Cozy Heat in the nick of time!
We finally got our woodstove installed last night....just in time for the arctic blast that is coming today! It is supposed to be a high of 20 degrees tomorrow...below zero at night! We have been contemplating replacing our gas stove with wood, due to the ever-rising cost of propane, and just because the gas one (though we absolutely love it) just isn't quite enough to heat our entire house. So the gas stove is moving downstairs to our newly refurbished basement/playroom.
We fired up the woodstove this morning (the installers left at 10 pm last night!) and already the house is toasty warm---easily 74 degrees in here!
Here are pictures of the process of preparing for the stove. We decided to build our own hearth...at a fraction of the price of a pre-made one that you buy, and much larger and more attractive in our space than a square one. Dennis and I laid out the area to be tiled with 2 sheets of cement board for the base. Much to my surprise, since Dennis had just recently had gotten stitches in his back and couldn't bend and stretch, I found out that I would be the one laying the tile! No pressure or anything on me...
Dennis cutting the tiles...
Heather setting the tiles in the mastic. I did the diagonal tiles all first, then laid the border tiles. I had everything all numbered so we could get them in the right places once they were cut!
I think the border tiles make the project. Here is the job without any grout.
And below, the finished project (except the wood trim has not yet been stained). This is right after they installed the stove, before a fire was built in it.
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