I finally bought the wood stove I had been thinking about for a long time: a clock-type wood stove. It is not a heavy cast-iron stove with an antique look, the kind you might imagine in a living room. What I chose this time was a very practical, no-frills clock-type wood stove.
▼ The clock-type wood stove I purchased.
This clock-type wood stove looks very simple, but it is a well-made little masterpiece for the price. My purpose is not to relax while watching the flames, but to make work in the barn a little more comfortable. For fuel, I plan to use scrap wood from our DIY and making projects, as well as miscellaneous wood from the satoyama landscape around us.
I also bought the chimney parts, so the preparations for installation were ready.
▼ The chimney parts. This is where the real work begins.
First, I set the wood stove in its designated place.
▼ The wood stove installed in the work area on the first floor of the barn.
The chimney will rise up through the second floor of the barn, which I recently renovated.
▼ The chimney extending upward through the barn.
The plan is to send it straight through the roof and out into the open air. But this step — cutting through the roof — turned out to be quite a challenge. First, from the inside of the slate roof, I marked a circle slightly larger than the diameter of the chimney.
▼ Marking the opening from the inside of the roof.
Next, I drilled holes along the marked line.
▼ Drilling pilot holes along the marked circle.
After that, I carefully widened the opening little by little with a hammer.
▼ Opening the slate carefully so it would not crack. At last, I could see the sky!
It took time, but at last the chimney connected the wood stove to the roof in one continuous line.
▼ The chimney passed safely through the roof.
Next, I will waterproof the hole in the roof. After that, it will finally be time to light the first fire. I must admit, I feel a little nervous about that first moment. I will share that part on the blog as well, so please look forward to it.