We did a bit of rearranging in our apartment this summer. The chimney and hearth have been screaming replace me since I moved in. The closet behind them was also not very functional – very deep with a small door, so not very efficient storage. Now the closet is very efficiently laid out to store the vacuum and brooms and other cleaning tools, and the litter box fits nicely behind the stove with a private cat door at the back. The stove is now recessed into the wall leaving room for a generous raised hearth and a clear pathway to the kitchen beyond. I took pictures of most of the steps.
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- This is the best “before” shot I could find. It is from several years ago before the sheetrock was finished. The woodstove protrudes past the kitchen door and the tile hearth is a huge square chunk out of the room and also a tripping hazard
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- I found an even earlier “before” shot with the round sheet metal stove that came with the house. For the elderly woman who lived here, this was the only source of heat, no insulation.
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- another old “before” shot with Dorothee, Falco, and John
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- Framing for the rearranged closet and the wood stove niche. You can see Frodo’s litterbox already installed in its new location. We installed a private entrance to the back of the closet for him
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- the old rusty chimney
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- Johnny’s Chimney Service removed the old chimney and installed the new. Here is a progress shot of Johnny’s chimney installation
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- method for securing a rope to the roof peak
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- Johnny Key cut the hole in the roof for the new chimney – no turning back!
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- new chimney – Johnny had to return with one more section to make it 2 feet taller. I wish he had not used red fire caulk, but nobody can see this without climbing on the roof
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- Framing the raised hearth
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- Ready for tile
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- Tile saw in the kitchen
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- Wanda Bonneville sets the decorative edge tiles – seconds from Heath Tile
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- John Mcbride installs the door hardware
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- zinc surround installation complete! You can also see that the door trim and base board is installed and painted
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- stove reinstalled on new hearth, closet door from Omega Salvage looking like new – we just need to touch up the paint and refinish the fir floors
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- Isba enjoying the fire
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