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Slideshow (51 photos)

Air intake of the chimney

Wood support for the fireplace opening archway

The arch of the fireplace opening, with the wood support in place

Stonework on the left side of the fireplace arch

Keystone in the fireplace arch

Fireplace arch with firebrick in the back

Completed fireplace opening; Mark in the background

Completed fireplace opening; Mark and Lucie in the background

Chimney with scaffolding, just before breaking through the roof

Chimney with scaffolding, just before breaking through the roof

Chimney from the mezzanine with the fan airspace and wood stove flue

Completed chimney

Another shot of the completed chimney

Another shot of the completed chimney

Chimney from the mezzanine with the temporary ridge pole support still in place

Chimney from the mezzanine with the fan airspace and wood stove flue

Closeup of the rocks in the chimney at the mezzanine level

Stones gathered from the property for the chimney

More stones gathered from the property for the chimney

Staging area for stones gathered from the property for the chimney

Closeup of a few stones

Staging area for the chimney stones as seen from the roof

Exterior scaffolding for building the chimney above the roof

Closeup of the stonework around the cubby in the kitchen

Closeup of the stonework below the hearth

Chimney in the kitchen galley

Chimney at about the 6' level

Stonework around the cubby in the kitchen

Stonework around the air intake

Stonework around the wood storage cubby

Stonework around the air intake and wood storage cubby

Closeup of embedded river stones

Another closeup of embedded river stones

Stonework on the left side of the wood storage cubby

Stonework on the right side of the wood storage cubby

Carefully fit stones in the chimney

Stonework in the kitchen galley near the floor

Taking a rest after collecting chimney stones from the property

Metal air intake vents in the fireplace box

Fireplace box from above

The timber frame is supported at 5 positions by the chinney. To do so, the chimney had to be built around the free-floating members, then the temporary supports removed.

The hole has been cut into the ceiling to allow for the chimney

Jim and Jack load equipment onto the flatbed for transport to the Hut; this equipment was used to collect stones for the chimney from the property

Mark cleans out the joints between the stones

Mark's diamond saw

Mark grinds the edge off a stone to achieve a proper fit

Mark begins the chimney

Round stones from the Boquet gathered for use in the chimney

The collection of round stones gathered from the river for use in the chimney

The crew that did the initial gathering of stones for the chimney

Staging area for the chimney stones