Anyways, since the last post, lots has happened, both at the land and behind the scenes as well. Here's a quick rundown of what has been going on:
• We went up for my Dad's birthday and took he and my Stepmom out on the reservoir at the peak of the fall foliage. It was gorgeous, and Chris's new boat was amazing! The beers tasted good that day, that's for sure!
• We bought another snowmobile. This one's a lot nicer than our first and it's for two people too, which is nice. Can't wait to take that baby out!
• We have just received our septic design for the future cabin and are awaiting final approval from the state.
• We decided to clear even more land for the future cabin (2015 build is looking more and more probable). We now have a massive opening, which is amazing. And, we were able to make $800 off the timber.
• We realized we would need some winter coverage for our "toys", so we were able to put up a portable garage (literally one day before snow flew).
• We extended the driveway beyond the cabin, about 100 feet further up the hill, and cleared a little space for the portable garage. It took many many loads of dirt.
• We've continued to update the cabin inside, adding dimmer switches to the lights, an outside light, and making plans for flood lights off the back. We also installed two pot lights under the loft. The drywall is at a standstill for now as we need to put on a second coat of mud and sand and in order to do that we need to take all of the furniture out. With snow on the ground, that project will have to wait (probably close to 5-6 months).
• We saw fresh moose tracks in the clearing but have still yet to see anything (in person or on the trail cam). One of these days...
• We extended the driveway culvert another 14 feet. Now, large trucks can easily get in/ out. We'll be glad we did this when we go to pour the cabin foundation and we need to get concrete trucks in/ out.
Upcoming things:
• More lighting in the cabin (track lighting at the ceiling).
• Trail maintenance (widening trails)
• Snowmobiling :)
• Winter upkeep.
I'll be better with the updates too. It's also nice for us to have this permanent dialogue of our progress.
I would like to know what brand of stove pipe you used and where did you find the reducer. I know the 2 Dog has a 5in flue and it looks like you are using at least 6in pipe. I want to use a 2 Dog in my 12x18 but don't want pipe hassles.
ReplyDeleteThe reducer can be bought directly through 2 Dog (at least we did) or at your local Home Depot store, I think. The rest of pipe is just your standard 6" pipe. The exit piece we bought from a local fireplace/ chimney store. It's not a bad stove at all. I like it more than Chris does. It gets very hot, but the heat won't sustain as long as a traditional wood stove. In my opinion, for our sizes, it's fine. At worst, in the coldest temps, we get up once a night (around 3:00-4:00 AM to get a second fire going).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the question and thanks for your interest in our project.
Thanks for getting back with me. I think I have my pipe situation in hand now. A couple other questions if you don't mind. Did you put insulation behind your heat shields? What did you put your pavers on, if anything, that the stove sits on? Once again, I really appreciate you helping me out with information here.
DeleteNo problem. I'm honored you're following.
ReplyDeleteWe did insulate behind the wood stove. The heat shield also has 1" spacers behind it so there is room for air flow in between the heat shield and the wall. As for the pavers, they're basically cobblestones, just set on the plywood subfloor. At some point, we'll refinish that and make it nicer, but for now, it's fine. Good luck.
Did you do a burn in the 3 dog before you put it in the cabin or was it good to go upon arrival?
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