Sunday, February 21, 2010

Up in Smoke

After much anxiety, the wood stove is finally functional! After a delay of two months due to frequent inclement weather, wrong parts, and some procrastination we'll finally be able to heat the cabin with wood. What a relief to finally have that project completed. We performed a smoke test by burning some newspaper to check for leaks - it all looked good. Tonight we'll crank it up with firewood and see how well it performs. There are a couple of variables to consider: what will the comfort level be like given the size of the cabin, and will the chimney/roof interface leak due to rain/snow? We'll know the answer to both within the next 24 hours as we're expecting rain tomorrow.



Silicone flashing with what I hope is plenty of adhesive


The chicken ladder was much appreciated


Ain't she purty?


Roof support kit

2 comments:

elswedo said...

It seems like you're dealing with more winter than usual for your corner of the world too. No? I didn't imagine I'd see so much snow in your pics. But there it is. Looks whiter than NH.

Rick Brown said...

Definitely more snow than we had expected. How're things your way?