| 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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Elsewhere at the Blog Cabin Work Site. . .While Derek and Dean proceed with on the stone fireplace, Chris and Simon treat the exterior logs with a solution of bleach and water.
The bleach solution helps kill of any mold and bacteria present in the pine logs before the stain and clear-coat is applied.
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Simon ponders whether the cabin will ever have a finished roof.
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The Carved MantelAmy Devers pays a visit to local woodworker Billy Reynolds who is designing the carved wood mantel to go above the fireplace.
Woodcarver Billy Reynolds
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The carving is an oak leaf design that uses actual leaves as templates for the individual leaf carvings.
Amy tries her hand at woodcarving and using a powered wood gouge to add texture to the mantel piece. The textured surface is a visual reference to the hand-hewn logs used for the cabin walls. Amy finds that the noise and vibration of the electric gouge takes some of the "Zen" out of the "Zen of woodworking."
Once the carved mantel is complete, it is the final element that (after some last-minute adjustments) is secured to the fireplace.
In the next installment of Blog Cabin: windows and a custom-built window seat.
RESOURCES :
Special resources for DIY's Blog Cabin 100 series
Baird and Wilson Sheetmetal (cabin roof)
www.bairdandwilson.com
Aespyre Custom Metal
www.aespyre.com
Rolling Rock Building Stone Inc.
www.rollrock.com
Heat & Glo Fireplaces
www.hearthnhome.com
Peachtree Doors and Windows
www.peachtreedoor.com
InsulTechnology
www.insultechnology.com
Lumber Liquidators
www.lumberliquidators.com
Wildwood Cabinets Luxury Handcrafted Cabinetry
www.wildwoodcabinets.com
Mountain Sage Gallery
www.mountainsagegallery.com
Stonecraft Inc.
www.stonecraftusa.com
Crossville Ceramics
www.crossvilleinc.com
Nuheat Industries Ltd.
www.nuheat.com
Kohler
www.kohler.com
Cobble Systems Inc.
www.cobblesystems.com/index.html
Rolling Rock Building Stone
www.rollrock.com
Hampton Bay
www.hamptonbay.com
Sets-Systems (tankless water heater)
www.sets-systems.com
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