Here are a few pictures of the mantle, now stained and in place. There will be rock all around the fireplace, the mantle, and the TV--alot of rock. The mason was here today, and dropped off some of his tools, so he should be starting first thing tomorrow morning. He will still need to put up the metal lathe outside, as well as inside, and then put on a scratch coat. Needless to say, it will be a few days before we actually have any rock on the house. He will need to do about 500 sq ft. This is on the outside, front of the house/garage, as well as the fireplace wall, inside and out.
The guy who did the woodworking on the log, figures it to be from a 100 year old tree. It was in my grandma's house for 100 years, so we are looking at a very old piece of wood!! The staining turned out real nice--just as we were hoping it would!!!
We originally had hardwood on the hearth, but ripped that out this weekend, as we decided to put some stones down instead. They are 20" x 20", and are of the same type as our rock for the rest of the house.
A close up of the "worm holes".
