Matt Meiser
07-25-2004, 9:49 PM
When we moved into our new house in December, my wife and I decided that we should eventually put a fireplace in the family room. A few weeks later, on one of my daily Lowes/Home Depot runs, I saw that Lowes had all their fireplace inserts 1/2 off, so I picked up a vent-free propane unit. It sat in the corner of the family room until a few weeks ago, when I started on this project.
The fireplace is all oak/oak plywood. The carcases are ply, and everything visible on the lower 1/2 is solid oak. The insides of the upper 1/2 are ply. I lucked out and found some oak ply at Lowes that was plain sawn on the "B" side. I picked through and found two good sheets. Joinery is 90% pocket screws and glue. All of the trim was purchased profiles from the big boxes as I didn't want to spend too much time on it. Finish is two coats of Watco Honey Oak danish oil.
I still have to do, or have done the gas plumbing, which shouldn't be too bad as the gas line comes in just beneath it in the basement.
The fireplace is all oak/oak plywood. The carcases are ply, and everything visible on the lower 1/2 is solid oak. The insides of the upper 1/2 are ply. I lucked out and found some oak ply at Lowes that was plain sawn on the "B" side. I picked through and found two good sheets. Joinery is 90% pocket screws and glue. All of the trim was purchased profiles from the big boxes as I didn't want to spend too much time on it. Finish is two coats of Watco Honey Oak danish oil.
I still have to do, or have done the gas plumbing, which shouldn't be too bad as the gas line comes in just beneath it in the basement.