My Weekend Project - Hearth Teardown - Page 2

rza49311 · 10-14-2009, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jupitersolo

Nice change out, but I would have kept the wood burning stove. I remember so many times with my grandparents and my dad how warm they kept the house in the winter.

My wife hates wood heat. I like it personally but we'll be able to use the gas stove to supplement our heat. I'm going to keep the wood burner and I'd like to put it in my shop but not sure yet.

My neighbor i was talking about is coming over tonight to check it out and hopefully we are going to come up with a solution. I've got all the floor down right now except the last two pieces, one being the piece i have to glue in. I'm waiting on it to see if he can help me with that too.

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jupitersolo · 10-14-2009, 4:43 PM

It does have a smell to it, my grandparents also used coal in theirs. The wood and coal and the cold winter mornings, man those are some great memories.

rza49311 · 10-15-2009, 4:13 PM

My neighbor had to cancel, now he's coming by Saturday.

A big of good news though, the heater is in and they'll be installing it this next Thursday.

rza49311 · 10-19-2009, 10:05 AM

Got all the flooring back down and ended up about a 6" gap rather than 7"

Pics and explanation tonight.

Neighbor is starting off by making one 6" trim piece about 1/2" thick with a bevel. We are going to just set it down and look at it, then see what else we need to add.

rza49311 · 10-19-2009, 9:23 PM

Basically, cut off the end of the one piece of laminate and glued it to another to extend the shortest piece, which made the overall gap 6" instead of 7". then glued in the final small strip.

Here the padding is down and edges taped. ready for laminate to go back in.

Almost done.

the long piece that almost touches the hearth is the one i cut some off and glued to the one on the left which was the shortest piece. Well,actually my neighbor cut it and glued it. You can also see the narrow strip that was the last piece to go in with glue.

Last piece being glued in and pressed with bricks.

All done!

The tiny piece is one of the glued pieces, it came out perfect.

The strip i had to glue and pressed with bricks. If your standing, you don't see it but a closer look reveals its not perfect. In hindsite, I should have flipped a piece of laminate upside down and placed it over the two pieces then applied pressure. I used wax paper to prevent things sticking to the glue.

Now I'm waiting for him to bring me the trim piece for testing. Not sure when he'll be doing it, hopefully this week.

rza49311 · 10-22-2009, 1:19 PM

Just got installed this morning. Still waiting on first trial piece of trim. Definitely gotta replace the blower power cord, not long enough.

hornyleprechaun · 10-22-2009, 1:34 PM

Looks nice

svtmike · 10-22-2009, 1:38 PM

Like the new stove much better. I take it there's no way to easily hide the cord?

rza49311 · 10-22-2009, 1:41 PM

Thanks

Yeah, the only thing I can figure to do is, get a longer cord, snake it straight back against the brick, then down the edge of the hearth in the corner, then along where the floor it meets the wall.

RaviNJCLs · 10-22-2009, 2:58 PM

Not bad. I think from close you can see the differences, but from far it looks pretty good.

TBone2004 · 10-23-2009, 11:46 AM

Is it something that stays plugged in all the time - or is that how you turn it on and off? If always plugged in, then could you run the cord through the wall and directly wire it to the outlet?

Stove looks real nice btw.

rza49311 · 10-23-2009, 11:57 AM

^^ Thanks

We are really happy with the finish and overall look, we were concerned the graphite color wasn't going to be what we wanted. The only thing we wish was the hearth wasn't so tall. It really sits up quite a bit but we agreed it still looks alot better than the old hearth/stove!

It would stay plugged in all the time. I toyed with the notion of hard wiring it, might be the way to go if i can come up with something that looks good.

SakiGT · 10-23-2009, 11:43 PM

I think youre nuts for removing that old stove.

rza49311 · 11-05-2009, 10:59 AM

Got the molding down last week. I put two coats of ipswitch pine stain and two coats of poly. When I was doing it, it looked very much like a close match in the grain. Not quite what i was hoping for but didn't turn out too bad

Still need to get a longer cord for the blower too.

hornyleprechaun · 11-05-2009, 11:32 AM

I don't like the up close look, but from a distance it looks good

svtmike · 11-05-2009, 11:41 AM

That'll get ya by. I'd have done pine so it didn't introduce yet another grain pattern, but I doubt anyone but you will notice.

Congrats on getting it done!

rza49311 · 11-05-2009, 11:47 AM

Thanks, the project definitely took alot longer than I imagined!

On a side note, I secured it with a battery powered dewalt nail gun that my neighbor had. He warned me about it jamming and sure enough the thing jammed about every 5th nail! Convenient yes but I was not impressed.

moeronn · 11-05-2009, 12:02 PM

Nice. Not quite a perfect match, but about as good as you can expect. Definitely a big improvement over the brick dance floor sized hearth you had.

chill_dog · 11-09-2009, 12:43 PM

Looks good...much improved.

10-14-2009, 4:43 PM	#42
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10-15-2009, 4:13 PM	#43
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	My neighbor had to cancel, now he's coming by Saturday. A big of good news though, the heater is in and they'll be installing it this next Thursday. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

10-19-2009, 10:05 AM	#44
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	Got all the flooring back down and ended up about a 6" gap rather than 7" Pics and explanation tonight. Neighbor is starting off by making one 6" trim piece about 1/2" thick with a bevel. We are going to just set it down and look at it, then see what else we need to add. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

10-19-2009, 9:23 PM	#45
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	Basically, cut off the end of the one piece of laminate and glued it to another to extend the shortest piece, which made the overall gap 6" instead of 7". then glued in the final small strip. Here the padding is down and edges taped. ready for laminate to go back in. Almost done. the long piece that almost touches the hearth is the one i cut some off and glued to the one on the left which was the shortest piece. Well,actually my neighbor cut it and glued it. You can also see the narrow strip that was the last piece to go in with glue. Last piece being glued in and pressed with bricks. All done! The tiny piece is one of the glued pieces, it came out perfect. The strip i had to glue and pressed with bricks. If your standing, you don't see it but a closer look reveals its not perfect. In hindsite, I should have flipped a piece of laminate upside down and placed it over the two pieces then applied pressure. I used wax paper to prevent things sticking to the glue. Now I'm waiting for him to bring me the trim piece for testing. Not sure when he'll be doing it, hopefully this week. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

10-22-2009, 1:19 PM	#46
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	Just got installed this morning. Still waiting on first trial piece of trim. Definitely gotta replace the blower power cord, not long enough. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

10-22-2009, 1:34 PM	#47
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10-22-2009, 1:38 PM	#48
svtmike is a Vampire. Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago Age: 45 Posts: 13,211	Like the new stove much better. I take it there's no way to easily hide the cord?

10-22-2009, 1:41 PM	#49
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	Thanks Yeah, the only thing I can figure to do is, get a longer cord, snake it straight back against the brick, then down the edge of the hearth in the corner, then along where the floor it meets the wall. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

10-22-2009, 2:58 PM	#50
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10-23-2009, 11:46 AM	#51
TBone2004 Team Anthracite Member Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,295	Is it something that stays plugged in all the time - or is that how you turn it on and off? If always plugged in, then could you run the cord through the wall and directly wire it to the outlet? Stove looks real nice btw.

10-23-2009, 11:57 AM	#52
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	^^ Thanks We are really happy with the finish and overall look, we were concerned the graphite color wasn't going to be what we wanted. The only thing we wish was the hearth wasn't so tall. It really sits up quite a bit but we agreed it still looks alot better than the old hearth/stove! It would stay plugged in all the time. I toyed with the notion of hard wiring it, might be the way to go if i can come up with something that looks good. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

10-23-2009, 11:43 PM	#53
SakiGT Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 26 Posts: 5,112	I think youre nuts for removing that old stove.

11-05-2009, 10:59 AM	#54
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	Got the molding down last week. I put two coats of ipswitch pine stain and two coats of poly. When I was doing it, it looked very much like a close match in the grain. Not quite what i was hoping for but didn't turn out too bad Still need to get a longer cord for the blower too. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

11-05-2009, 11:32 AM	#55
hornyleprechaun Bent = #1 Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Marietta, GA Age: 25 Posts: 10,598	I don't like the up close look, but from a distance it looks good __________________ 97' Black Acura 2.2 CL

11-05-2009, 11:41 AM	#56
svtmike is a Vampire. Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago Age: 45 Posts: 13,211	That'll get ya by. I'd have done pine so it didn't introduce yet another grain pattern, but I doubt anyone but you will notice. Congrats on getting it done!

11-05-2009, 11:47 AM	#57
rza49311 Registered User Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Southern VA Age: 31 Posts: 2,013	Thanks, the project definitely took alot longer than I imagined! On a side note, I secured it with a battery powered dewalt nail gun that my neighbor had. He warned me about it jamming and sure enough the thing jammed about every 5th nail! Convenient yes but I was not impressed. __________________ If anyone knows where to get a keyless entry model for an '01 Civic LX, let me know.

11-05-2009, 12:02 PM	#58
moeronn is learning to moonwalk i 2004 Acura TL Trader Rating: (0) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 14,729	Nice. Not quite a perfect match, but about as good as you can expect. Definitely a big improvement over the brick dance floor sized hearth you had.

11-09-2009, 12:43 PM	#59
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