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 NubeEnLaMontana
Woodchuck Hunter
 
Registered: 10/08/08
Posts: 146
Loc: new england
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 Slate hearth I built for my wood stove 
#12561165 - 05/14/10 12:33 PM (3 years, 11 days ago) |
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When I bought my house in the summer of '07, the ell that contained the living room, bathroom/laundry, and the biggest bedroom was essentially unheated. The whole house is poorly insulated, but the ell is a former wood shed and is basically built right on the ground. There was only one small hot air register for maybe 800 square feet of living space on two floors.
I built this hearth for a used Vermont Castings Vigilant stove that some friends gave us when they upgraded. It was a fun project and turned out pretty well. The stove has saved us thousands of dollars in heating oil over the last 3 winters and made the ell livable during the winter.
footprint marked out on the floor
OSB 1st layer, screwed to the floor through shims to level the hearth - the floor itself varied up to 3/4" over the width of the hearth.
1/2" cement board as a fire-proof underlayment for the slate tile, screwed through the OSB
Slate tile test layout
Edge tiles cut to fit
Permanently setting the tile. I'd never done any tile work, so I was a little nervous. The tiles aren't perfect rectangles, so the grout-lines will vary a little even if they're perfectly set. This makes any inconsistancies in the installation less noticeable.
Tile set, prior to grouting and edging
Grouted and edged. The black band is 1/8" x 1 1/4" mild steel, painted with a matte black rustoleum or stove paint or something like that. At this point the finished surface of the tile, which is the split side rather than the sawn side, still has a lot of grout stuck in the variations.
Cleaned up and ready for the stove
Here's the wood stove installed. The hearth area to the right of the stove is for piling wood. The heat shield behind the stove stands off the wall by an inch or so. It's just auto-body steel with the edges hemmed to prevent blood-letting. The plan was to paint it the same color as the wall, but so far I've just left it. Even when I'm running the stove hard, the shield never gets too hot to touch, even directly behind the stove.
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 ShockValue
Because, ShockValue.
Registered: 11/18/08
Posts: 5,008
Loc: Tipping at windmills.
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Wow man, that looks pro! Not a huge fan of the metal behind, but I know how it's tough to get in there and "fix" things when they work just fine! 
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Prisoner#1
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Registered: 01/22/03
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nice choice in both tile and pattern, I've never been a fan of the 12x12
plain lay out, my bathroom floor is now slate, all hand cut from 12x12
pieces left over from other jobs, most were pieces they wouldnt have
wanted in their floor because the color wasnt consistent, I figure it's
natural stone so why not use those 'ugly' pieces. the sizes on these are
3x3, 3x6, 6x6 and 6x9, I had to cut them small so the pattern would have
the visual appeal in such a small area
you really did a superb job, banding was a great touch and well done,
the radius corners really soften it, keeping it from looking too angular
the extra slate I have will be uniform in color, I'm doing a groutless
herringbone in my entry with 3x6 tiles... that should be a challenge
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there are 923 words in the english language that do not follow the "I before E"
rule, there are 44 words in the english language that follow the rule. this is
the shit our education funding is paying for and these liberals want more money
for education to keep making students stupid
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NubeEnLaMontana
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Registered: 10/08/08
Posts: 146
Loc: new england
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Re: Slate hearth I built for my wood stove [Re: ShockValue]
#12579457 - 05/17/10 04:36 PM (3 years, 8 days ago) |
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Glad you guys like it. I was definitely pleased with the way it came out, and it's held up well. The house I grew up in had the same color/pattern slate (it's locally quarried, so it's been popular around here for years) and I always loved it.
The steel heat shield would virtually disappear if painted the same color as the wall. You're reading the situation correctly, though; there's enough broken in my house that a slight eyesore gets a pass for now.
Prisoner, what kind of sealer will you use on your bathroom floor? I'm not sure the stuff I used would hold up to the foot traffic, water, etc that a bathroom floor would see. I'm converting a wreck of a bathroom into a pantry sometime soon, and it will experience bathroom-like conditions.
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NubeEnLaMontana
Woodchuck Hunter
Registered: 10/08/08
Posts: 146
Loc: new england
Last seen: 1 hour, 25 minutes
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Re: Slate hearth I built for my wood stove [Re: Prisoner#1]
#12579514 - 05/17/10 04:44 PM (3 years, 7 days ago) |
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Prisoner, are the 3x6 you're using on your entry consistant enough in size and shape (perfect rectangles) to give you tight joints? How wide do you think the seams will be? The stuff I was working with was way too inconsistant to get away with anything like that... I bet it's gonna look sexy, though.
I like the way you angled the pattern to follow the front of the tub instead of paralleling the walls.
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ShockValue
Because, ShockValue.
Registered: 11/18/08
Posts: 5,008
Loc: Tipping at windmills.
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Oh I hadn't noticed the angle there. It's a nice change from paralleling the walls for sure.
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Prisoner#1
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Registered: 01/22/03
Posts: 168,366
Loc: Pvt. Pubfag NutSuck
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Quote:
NubeEnLaMontana said:
Prisoner, what kind of sealer will you use on your bathroom floor? I'm not sure the stuff I used would hold up to the foot traffic, water, etc that a bathroom floor would see. I'm converting a wreck of a bathroom into a pantry sometime soon, and it will experience bathroom-like conditions.
I'm using CBP Gloss & Seal, it's a pretty durable and waterproof sealer, ideal for natural stone
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there are 923 words in the english language that do not follow the "I before E"
rule, there are 44 words in the english language that follow the rule. this is
the shit our education funding is paying for and these liberals want more money
for education to keep making students stupid
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Prisoner#1
Even Dumber ThanAdvertized!
Registered: 01/22/03
Posts: 168,366
Loc: Pvt. Pubfag NutSuck
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Quote:
NubeEnLaMontana said:
Prisoner, are the 3x6 you're using on your entry consistant enough in size and shape (perfect rectangles) to give you tight joints? How wide do you think the seams will be? The stuff I was working with was way too inconsistant to get away with anything like that... I bet it's gonna look sexy, though.
I hand cut them all from the 12x12 do I can make it a consistent size
for a groutless tile, like the way they do with marble and stuff, as
long as I'm consistent with the 3x6 size they'll work out, if I wanted a
1/4 inch grout line I'd just cut 2.75 x 5.75 inch pieces, even that
inconsistent stuff you have can be used but it'll take a bit of planning
to maximize your stone and since herringbone is on an entry I'm not too
worried about water on the floor so I'll omit the backer board
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I like the way you angled the pattern to follow the front of the tub instead of paralleling the walls.
laying diagonals is a little trickier, just more planning mostly and a
lot more angled cuts, those drops I'll just turn up on the wall to make
a baseboard and fill in the voids enough to make it flat across the top
of the baseboard, it's an interesting effect and if I have enough tile
I'll run it partially up 2 walls in a corner just for effect, and
possibly a pee-pee splash guard
the way it followed the tub was somewhat coincidental, it's 45° from
square, the tub's angles are at 135°, it's 180° from the 45... I knew
the angles would match, I just didnt think it would fall so well along
the tub when I got to it
one of my other little projects... 300' of sidewalk that had to be up
to the city's code/theme, bad part... their blueprints were wrong,
measurements were off by 1", that fucked me through the whole job, it
was especially bad since it was mating up to a concrete sidewalk at one
end and grass at the other... as much tile and crap as I do, I should
invest in some damned knee pads
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there are 923 words in the english language that do not follow the "I before E"
rule, there are 44 words in the english language that follow the rule. this is
the shit our education funding is paying for and these liberals want more money
for education to keep making students stupid
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ShockValue
Because, ShockValue.
Registered: 11/18/08
Posts: 5,008
Loc: Tipping at windmills.
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Re: Slate hearth I built for my wood stove [Re: Prisoner#1]
#12582711 - 05/18/10 01:14 AM (3 years, 7 days ago) |
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Yeah.. The only time I'll get on my knees without kneepads is when I'm earning 20 bucks 
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Prisoner#1
Even Dumber ThanAdvertized!
Registered: 01/22/03
Posts: 168,366
Loc: Pvt. Pubfag NutSuck
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Re: Slate hearth I built for my wood stove [Re: ShockValue]
#12587231 - 05/18/10 06:54 PM (3 years, 6 days ago) |
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what can I get for $7.50 and a crow bar?
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there are 923 words in the english language that do not follow the "I before E"
rule, there are 44 words in the english language that follow the rule. this is
the shit our education funding is paying for and these liberals want more money
for education to keep making students stupid
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cyanophilus
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Registered: 06/09/09
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Loc: Bay Area, CA
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excellent job!
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