Woodstove hearths

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Dave and I decided to gift ourselves a wood stove for Christmas. Exciting right? Well, it was exciting for me. No I have a cozy new place to knit, and we have back-up heat in case of a power outage...a must in the mountains. Best of all, it gave me an excuse to build something new and beautiful. This beautiful tile was 30% off. I built a slightly raised hearth, and also tiled the wall. Tiling the wall was not easy, as it was most definitely not flat! But a little elbow grease and some thick…

Escape 1800 wood stove - EPA certified at 1.54 g/h - 75,000 BTU/h - Heats up to 2,100 ft² - 20 '' logs - Model on cast iron legs - Made in Canada Can.

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Recently I shared my plans for projects that I would like to complete by the end of the year. Well, I was so excited and thought that my first project will be to redo the library, I had something else that required my immediate attention. I had to DIY a brick hearth around our woodstove....Read More

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