Familyroom Addition on our Cabin

scott_vt · Apr 1, 2015

Good Morning Dave and Eddie,
I hear your concerns Dave !

I took a good look at the eight pieces of slate that I am going to use and it does not appear that the surface variations will cause too much of a problem. Possibly they might be an issue with a very small base champagne glass, but we do not drink champagne.

The tiles that I am using are 5/16" thick, and 8 5/8" square. So I am planning on in setting 4 slates in a row, and then there will be an oak cross piece, and another 4 slates. Hopefully I will have something to post picture wise in a few days.

Sorry on the delay of this post !

BTW, the intent is that I have the slate as close as possible to the surface of the oak top !

hunterridgefarm · Apr 1, 2015

Hello Scotty,

Can't wait to see the finished project.

scott_vt · Aug 17, 2015

hunterridgefarm said:
Hello Scotty,

Can't wait to see the finished project.

Good Morning David,
Sorry this project took so long, the only excuse that I can offer is that I did a couple bathroom remodels along with a host of other projects that ate the summer up !

Anyway so four plus months later I finally have Kathleen's bar built. I used white oak, with a few worm holes thrown in for good measure. We tried to keep the whole project simple to go along with the rest of the room. I used the same green slate that I put down in the rear entryway of the family room to complement the top of the bar. Other than some poly on the oak this project is pretty well done !

EddieWalker · Aug 17, 2015

Beautiful craftsmanship Scotty!!! Nice to see it all coming together. Hope you post some pictures of the fire going and snow on the ground this winter

joeyd · Aug 18, 2015

Scott, I just found the thread and read through it, NICE job! I have a Woodstock Soapstone stove and really love it. It has been the main source of heat for my home for the last 8 years and no complaints. Is your stove just for the addition? Now you will have to get creative with wood storage for the place.

scott_vt · Aug 22, 2015

Good Afternoon Eddie and Joey,
Eddie thanks it was a fun project, and will have some fire and snow pictures soon enough !

Joey, I absolutely love that stove, it does a great job of heating the addition room and also part of the dinning room. With all the insulation I have in there it gets quite toasty ! Wont be long now !