MrI mods a fireplace

[Popeye the Sailor]

A pellet stove would've been e better choice.

In all my years.


I have never seen a wood pellet tree. 

[ducpainter]

In all my years.


I have never seen a wood pellet tree. 

You've led a sheltered life.

[DesmoDiva]

Great work Dave.   

[He Man]

Do you have a shot of that first pic with the new stove? it looks good from the front.

[x136]

Today, the installer guys came in and put in my new fireplace 

That came out great. Nice work!

I don't think the dogs will mind if you decide to give it a test run, cold or not.

[Langanobob]

In all my years.


I have never seen a wood pellet tree.  Wink

  Great reply and that's exactly why I don't have a pellet stove.  Just one more thing to be dependent on someone else for and be subject to commodity prices.   Looks like a reasonably good masonry job too.

[somegirl]

Do you have a shot of that first pic with the new stove? it looks good from the front.

Here you go (pardon our dust...still doing other projects):



And another shot of the old stove (after the bricks were cut out):

[DoubleEagle]

I have a couple of fireplaces but had a Franklin Stove put in after I had the screened in porch closed in .

The Franklin puts out mega heat .

It sits on a brick hearth and has a brick Mantle behind. It's not as attractive as your Stove but it sure will run you out of the 2 closest rooms no matter how cold it is outside.

All and all I'd say for an Amateur you did a fine job .

The fire is nice but the ashes are messy.

Dolph       

[KnightofNi]

awesome work



why did you get a red stove?

[Ddan]

awesome work



why did you get a red stove?

Lemme guess.  Red is the fastest color?    (after yellow)

Great job   

[ducpainter]

  Great reply and that's exactly why I don't have a pellet stove.  Just one more thing to be dependent on someone else for and be subject to commodity prices.   Looks like a reasonably good masonry job too.

Firewood is just as much a commodity as pellets unless you cut from your own property, and I haven't seen where MrI plans on cutting from his own property.

[GAAN]

cows

if you have cows you could burn dung

[ducpainter]

cows

if you have cows you could burn dung

Or if your pellet stove is a multi fuel model you can burn corn...or cherry pits...or olive pits...or whatever you can dry and feed into it.

[Langanobob]

Firewood is just as much a commodity as pellets unless you cut from your own property, and I haven't seen where MrI plans on cutting from his own property.

Around here we have 11ty billion acres of our own property (public land administered by the BLM or USFS) where we can cut wood for a small fee.  It does take some time but it's also good healthy recreation and there's some connection between a good running saw and a good running bike, at least for us crazed survivalists. 

[ducpainter]

Around here we have 11ty billion acres of our own property (public land administered by the BLM or USFS) where we can cut wood for a small fee.  It does take some time but it's also good healthy recreation and there's some connection between a good running saw and a good running bike, at least for us crazed survivalists. 

If that option is available then it makes sense.

In the NE that option doesn't exist so you pay your money to the oil man...the propane man...the firewood dealer..or the pellet dealer...oh or the electric co.

All commodities.