The stove is totally installed and tested now. The 90 degree angle pipe and the damper work great. I admit I was a little skeptical, so tested it before cold weather set in, just in case I had to go straight up through the ceiling, cutting into the insulation and roof. All is well.
The shelving is made with cinder blocks which have been sealed with a glaze and brown tint. I didn't like the gray blocks with the terracotta, and black. Way too many colors going on.
The acrylic glaze was $2 for a gallon at the Habitat for Humanity Thrift store. The brown tint was acrylic paint I already had on hand. Mix 4 parts glaze to one part brown paint. Stir well, glaze away.
I love having the shelving behind the stove. Not only will it absorb heat, protect the panelling, but decorate and organize all the nice things a person uses with a wood stove. A large coffee pot is coming soon.
The outside is not as pretty. My rain cap was a little close to the pipe. I raised it with more spark arrestor material, and used heat tempered tape to seal the interfaces, then painted it with black stove paint.
The support for the pipe is a copper wire, securely attached to the roof, circling the cemented pipe and anchoring it horizontally as well.
I had some difficulty installing all of this outside work because the ground slopes and the ladder was scaring me. I did get it level enough to finish the job.
Not too bad. Cold front coming in the end of this week. I have firewood ready to go.
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