With winter continuing to get closer, it has been a focus to get the stove installed. This past week we were able to accomplish this. I decided to position the stove in the corner of the cabin to maximize my floor space. However, I wanted the stove pipe to come out of the roof near the peak. This should help with draft as well as lower the chance of a snow-load pulling the stovepipe off of the roof.

Lighting the first fire in the cabin felt wonderful! We spent a night in the cabin over the past weekend and the fire felt great. We were able to keep the cabin warm, despite it not being fully sealed yet.

We also built a heat-shield out of leftover roofing. This will be modified some more in the future, but it should help for the time being.

If you liked this video here are a few others you may find interesting:

— Dovetail Log Cabin Playlist — www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4gXkFfqGTeIH_rcFQFkkwOkr9huvCpcf
— One Year Progress — www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKTvZFTp7U