January 2005
 Sunday 01/09/05
After several weekends
of building inactivity, I decided it was time to lay some bricks again.
Three courses around the chimney flue.
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 Saturday 01/15/05
The chimney is now
officially done.
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 Sunday 01/15/05 I
also moved most of
the wood underneath the oven to keep it dry.
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 Sunday 01/16/05
Small strips of
plywood were attached to all sides.
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 Sunday 01/16/05 The
wood allows the
tile to set without slipping down. It also ensures that the tiles are
laid in one straight line.
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 Sunday 01/16/05
Ta-daa...
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 Saturday 02/05/05
It took me about 2
hours to remove the plywood and put on a layer of stucco on the
concrete blocks.
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 Saturday 02/12/05 I
picked up a bucket
of hand made terracotta tiles from my father-in-law's house.
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 Saturday 02/12/05
The plywood form
helped me make a diamond shape without running the risk of the tiles
gradually sliding down.
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 Saturday 02/12/05 A
dash of thin-set
mortar and ...
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 Saturday 02/12/05
Each column has the
same tile motif on both sides.
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 Sunday 02/13/05
Once I removed the
plywood forms, I added the last tile at the bottom. I used some duct
tape to keep the bottom tile from slipping as it dries.
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