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We have a finished Granite hearth now! And it looks fabulous! It’s hard to photograph well – but hopefully these pics give an idea … there’s comparison pictures with and without camera flash, to show how tricky it is to get the lighting good:

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Lots still to do … get city inspection signed off first for the complete fireplace, then we can sheetrock and close it; after that we need to figure good tile color and design. We also need to build a shelf/cabinet to the right, put down a hardwood floor, redecorate (walls/windows/etc) and finally, new furniture! In to next year before we’re done, maybe?!

We now have a chimney for our new fireplace! Dave and Mike came today to install a shiny long lasting stainless steel flue:

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As I was mostly off work today, Margaret and I also bought lots of lumber and built a log store frame in the basement (which Margaret had cleared out earlier this week, so there was space!):

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This is about 5’x4’x3′, giving almost “half a cord” of wood storage where it will be dry and easy to get, when winter fills the outdoors with snow …

Today we got our fireplace! Of course for now it’s just sitting there, with no chimney and no hearth, but it’s a start; the warning on the side amused me – “Risk Of Fire”!

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Meanwhile, the air cooling system is finished and works well 🙂