'The Center': Masonry heater and Rumford fireplace ...masonry in Wolcott, VT

over the fireplace arch

finally some real sq. footage on the stone work

getting ready for the arch

my first 'convex' arch!

Bluestone bench top

Convex stone bench front

Rumford Fireplace Guts

Bell 1


Bell 1 and bell 2

The Center

Masonry Heater with local stone and clay plaster finish, Marshfield, VT

Here's some fresh pictures of the Masonry Heater I built in Marshfield, Vermont this summer. The clay plaster is still drying in these photos, and will lighten signifigantly.

Masonry Heater core and brick facing, hand built in Cabot, Vermont

Some pictures of another masonry heater I'm building in Cabot. This one is a retro-fit, faced with KF Heritage D bricks, along with a new 2-flue brick chimney for the house. It has an oven and bread warming nook on the kitchen side and the firebox on the living room side, with wood storage between the heater and chimney, and a stainless steel water coil for heating domestic hot water.

Masonry heater facing in Marshfield, Vermont

First Masonry Heater firing in Marshfield!






The final photos of this masonry heater will come once the house is insulated and warmed up enough to apply the final coats of clay plaster...

all the stone has been hand picked at the construction site, except for the bluestone bench

stay tuned for more heater facing ...stone arches and clay plastering.

Hand built masonry heater core and chimney

Here are some pictures of the masonry heater core in Marshfield, Vermont, and one photo of the chimney top...

the firebox with cast refractory lintel.

a view up the 'throat'

last course before cast oven floor

firebox side. cast caps are waiting for the stainless water coil to go in. starting on the bench

oven side. and a little sample of the stonework from native stones on site

with bench lining

firebox floor, air intake, ash dump

brick chimney top

Masonry Heater and chimney top, Ripton, VT

Just a few pictures to add now that the heater's doors have been installed.

The chimney top:

Masonry Heater stone work finished and start of brick chimney.

It is always satisfying to finish some stone work. The first and only heater with a verde antique facing. The stone is very much like raw soapstone, and it will look even better once it's cleaned. It's hard to see in the photos how green these stones are but here's the latest photo. The bench and cap stones are black slate, as well as the stone forming the oven arch.

On the second floor, the chimney changes to Vermont water struck bricks. Here's the start.