Masonry Magazine October 2005 Page. 26
MASONRY HEATERS 101
"The warmth and the beauty of our new masonry heater adds to the lifestyle we love here in Vermont." - Bev Marois
forms they constructed, and reinforce it with high-temperature fiberglass mesh, producing refractory caps for use inside the heater. After more odds and ends, the guys took the afternoon off to visit a quarry. We regrouped at Bev's for great pizza from her outdoor oven.
Day Eight
WITH THE END IN SIGHT, the pace of work slowed and the crew was shrinking. More bricklaying, parging, special firebrick cuts and work on the damper controls took place. By the afternoon, Jerry was standing
on top of the bake oven to lay brick, his mortar pan resting on the balcony floor.
Days Nine Through Eleven
ALMOST FINISHED NOW! The remaining crew completed the flue-gas channels and pointing. They set a piece of soapstone into the floor in front of the bake oven and cut two large soapstone caps to size, setting them into place. The soapstone was then oiled to a mellow charcoal gray finish. After inserting the neoceramic glass into the firebox door, we lit a paper fire to test the draft. In the
Clockwise from top left: The bake oven has a soapstone shelf refractory floor; Gary Hart mortars the brick over a form to make the bench arch: Shows the cleanout on the side of heater: Brian, Rod and Scott handle the soapstone cap with care.
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