The Brick Hearth For Wood Stove is DONE! Flooring Picked Out! 

Love the way you did the corners on the brick!

The hearth changes the looks of the woodstove. It's down right beautiful!!

This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list ru-vid.comUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.

Really like the "reclaimed" look of the flooring rather than that that looks too uniform in color. The fire base is superb. Never have seen mitered corners on brick.

Little trick for lvl around door jambs. Take a chunk of the floor and use it to space up an orbital tool. Cut under the door frame. Then slide the flooring right under the door. It ends up looking super clean.

Just a tip, start your flooring on the longest wall that you can. It makes the room look bigger by the direction of the floor, but also it is the longest run for keeping the floor straight as you can to the rest of the room. If you start in the corner by the refrigerator, the floor could be far off from being straight by the time you're done.

Dude, so happy I found this right as you posted it. Your house and everything is amazing. I love that when the bank told you no, you said “watch me.” That’s awesome.

I'm glad you found a flooring that suited both of you, and on sale. That's a cherry.

On a soldier course like the front row of your work, use a story stick with the center of each brick marked. This makes it much easier to lay a soldier course that must be spaced between two fixed ends.

Great looking base, love the moment when you both sitting down at the same time while looking at the floor, hard to describe, don't know the right words, kind of touching, maybe just me

Good enough job for a guy who isn't a brick layer👍👍

Great job on the angled corner bricks. Really neat design!

Love this channel...we need more people like this in the world...get to work, no complaining, no sad tears. Just pounding it out everyday make the best with what they have and working and supporting each other! Awesome..👍💯😎😀😁😄😃🤗

I’m loving the mitred corners on that brick stove plinth. It’s little touches like that which make such a big difference.

Heath's Hearth. I wasn't sure where you were going, but once I saw you miter the corners, it was simply excellent. Nicely done.

Put rugs down where there is going to be heavy traffic, by the kitchen sink and doorways if not the floor will turn white in those areas, ~ experience btw get a couple extra boxes and store them away you will be glad you did.

Beautiful brick work for one person who’s never done it you did a marvelous job very proud of you, as for the flooring that I just saw you put down I think it’s marvelous good choice much blessings to you and your beautiful wife and your children from Long Beach California. bye for now, Rosemary🌹

Red poppy ranch, one word of advice in laying vinyl flooring. Get yourself a old paper cutter. A big one24"x24" single right edge blade. This tool will save you hours laying vinyl flooring. 100% 90 degree cuts everytime. God bless

Couple of suggestions. 1 - underlayment...vapor barrier. My office was a concrete floor we put vapor barrier and an underlayment under the flooring. Big difference. 2 - those metal fans that you put on top of wood burners seems to work great to push the heat to other parts of the room and garage.

The hearth looks great heath!

I love the mitered corners. Nicely done. The flooring looks great!

i love your pacing of your story telling, slow and steady, the same pace I aim for in life. Keep up the good work.

That flooring looks absolutely amazing!! I'm in love with it. And I gotta say, your brickwork skills are pretty dang impressive considering that was your first time. You've got a natural talent working with your hands, and I'm impressed. Love ya guys

I have made lots of fire guards for wood stoves, I always used solid brick on the ends what you did is beautiful thank you for the inspiration

Genius move on the brick! Well done!

When you dropped that line "until my fingertips were gone", I could not help but laugh. I imagined you might say "So, I took to robbing banks and that is really why we up here in the middle of nowhere, laying low and living the good life. " Then I came to my senses and remembered who was telling the tale. And well. .. still maybe.. Thanks for the videos and the tales, you do both well. You are blessed with an awesome wife and an awesome family, and you know it. That makes you awesome too.

That grey barn wood look is one of my favorites.

I really liked how you made the pattern for pedestal and was able to hide the holes. I was concerned that you were doing pedestal during the winter as you would be without heat but I did what my dad taught me and that was to sit back and watch and I saw you had already figured that out. This was a very good episode.

So glad to see that you placed the hot embers in a metal bucket and set it on the concrete outside your house. Several years ago, my nearby neighbor placed his bucket of hot embers on his workbench in his garage, and left the property to run errands with his wife. They came home an hour later to fire trucks blocking his street. His house was on fire, with flames bursting through the roof of the level above his garage!

Yes indeed, midweek fix with another great #redpoppyranch vid!

Your reaction to finding out your spacing was off, is the same reaction I have had numerous time on projects. So frustrating.

Recovering from covid. Happy to chill for 30 minutes

Look'in good, no, absolutely look'in fantastic, Heath!

Great vid and well done on the stove apron. As a weekend warrior bricklayer myself, the thing I learned 40 years ago: “dry trial” any floor design to ensure proper fit before touching the mortar. Yep re the gloves- been there done that. 👍

Decorative brickwork is a real labour of love and lasts for years and is on show every day-looks great! well done, love how much effort you put in

My wife, my son, all other relatives and inlaws and my two local lumberyards has given me the middlename "overkill". But - man - Heath, you're on the next level when it comes to brick laying! Thanks a million for every episode! Warm regards /Mike

The brick work turned out really well, can't wait to see the rest of the flooring.

I made a 2nd stove shovel with wire clothe to allow me to separate ash and coals. This is very handy when doing stove clean up and prep for new wood. With coals saved can get stove started quicker.

Can’t wait to see the floors finished! So exciting 🥳

I loved the look of a contented man looking at the fire hearth and a job well done. Sometimes you’ve got to do this. Helps you see achievements and where you’re going. For a new brickie, that’s a good job. I’d hire you!

For someone that's not a brick layer, you did a Great job!! I Love the corners!! The flooring is going to look perfect!!!

Someone sure does love their premix drywall mud bucket. I swear that thing is in every video lol.

The brick turned out great, not surprised. The flooring will look great, and in a month from now it will all seem like it was easy. You're not alone in doing these projects, they almost mirror our own right now. Have a great weekend. See you Sunday.

That brick job was fantastic! Made the stove look even more exceptional! 💯 And lordy! That flooring was all that was missin!!! ‼️ 💪🏽 🙌🏽 Cannot wait for the installation! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍😍🎉

The brick work turned out good and your flooring looks like a great choice.

Just another productive day at the ranch. You guys make it look so easy.. The flooring looks amazing against the bricks.

Lol, this might the most adult and boring thing ever, but I'm really excited to see that vinyl flooring go down.

It seems like you know somebody in every trade

The dark looked so good with those bricks. Beautiful flooring.

You now are a tried and true "Brick Layer". Bet you are glad that's done. Now on to the flooring. Oh boy another skill to tackle. Take heart I know you can do it and do it well. Love and laughs to you all. God Bless. Jen

Heath, you got your own style but it looks great! I luv the way you just get on with what needs to be done even if you have never done it before or you loose the skin of your finger tips in the process. Look after Cedar, she is a treasure❤🇦🇺

Fantastic brick work for someone who has never laid bricks!! Looks superb!!

Real nice brick ‘stand’ for the stove. Working the floor from under the window is wise, no cut offs in full sight. Working from a corner could bring you troubles. Working from a straight ‘middle line’ leaves a straight result. Respect for the things you do, it also makes good videos t watch. Great job!

I learn so much from watching you, Heath. Thanks for not only sharing your lives but also your expertise. You inspire so many just with your perseverance.

Just because one has never done something before, doesn't mean it can't be done. Most say I've never done that before, and then stop. Heath and Cedar are hard workers, outside the box thinkers, encouragers, top notch ppl!!

I love your little wood bench outside the front door and the way cedar decorated out there, wood stove is amazing as well, you have such a nice and self sufficient home. You have worked so hard for it.

Loved the brick layout. The floor ya'll picked is gonna look great in there. Hugs and Prayers ya'll

Another task off the growing list, isn't life grand. Preparing for the future one day at the time.

If you have your wife save the lint from the dryer mix it in with a little bit of wax or kerosene in that around balls it really is a great fire starter and Burns for a long time just a suggestion James T North Carolina

Awesome Job on the brick, lots of work for just one MAN

So cool to see this homestead grow before our eyes! Heath is a beast and cedar along with the kids gives him the best support to finish the vision Heath has!

That hearth base turned out awesome. You work so hard Heath. I hope you take a little time to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor 👍❣️

You looked so tired after fixing the hearth. Great job!

Brick work is never easy, especially matching! Great work to make it all look like one! Good luck on the floor, can't wait to see how it goes!

I have LVP in my kitchen and love it!! And trust me when I tell you, it has been thru a lot. And still looks new.

The wood stove hearth is beautiful! I love the way you finished the front. The LVP you picked is really awesome!

Love what I saw on the floor. Hugs from Oklahoma

My wife and I used a similar product for our kitchen and hallways in the house. It is a high traffic area and knew we liked the wood look but also that wood wouldn't wear. What we ended up buying was a commercial grade flooring, such as you bought, but with a more brownish color. The floor has been in six years and shows no sign of wearing. We even extended that flooring into one of the bedrooms that we are using for an office. The flooring we used has a 10 year warranty in a commercial use but lifetime in a home. We also bought one extra box of the flooring in case we ever damaged a piece, so we had spares from the same build lot. You will love that flooring. The installers started from one wall and cut pieces at a random length to start with so the planks had a randomness. The only partial's were at the ends.

The brick work looks awesome...really nice job on that!

We used the vinyl flooring and had a nice wood with knots and a rustic look yours will look great with the brick and white kitchen thanks for your videos take care your doing what's best for your family god bless 🙏

C "what do you think?" H. "what do you think?" The Dude knows how to play his position in poker.

Can't wait to see the finished flooring. Brick work came out great!

The brick looks great and the flooring does too. Can't wait to see it finished.

You had better not make a mess this time Heath! Cedar will beat you! Looks great!

Looks great!! Flooring sound like some pretty cool stuff.

The flooring is great and will pull the whole room together and give the room a warm feel to the entire space. Thank you for deciding on flooring and not staining that cold cement floor. So glad to see you finishing the floor and finishing the instead of that shop. Family first everything else second.

Thank you for the lovely visit. Your project turned out beautifully and the new flooring looks to go with your ranch vibe. Best wishes!

Strongly recommend using " DURALAY PREMIER WOOD & LAMINATE FLOORING UNDERLAY 3MM " or similar. Helps to stop the concrete from sucking the heat into the ground. Also helps with noise, tap dancer effect.

Another good idea, your wife will be happy when the floor is done, we used the same material in our basement- fan from Md!

Well done Heath, it looks so beautiful. You can do just about anything. So talented!

Brick looks wonderful! Love the flooring too. Can’t wait to see it installed.

I was wondering how you were going finish the front course of bricks. Pretty smart, even with the do-over. :)

Excellent choice on the tiles. And great work on the bricks. If you didn't say it was the first time we wouldn't know!😃

Love the finished look of all the brick wall and pad. The new flooring is beautiful, soft but calm look and look mom won't show the dirt YIPPEEE!!! Great choice in color for sure especially with the appliances, brick ...no wonder it took so long to find that right pattern and color. YAH DID GOOD you TWO!!! God's blessings.

The hearth looks amazing and I love the corners! Beautiful work. I look forward to seeing the floor completed. God bless.

I am loving your home..it's really coming together ,a true FAMILY home ! I just love it ! I can't wait to see the flooring done!!

Great job on the brick work, I think it looks Super!!

Hi Heath and Cedar. The brick hearth look's fantastic, a job well done. I see that Ruby stopped by to check out you brick laying skill's 😊😊😊😊 LOL. The mitered corners on the brick work is a perfect touch. The flooring will be beautiful when complete.

The hearth is beautiful and workmanship superb! Love it!

Our neighbors and my husband and I built a wall between our properties (with a gate, of course), using antebellum bricks from an old demolished home in the country. My job was to knock off all the old mortar. Like you, my fingers were tender and lacking fingerprints for quite awhile after the work was done! The hearth is beautiful - I especially love those turns and the brilliant way you disguised those holes! And the flooring is perfect.

Future flooring looks great, can’t wait to see how it turns out

Being a plumber myself and dealing with old homes with crawl spaces and plaster and lath I totally get seeing a hodge podge of drain lines from galvanized, lead, copper, and plastic pvc and abs all in the same house. 😳 Same with the supply lines. Isn’t true that to retro fit drain lines you almost have to be an artist. My hats off to you!! 😉

10/10 hearth and talking-to-doggo voice hehe

You never seize to amaze me with your skill set and hard work.. Love the flooring.

Wow nice job, cannot wait to see floor installed. Love Ruby moments.

For not being a brick mason, you did beautiful work on that pedestal. I can’t wait to see the floor.

Beautiful workmanship on the stovebase - loved the corner cuts - great look

Heath, The cement in brick mortar and stucco is caustic and will cause burns when It comes in contact with skin. Like you I burned off the fingertips but on my left and right hands. when working with cement products it's important that your skin not come in contact with the mortar, and if it does to wash your hands soon afterwards.

Man.... I've said it before on here. This guy makes so much progress it's unreal. He's a machine. Love the vids

Well Heath you've done it again. Don't know to many people who are a Jack of all trades but if there is a picture of one in the encyclopedia Britannica your picture would be there. It really brings the stove into the forefront but can't wait to see how the flooring enhances the overall look. But you and Cedar have achieved a good sense of a casual country style a lot of people would definitely enjoy. Be careful and stay safe my friend. Love you guys.