisture out of the firebrick. Then go ahead and fire it up to 550F stovetop temp with at least a half load of good seasoned wood. Once the fire is burning vigorously you can start turning down the air, 50% at a time, but not to the point of killing the flame. This will encourage secondary combustion and a hotter stove top. Open a couple windows and put a fan in one blowing out to exhaust fumes from the paint baking in. Repeat if necessary.
Note that the Alderlea's cast iron jacket paint is not what is baking in, except for the door. The steel stove body's surface inside the c-i jacket is what's baking. You never see this. Our Alderlea is going on 10 yrs old and the paint looks good still.
Note that the Alderlea's cast iron jacket paint is not what is baking in, except for the door. The steel stove body's surface inside the c-i jacket is what's baking. You never see this. Our Alderlea is going on 10 yrs old and the paint looks good still.
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