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Masonry heater build in tiny house

 
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Hello folks

I have finally begun building my masonry heater. It is based off of matt walker's riserless core. The parts have been mostly scrounged or free. What i have spent money on is the white IFB bricks, secondary air tube, wood feed door, the superwool, and fire clay.

Here is a link to  Matt Walker's riserless core


Here is where i purchased the door/secondary feed tube.  Dragon tech RMH!


I want to start out by saying i have not done any masonry work before. Having erica/ernie's book here has been tremendous help. Also having the tremendous support of pemies has been fantastic so thank you to everyone who has asked question on here. And thank you to those who have help answer those questions.


Today i spent my time stacking the riserless core and began trying to figure out the transition to the heavy mass storage. Is there any issues with using a 4.5" x 9" channel for my air path in the mass storage area? The CSA is @ 40 with the 4.5 x 9.

The stove is going to have a double skin. I will be putting up red clay bricks around the outside.




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the base.
the base.
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What i am hoping it will look like. only nicer
What i am hoping it will look like. only nicer
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dry stacked
dry stacked
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had to level part of the bricks. I used clay slip
had to level part of the bricks. I used clay slip
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base layer with secondary air tube in
base layer with secondary air tube in
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Base layer for the heavier mass. Most likely going to fill the holes with perlite.
Base layer for the heavier mass. Most likely going to fill the holes with perlite.
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first course slipped up
first course slipped up
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second layer slipped up
second layer slipped up
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one option for routing the gases/exhaust
one option for routing the gases/exhaust
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exhaust routing
exhaust routing
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exhaust routing
exhaust routing
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next two layers put on.
next two layers put on.
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another of the finished riserless core
another of the finished riserless core
 
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Oh, wow. This is primo stuff. Please keep posting the work in progress.
 
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Does the wooden floor need strengthening?
 
jordan barton
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lots of new skills learned here.

It seems for me soaking the red clay bricks than applying the mortar( which is just local soil sifted, mixed with some wood stove ash) to the wall first and than placing the brick on the wall works much better. As aposed to buttering the brick first and than putting it on the wall.

As far as putting the full sized fire bricks i found today that not making them wet at all and just using fireclay(clay slip) resulted in the best results.

I am super stoked to get this sealed up! I am excited to use it! Enjoying building and learning new skills.


John C Daley wrote:Does the wooden floor need strengthening?



please see my thread here
https://permies.com/t/165626/Tiny-House-Build-picture-heavy
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start of the bell
start of the bell
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bell
bell
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red clay bricks on the stove
red clay bricks on the stove
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other side of the stove
other side of the stove
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another brick in the wall
another brick in the wall
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brick brick brick
brick brick brick
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another brick in the wall
another brick in the wall
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adding more to the bell
adding more to the bell
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finally past the transison area where the core of the stove enters the bell
finally past the transison area where the core of the stove enters the bell
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another of the transistion area
another of the transistion area
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transistion area up close. It is about 6 1/2 x 7
transistion area up close. It is about 6 1/2 x 7
 
jordan barton
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So i have been making some progress. It has been hovering around freezing here and it makes for cold days standing outside...

So i made a transition area which brings the flue gases down lower into the bell. It is about 7 3/4" by 8" and comes down to about 10" from the floor of the stove. It is topped with a ceramic fibre board along with a piece of superwool. The bricks i used were light weight ones which hopefully will not steal to much heat.

I made a chimney exit which is an experiment. The chimney sits on two IFB on end with some superwool. The chimney is about 7 1/2" from the floor of the stove.

I am getting excited to put the top on the bell. Than i can start getting the ceramic glass cut and installed.

I got to say i am surprised at how much mortar i am needing to use. Every 15 bricks requires a dish wash tub full of mortar. It snowed the other day so i am going to need to wait a few days to get some more mortar sifted.

All and all i am loving doing this work.
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Two IFB as the base
Two IFB as the base
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a few rows up
a few rows up
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ceramic fibre board. Wear a mask!
ceramic fibre board. Wear a mask!
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Where the board/ superwool went
Where the board/ superwool went
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all finished
all finished
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I believe i am going to remove the far bottom left brick.
I believe i am going to remove the far bottom left brick.
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blurry photo of the chimney resting on the IFB
blurry photo of the chimney resting on the IFB
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Where it sits today. I have been too cold for a week or so. I want a warm day inside!
Where it sits today. I have been too cold for a week or so. I want a warm day inside!
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Back side of the stove
Back side of the stove
 
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Its an interesting job
 
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Hi Jordan;
Your stove is looking very nice!
I just love the old brick, it has such character.

I have found that when using new fire bricks , no mortar at all works very well.

I remember working on my shop batchbox during the winter...
A propane heater helped and then about 3-4 hrs was all my hands wanted to do.
 
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