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I used the last PTJ day to setup the sauna rocket heater. We brought everything we needed up the the project, got the brick platform laid out, the wall shielding up, started to level out the core... and broke a brick. So I went back down to basecamp to make a replacement.
With that fixed, we filled up around the core with sand, set the riser on top, sealed the feed with cob, and popped the barrel over top.
Making the hole for the chimney included climbing onto the roof and using the circular saw to plunge cut down through the shingles. Then we found out we didn't have enough chimney pipe and had to make another trip to grab more pipe.
Once everything was in place we started the first ever rocket heated sauna, worked perfectly. Of course the structure still needs benches, to reroute the chimney under the long bench, probably some vents, a bunch of trim work, and vestibule improvements. But none of that is very difficult, optimistically a week of work.
Kyle, do you have an update on the sauna? I’d love to see the finished project!
