dlebla's 39" MA build

Hello,
Okay, so my summer honey to do list has just about been completed and am now ready to start my build. I have attached a few drawings of what I'm planning on doing, if anyone sees any issues or suggestions please let me know. I will use steel studs and cement board to close it up, but this is not finalized. I do have a few questions to start,

1. Being in MA should I be concerned about starting and not finishing before winter arrives? Do I need to winterize some how?

2. Planning on a 39" oven, with a 64" stand. Add in the brick thickness, steel studs, and Cement board it gives me about 1" clearance. I have seen others who have cut the steel stud laying down at the tangent point to create a little more space if needed. So the question is, am I cutting this too close? Should I make the stand wider? I have the room to do so, but the smaller the stand the better. Thought?

3. Trying to figure out where the door should be, locating the arch. Do I have this correct in image?

4. I have drawn the flare for the entry. How much wider should it be? Any rule of thumb?

5. I would like to use an IT, I have yet to create one and will not be able to weld one. So I need to do some searching on how to create one, unless someone has a 39" IT they are done with and would like to pass on.

All help/Input is greatly appreciated as I have ZERO experience in any of this and am eager to start/make changes. I have been amazed at others who have had no experience and I will be happy if mine comes out half as good.

Fire Away....

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