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| the first incision |
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| few things
are as useful as a craftsman screwdriver |
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| a very cooperative
section |
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| shop vac attack! |
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| victory! with
all the tile removed you can see that before this fireplace was
converted into a horrid green coal burning stove back in the 40's,
it was just a arched brick fireplace. if the wood was removed the
brick would run all the way up the wall. kinda cool. |
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| mantle removal:
04.05.03 @ 9:00 am |
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| so after discovering
that there was about 7 inches of plaster behind the green tile we
decided that it was necessary to build a better platform for the
new tile to adhere to. this required the removal of the mantle (not
part of the original plan). our friend bradley helped us out with
this. |
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| success! |
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| this is what
it looked like back there. we can now put in a better wall for the
tile to grab hold of. |
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| new tile
installation: 04.11.03 @ 9:00 am |
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| the new tile
is placed |
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| a marble backing
wall was built for the new tile to adhere to |
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| re-install
of the mantle and paint is all that is left... for this project |
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| viola! all
better |
