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- Thu Sep 10, 2020 12:20 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Coal fireplace
- Replies: 13
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Re: Coal fireplace
FF6BB2BA-4CC0-483B-BC94-32835EEB1EC2.jpeg Here is a coal fire in ours. We still had some brown coal in the basement coal bins. I had just had the chimney repointed and swept so I had to try it out at least once. Started it with kindling and slowly put coal on top. Burned all day and heated the down...
- Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:38 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Coal fireplace
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1482
Re: Coal fireplace
Depending on the size of the fireplace, there are gas burners with fake coals. You cut the bottom of your coal grate so the burner sits beneath and the fake coal looks to be sitting on the old grate. The ash cover should hide most of the guts. I plan on doing that with mine. It is either that or fin...
- Thu Sep 19, 2019 4:11 pm
- Forum: Antiques Emporium
- Topic: Antique flatlining
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5574
Re: Antique flatlining
The Springfield Antique and Flea Market Extravaganza is at the Clark County Fairgrounds this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Were not looking for anything specific but always go to see what is out there. They usually have some nice stuff. Plus there is a guy who makes great ice cream with an old hit mi...
- Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:07 pm
- Forum: Antiques Emporium
- Topic: 1925 Wall Heater?
- Replies: 4
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Re: 1925 Wall Heater?
I have something similar, less fancy in my upstairs bathroom. It is was piped into natural gas. The knob controlled the flame height and a small metal flue was run inside the wall up to a thimble on the chimney in the attic. I lit it once to see how it worked and then disconnected the gas line in th...
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 2:16 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
- Replies: 28
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Re: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
Lily left the valley wrote:Did you purchase the the stencil pattern or make your own?
Again, love the color choices.
The stencils were purchased from MB Historic Decor. We have bought several from them.
My wife is the color picker. Once I get outside the primary colors, I’m lost.
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 1:37 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
- Replies: 28
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Re: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
Thanks for the compliments! I have a long wire stretched around the attic. Below the jack in the basement is a grounding rod. Most of what I listen to is on a strans transmitter connected to my computer but every now and then I can find something on a broadcast or shortwave station. AF0023FA-004A-47...
- Tue Jan 29, 2019 1:42 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2321
Re: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
I figure I’ll keep posting pics as I work on the room. The ceiling is just about done being stenciled. EC0C3C8B-6DD6-4354-BBA6-7B52B61697E0.jpeg 26B1E0D8-B9DC-41F4-BE6C-6A507D6C1CBF.jpeg 8A251A84-A95F-4916-9A19-C478A8A17482.jpeg Stenciling the freize is next on the list. I couldn’t find and old radi...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 1:05 am
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
- Replies: 28
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Re: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
Thanks everyone! The floors were scraped and then sanded with a 4” orbital sander. One more pass with fine sandpaper and they are ready for finish. I don’t trust myself with a drum sander. The flooring is thin t&g oak and my luck I would sand off the top of the groove side. Yes, the wood parts a...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 9:23 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
- Replies: 28
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Re: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
Sorry that is has been a minute but we have been working on the room and have finally finished the hearth. It seemed that there was never enough of either color tile to do exactly what we were thinking. I’m happy with what we ended up with though. The slate tile should take the brunt of anything bei...
- Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:49 pm
- Forum: Craftsman's Guild
- Topic: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
- Replies: 28
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Re: Using fireplace surround tile for hearth
I apparently don’t have as many tiles as I thought. This is as close as I can get to a mostly green hearth. I might see if I can find a grey colored unglazed tile that is the same width of the iron opening and comes out far enough to give me enough green to get to the brown border. F20499D5-FC0A-430...