New Woodstove For The Yurt

[Jafo]

Well this stove is lined with soap stone and it was a bear to get in here. I took as much off of it as I could and it still weighed about 600 pounds. We got it inside and it is still sitting here, strapped to the hand-truck. I just finished laying the tile for the new hearth and have to grout tomorrow. When I get back home I will add pics.

My main excitement about this stove is the 12-14 hour burn time. If this is even remotely true, it will be a life saver for many a yurt owner. Not to mention the 1.04 gram emissions makes it a VERY green stove, in fact, the greenest wood stove going.

Anyway, more later when I get home.

[Jafo]

Ok, well here are some pics. This is my truck after I had the stove put on it with a fork lift. It was a small one so couldn't get the stove all the way to the front of the bed.





Decided to box it in the truck so I could take parts off and make it lighter. 700+ pounds up some planks is risky.

[Jafo]

Here are all the pieces and parts I took off. It had to lighten the load by over 100 pounds, but not sure exactly. Anything I could do to make it lighter, was done with the exception of taking out the soapstone. The manufacturer said it might be hard to get them out and back in in the right order.

[Jafo]

Now it is time to wheel it in there. First, we laid the hand truck on its wheels, and we tied it off to a stud in side, just in case it should come flying back for any reason. My one son pulled with the rope, my other son pulled the hand truck, and I pushed it up.

[Jafo]

Well, so much for the soapstone being hard to get out lol. Some fell out when we tipped it sideways, and I left two small fire bricks in there by accident. The one small brick actually broke. No big deal, but should have been more careful.





I had other camp duties to attend to (first day I have been able to drive in since Fall). I did all of that and took the rest of the day off!

[Jafo]

On the second day, I took the old wood stove out and began working on the hearth. This meant I would be "roughing it" that night because the temps were to get down to 28F. I still had other camp duties to do, plus an unscheduled stop to the local hardware store as I brought the wrong thinset with me. However, I did get everything done.









Good thing I remeasured here. I had a brain cramp and for some reason thought I needed to make the hearth 13 inches longer than necessary. That's why they say to measure twice.









Okay, break time. Cook some chicken and enjoy a fire!

[Jafo]

Today I trimmed off the excess cement board and then grout the tiles. My shop vac bit the dust, but otherwise, everything went pretty smooth. I think almond was the right choice on the grout.







Next weekend, we will actually get the new stove installed.