| Blog Cabin: Fireplace, Hearth and Mantel |
| When it's time to install the fireplace in DIY's Blog Cabin, Dean Marsico and Derek Stearns of DIY's Rock Solid offer some expertise on mortar-mixing, stone placement and the finer points of selecting a perfect keystone. |
From "Blog Cabin"
episode DBLG-103 |
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In this phase of DIY's Blog Cabin, Dean Marsico and Derek Stearns, of DIY's Rock Solid stop by the blog cabin work site to help the crew create the stone fireplace that DIY's bloggers selected.
The completed stone fireplace, with carved wood mantel
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General contractors, and log cabin experts, Chris and Simon Hodshon
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From choosing the first stones, to establishing balance and symmetry in stone design, to selection of the all-important key stone Blog Cabin host Amy Devers and general contractors Chris and Simon Hodshon learn the ins and outs of hardscaping with DIY's expert stonemasons.
Stone mason Derek Stearns. . .
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and his partner in stone, Dean Marsico.
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Log cabin trivia: Q: If you're up on your American history, you may know that Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in 1809. But who was the last US president to be born in a log home? (For the answer, keep reading.)
| ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: | | Blog Cabin: Fireplace, Hearth and Mantel |
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