we lit a fire!

Who doesn't love a fireplace? We have really been looking forward to lighting our first fire in this one. Once the chimney was together, we didn't waste a minute. It's a real milestone. This little tiny picture is to show you my PINK ceiling, ugly, but it will keep the heat in.

We are getting closer to lighting a fire in that fireplace. Bruce is installing the blower motor here and then he put the glass doors on. Upstairs he continues with the chimney pipe.

here a little, there a little....

Well, on this evening we did quite a few different things. First of all, some big tools were cleared out. The the night was spent sweeping and organizing. Some insulation was put in and more rock was put on the fireplace. The framed wall you see behind the 'kitchen counter' was put up, that will separate the bathroom from the living space. Now the space looks much less cluttered and obstructed, but there's still plenty to do before living here!

still rockin'....

This is proving to be more time consuming than we thought it could be! We think it's starting to look very 'rich'.

we really rocked today!

The fireplace is well on its way now. Today we insulated the chimney cavity and covered the outer surface with cement board. Then we eagerly dove into the fun part. The fireplace is going to look beautiful soon.

I was really wishing the chimney had been complete as I sat there getting a little cold after the sun went down. Abi was helping daddy make a template on the floor. This is the ideal way to map out random rocks, but we ended up abandoning that and just 'flying by the seat of our pants.'

I am really amazed at just how good it is starting to look. It's sort of like putting a puzzle together with no picture. We have so many rocks that we are able to just go a piece at a time and pick just the right rock for each space.

Abi has tucked herself away in what will be the woodbox.

So, what do you think?





50 down, and I suppose about 200 to go?

almost a fireplace

Tonight we framed in the fireplace. We have several more feet of chimney pipe to run up through another two levels of house and out the roof, but we're gettin' there. I'll have to get a better picture. I was lucky to even get this one, the batteries ran out in the camera and somehow I got one more picture squeezed out of them.

a little visual

This is the start of where the fireplace will go over near the corner. Can't wait to light a fire in there.

This is just a little sketch of how the fireplace will probably look. Maybe it will have a little shelf type mantle over the firebox made from rough wood. That sounds sooooo warm, doesn't it?

looking forward to.......

A FIREPLACE, It's funny how this magazine cover says, "Small Spaces That Live Large". I think I better flip through this again......the basement is 26'x44'.