Starting 42" NW Pensylvania

[hodgey1]

Re: Starting 42" NW Pensylvania

Hello all, its been a long cold winter here in NW Pennsylvania. I am finally getting back to my WFO project after a winter hiatus , I'm currently 12 months in and probably 2 or 3 more to go. I have been doing some small fires the last few days trying to dry out any accumulated moisture in the brick since I haven't fired it since November.

My wife has helped me the last two weekends cut and install the reclaimed granite that we received. We first considered paying someone to come out and cut, fit and install it but no one seemed to over joy'd about cutting it not having sold it..... So, I bought a wet handheld saw for $89 and we went to town making 7 cuts with no real errors to speak of. Both my wife and I where very happy with the results. I still have some fine tuning but all in all its about done.

This has of course opened up a whole new project which I contemplate for the summer of 2015. The configuration we ended up with has the granite coming out from the stove creating the most awesome seating area around the stove enabling guest to sit and watch. Now we have this cool seating area and grass below , so can you say brick patio? Next year.

[hodgey1]

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Congrats on the plugging of the dome.

Thanks Russell!

[UtahBeehiver]

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Congrats on the plugging of the dome.

[Calisdad]

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Way to go!

I noticed you favor meat pizza. I'm sure your Lab approves. I know I do. lol

[hodgey1]

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C-Dad, thanks for the props on my finishes. My labradore waits patiently for me always in hopes I throw something for him to fetch. Yes you did catch granite, another reclaim from a contractor friend of mine. Believe it or not, some customer of his was ripping it out so I'm going to have it cut and shaped into my counter top.

[Calisdad]

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Progress: I have all the slates installed now thanks to my helper shown below. I am now just waiting to receive the ridge cap, soffit and fascia I have on order. Hopefully in time to install this coming weekend.

Nice job hodgey1 ! Although you supervisor doesn't seem very impressed. ;-)

I like you use of materials. Looks like it could have been there for 100 years and will be for another 100.

On the last pic do I see a granite slab counter surface? Nice.

C-dad

[hodgey1]

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Just checked out your album, excellent job on the oven and finishes. I especially like the timber trim and reclaimed slate roof...there is little other roof material that can match that for character IMO. I didn't catch if you bent the copper drip edge or if you bought it, but it accents the roof nicely. Smart to use Ice & Water shield on your sheathing too.

Stone, thanks so much for the nice comments. Im very happy with how it has come together particularly the slate and beams. My wife and I put the roof on and when we stepped back to look at it, we were both stunned at the beauty. We thankfully didn't pay any never mind to the colors of the slates as we installed them which brought together a nice haphazard mix of colors. On top of being beautiful, I have only $150 in the slate, but then what does a guy do for drip edge and cap? Brown painted aluminum? Hmmm, no, $copper$. I have $150 just in 6 pieces of drip edge which kinda negated the roofing material savings, but.......

I had never done a slate roof before so boning up on line I learned a lot from a slate roof web site which included info on how the eve end drip edge must have a "Cant" installed which is a special bend to get the slate to lay properly each course afterwards. Thankfully I have a friend whose a tin knocker with a programable break, i went and picked up the copper sheets and he bent all of it for me. It was expensive but cant imagine what it would have cost if i had to buy it all pre-bent.

Ive had to put a hold on continuing to finish the outside due to what is looking like a early winter here, todays high 40* on top of being extremely wet. I have been cutting firewood and helping a daughter into a new home, so hopefully i will get started back at it first decent day this spring, cant wait to see it finished.

[stonecutter]

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Just checked out your album, excellent job on the oven and finishes. I especially like the timber trim and reclaimed slate roof...there is little other roof material that can match that for character IMO. I didn't catch if you bent the copper drip edge or if you bought it, but it accents the roof nicely. Smart to use Ice & Water shield on your sheathing too.

[hodgey1]

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Post 'em on facebook and then post a link here!

Picture sites like smugmug and flicker are a whole lot easier to use than the software they use for this forum.

DJ, I wish I had done that and I may yet. I racked my brain tring to get proper sequencing of my photos using the FB album. I got them fairly good but not perfect.

[hodgey1]

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Beautiful finish Chris! I'm inspired to get to the same place as soon as I can get back to work. At this point it seems like the dome is going to be the easy part!

Regards,

Joe

Thanks Joe. Hope you get her weathered in soon, winter about here.

[deejayoh]

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if anyone has a trick to re sequence the pics let me know.

Post 'em on facebook and then post a link here!

Picture sites like smugmug and flicker are a whole lot easier to use than the software they use for this forum.

[Breadjunkie]

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Beautiful finish Chris! I'm inspired to get to the same place as soon as I can get back to work. At this point it seems like the dome is going to be the easy part!

Regards,

Joe

[GIANLUCA]

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I'm on hold as well finished the roof counter an stucco just need to put the veneer on I'm to busy using it take a break winter is coming

[hodgey1]

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Hello All,

I haven't made much progress on my WFO since completing the roof a week or two ago. I felt like I needed a brake after 16 weeks of working on it. This weekend I'm going to get back after it. In the mean time I have put all my photo's into a Forno Bravo album and you will find the link to it below. It was a real challenge for me to get these pictures in order using the FB album, if anyone has a trick to re sequence the pics let me know.

Chris
Link to my album: http://www.fornobravo.com/forum/memb...nsylvania.html

[hodgey1]

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Chris,
Looking great.
Margaret says some copper gutters would go a long way on that beautiful slate roof!!!


TB

Tell Margaret thanks for the design tip, ask her how she thinks gold-plated leaf gaurds would look with the copper gutters?