Before the stove could be installed, Mike built a base on which the hearth pad would sit. He took 2x8 pieces of lumber, somehow connected them together and finally put tile around the bottom. He, then, put it in the corner of the room where the stove would be installed and placed the carefully selected hearth pad on top.
Today, with the help of a friend (no, I'm not the friend), Mike installed the new master heater, a Harmon P43 pellet stove. As I tried to stay out of the way and not interfere, I would occasionally take a peek. I saw him measure, measure twice and then I suggested measuring a third time before he cut the hole from the inside to the outside. Mike carefully and skillfully used a saw to cut the first hole on the inside wall. Then, he moved to the outside and almost flawlessly cut a hole through the vinyl siding to connect to his "inside" hole. There was only one "oops" but apparently it was not a big problem.
After watering the garden, pulling weeds and picking tomatoes, I came inside to a perfectly, well almost perfectly, installed pellet stove! Here are the results of Mike's hard work.
Hellooooo, there! Mike's hole is successful!
The hearth pad Mike so lovingly built for me.
The finished product: A stove that will allow us to keep the temperature above 60 degrees!
wooo hooo!!!! You must be stoked.... haha, bad pun.
ReplyDeleteKeeping warm is an important part of Alaskan culture. :-) I'm glad for you, that you were able to get the stove. May you have fewer shivers this winter!! Way to go, handyman Mike.
With love from SW Georgia :-)