Category Archives: Wood Heat/HVAC

Brick work is done

This weekend I finished the brick work on the hearth (actually red cement pavers).  At the beginning I actually told my wife, “Hey, this is fun, it’s like I’m a mason!”.  By the end I was thinking to myself, “I … Continue reading

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Chainsaws, cc to bar (inches) ratio

Home use:  2.5:1 Firewood: 3:1 Professional Cutting: 3-3.5:1 depending on wood Never should you have a saw with more bar than engine.  Why?  It’s frustrating, it means more sharpening with no wood-cutting gain (long bar, but can’t bury it in … Continue reading

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Half done

This weekend I worked on installing our Class A chimney with my brother.  We got all of the interior work finished.  We did check out the outside portion, but it turns out my roof is higher and steeper than I … Continue reading

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Nursery update

The drywall is all up and painting has begun.  I’ve also started to hang the new door.  So far I have the new door jamb in and found that I had measured a little too tight and had to shave … Continue reading

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Firewood

Working on the firewood lately.  All 4 cords I had cut and split from 2 years ago needs to be re-cut down to 13″ length and probably half of it needs to be split smaller to accommodate our new Amesti … Continue reading

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