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December 30, 2008

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820-PACK: - 2 stacked HK-22 heaters. Lower one to be adapted for burning pellets. Upper one with rear bakeoven and heated bench.
Stanstead, Quebec. Lower one delivered and installed, August 26, 2008. Deliver and install upper core, Jan/09
house construction photo, Aug 15/08, basement layout, masonry heater section sketch, first floor layout, final first floor layout
Pellet burning in a masonry heater
848-VOOR: HK 22, oven, heated bench. Heritage house renovation. Hamilton, ON. Deliver and install, Jan/09
floorplan
853-BENN02: HK 22, rear oven. Custom stone facing. Packenham, ON. Mason: MHA member John McDougall
footprint, rear elevation, client's previous Heatkit project
708-LENT: HK 22, heated bench, slab on grade with outside air. Deliver and install, Watertown NY, mason: MHA member Tom Hagelund. Mar/09
610-STAR: HK22 corner option, bake oven, rear exit hot water coil. Deliver and install core. Jamesville, NY. 2009
Builder: New Heritage Woodworking,
section through house
proposed footprint, revised footprint (Mar 19/06)
813-HARR: HK-22 w. oven, heated bench, strawbale house, NY. Architect: Laura Lee Intscher
client's floor plan, exterior elevations
client's heater elevation sketch
proposed footprint drawing, plan-elevation-isometric
Q34-POGO: HK 22 w. oven, top exit, custom built side channels. Ship to CA.
client's proposed footprint, client's proposed elevation
modified HeatKit footprint with custom side channels
stemwall foundation detail
843-STARK: 48" x 72" commercial bake oven. Consult on design, construct oven vault. Principal mason: John McDougall.
front section, side section
824-COST-HK22 w. oven. New log house, basement location, extra height to be flush with subfloor. Astorville, ON. Deliver and install, fall 2008.
Client's first floor plan sketch, basement plan
823-PLAN-HK22, oven. Slab on grade. Wilmington NY. Mason: Dan Pike. Ship to Montreal "hold for pickup".
835-MARCH: HK22, oven, domestic hot water coil. Low energy house, Bruch March, architect. Deliver and install core, spring/09.
architect's concept sketch, floor plan
842-BENZE: HK22, details to follow
901-GRATT: 2 stacked heater. Details to follow. New house, Devil Lake, ON. Deliver and install, August 2009.
838-SAYE: 2 stacked HK-22 heaters.Deliver and install, Owen Sound ON. Spring/09
Lower level plan, upper level plan
849-POUL: HK 22, details to follow. Kaministiqua, ON. Deliver and install, May/09. Designer: Michael Neelin, Riversong Design
Plan
818-STAN: -HK-22, bake oven, bench water coils, custom basement section. Ship to Medford, OR.
Basement heating scheme: front section, plan
Basement heating scheme: photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4, photo 5, photo 6, photo 7, photo 8
817-YOKU: HK-22, heated bench
client's footprint
811-DELI: HK-22, details to follow. Quebec. Will pick up components at our shop.
client's floor plan, foundation plan, second floor plan
proposed heater footprint
807-PAYN: HK-22 w. oven, left exit DHW coil, heated bench. Nashua, NH
layout sketch
719-STRAU: HK22, oven, domestic hot water coil, wraparound heated bench. Ship to Calgary AB.
client's layout sketch
735-STARR: HK22, hydronic. Details to be determined. Ship to California 2009
first floor plan, second floor plan

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840-HICK: HK 22, rear oven, domestic hot water coil, slab on grade. Log house near North Bay, ON. Delivered and installed core, Nov 27/08
completed core, view from kitchen
822-CHMI-HK22, corner unit with oven. New log house. Eganville, ON. Delivered and installed core, Nov 11/08
preliminary layout sketch, revised May 27/08
foundation drawing, Aug 30/08
completed core
839-PRIE02: HK 22 w. oven, heated bench. Deliver and install, Hemmingford, Quebec, Oct 21/08. For Mike Priest, J.L Priest Inc.2nd mason: Marcus Flynn
completed core with roughed-in heated bench.
architect's proposed finishing details
831-LEWI: - HK22, see-through with oven. Delivered and installed, St. Adolphe d'Howard, Quebec. Oct 14/08. 2nd mason: Marcus Flynn
Client's heater drawings, including foundation
Engineer's construction drawings, Sept 30/08
completed core
821-NOBE: - HK22, bake oven, domestic hot water coil (rear exit), heated bench. Lions Head, ON. Delivered and installed, September 16, 2008.
Client's floor plan, Client's rendering of proposed space
809-VEGT: - HK22 with front oven and domestic hot water coil. Recycled timberframe barn with straw exterior, Burleigh Falls, Ontario. Delivered and install core, Sep 9/08.
Finish mason: Paul Barkey.
heater foundation plan, proposed heater footprint
completed core. My cousin Holger was visiting from Germany and gave me a hand.
820-PACK: - 2 stacked HK-22 heaters. Lower one to be adpted for burning pellets. Upper one with rear bakeoven and heated bench.
Stanstead, Quebec. Lower one delivered and installed, August 26, 2008.
house construction photo, Aug 15/08, basement layout, masonry heater section sketch, first floor layout, final first floor layout
Pellet burning in a masonry heater
804-SPRO: HK22, slab on grade, Sheenboro, Quebec. Delivered and installed, Mar 18/08. Finish mason: Joel Dick
design proposal
740-HAHN: 2 stacked Heatkit cores. Lower one with oven. Green 3 unit infill project, Ottawa ON. First core delivered and installed Dec 11/07.
Second core delivered Jan 31/08. Mason is Joel Dick
738-SCALE: HK22, bake oven, heated bench, slab on grade. Napanee, ON. Delivered and installed, Dec 15/07
footprint drawing
728-LETO: HK 22, bake oven, details to follow. Delivered and installed, Woodridge, NY, Nov 28/07
heater footprint, second floor, house elevations, house sections
completed core, with mason Brian Klipfel
733-DEW: HK 22, oven, DHW coil, heated bench. Woodstock, ON. Delivered and instaledl core, Nov 20/07
original foundation plan, heater footprint, upper level plan
revised foundation plan, heater footprint
732-ROBI: HK 22, see through. Delivered and installed core, Cold Spring, NY. Nov 14/07.
architect's footprint, section, footprint 2, modified foundation
completed core, with mason Brian Klipfel
726-PAVI: HK22, bake oven. Delivered and instaledl core, Barry's Bay, ON, Sept 18/07
footprint sketch, isometric, foundation
705-CARB: HK22 w oven, heated bench. Delivered and installed core. Langdon, NH Aug 21, 2007.
clients' floorplan 1, detail
completed core, showing heated bench rough-in. Mason Doug Phelps on right. Client Chris Carbone works for
Bensonwood Timberframe home company.
Completed heater, plus construction photos
Mason feedback
702-MCCR: HK22, no oven. Delivered and installed, Luskville Que, Apr 3/07
706-ROGE: HK22 w. oven. Deliver and install. Berthier-sur-Mer, Quebec. March/07
Client's floorplan, preliminary heater footprint
Finished heater
631-BLAN: HK 22, deliver and install core, New Hampshire, Mar 06/07. Mason: Michael Thronson.
house plan,, footprint 1 , foundation 1 , footprint 2, footprint 4, footprint 5, foundation 5
632-WAGN: HK22, corner option, oven, DHW coil. Deliver and install core. Round Lake Centre, ON. Dec 13/06
core in progress, finished core without wrap.
620-WEIR: HK 22, bake oven, coil, Parry Sound ON, delivered and installed core, Oct 30/06
proposed footprint
installed core, exterior view of house
612-FEAT: HK22, rear bake oven, dual water coil in firebox. Strawbale house, Val des Monts, Quebec. Linda Chapman, architect. Delivered and installed core, July 25, 2006.
foundation plan
heater footprint 1, 2, second floor footprint
front elevation 1, front elevation 2
Q66-CORK: HK22. Bake oven, heated bench, hydronic hot water. Peterboro, ON. Delivered and instaledl core, July 12/06.
clients's concept 1, 2
preliminary footprint, client's foundation plan
coil option 1, option 2, option 3
(Mar 20/06) revised plan
Q65-PETE: HK22, bake oven, heated bench. Deliver and install core, Pembroke, ON, June 10/06.
client's concept sketch
client's floorplan sketch
dimensioned footprint with heated bench layout (May 20/06)
revised layout, (May 31/06)
Q63-GLOV: HK22, details to follow. Putnam, VT. Delivered and installed core, May 16, 2006
architect's floor plan, second floor chimney
proposed heater footprint
revised floor plan, revised heater footprint (Feb 7/06)
Q14-TURG: HK 22, see through, heated bench, provision for cookstove. Delivered and installedl March 22/06 Nominingue, Quebec.
preliminary footprint, Apr 1/05
revised footprint, Oct 3/05
revised layout, Feb 1/06
revised layout, Feb 6/06
custom heated bench for J-loop heater: draft assembly sequence, photo 1, photo 2, photo 3
Q24-SLIV: HK22, Brooklyn NY. Energy efficientDelivered and installed core, Dec 6/05
architect's floor plan
dimensioned heater footprint onto architect's slab.
Completed core. Client on the left, NY heater builder Rainer Stoll on the left.
Client feedback.
Q27-INTS: HK 22 w. bake oven. Custom heated bench. Slab on grade.
Large strawbale house/studio - steel frame with strawbale infill.
Architect: Laura Lee Intscher. Vestal, NY. Delivered and install core. Nov 23/05
proposed footprint and elevation
details for custom heated bench
heated bench detail 1, detail 2, detail 3, detail 4, detail 5,
Completed core, with mason Dale Demary and architect and owner Laura Lee Intscher
View from house entry side
Completed heater (Sept/06)
Client's website with house details
Client feedback (Nov 15/06)

Q39-ANDR: HK22, rear oven, DHW coil, slab on grade. Custom heated bench on opposite side from chimney.
400 sq. ft. addition to 1200 sq. ft. farmhouse, Prince Edward County, ON
Delivered and installed core, Nov 2, 2005.
room layout, proposed footprint, client's conceptual sketch
Client's concept adapted to HeatKit dimensions (July 18/05)

Completed core, view from kitchen side
Instructions for custom heated bench on the opposite side from chimney (150 KB PDF file)

Q47-KEL2: HK22, domestic hot water coil. Plattsburgh NY. Delivered and partially installedl core, October 25/05.
Mason: Dan Pike
Client's floorplan

A day in the life.

Q17-MITC: HK22, hot water coil right side exit, extra heat exchange. Basement retrofit.
Delivered and installed core, Willowdale, ON. October 18/05
Client's schematic
heat battery plan

bypass detail 1, detail 2, detail 3

Q04-KLEI: HK-22 corner unit. Slab on grade. Delivered and installed core. Chester, Vermont. Oct 12/05.
proposed footprint 1
proposed footprint 2

Q49-DUNC2: HK 22, domestic hot water coil. Slab on grade. Harrisville, Michigan. Delivered and installed, October 4/05
Client's floorplan,

photo of location
proposed heater footprint, DHW coil location plan, elevation
final heater footprint (Aug 1/05)

installed core,

finished heater

client feedback

Q44-GAUT: HK 22, details to follow. Strawbale house, Val-des-Monts, Québec. Delivered and instaledl, September 27/05. Architect: Linda Chapman
architect's foundation plan, heater footprint
revised footprint, revised June 10/05

completed core with roughed-in wraparound heated bench

chamfered corner detail 1, detail 2, detail 3, detail4

detail of recycled timeberframe

light clay (leichtlehm) wall detail

Q18-STEL: HK22 core with oven. New Baubiologie cottage. Muskoka, ON. Deliveedr and installed core, September 20/05
architect's floorplan, simplified plan, section, heater section, roof plan, simplified roof plan
proposed heater footprint, floorplan

installed core, view of Georgian Bay, Durisol block construction

Q09-PRID: HK 22. Bake oven, domestic hot water coil, heated bench. New off grid house, Midland, ON.
Delivered and instaledl core, Sept. 13/05.
preliminary footprint, revised June 2, revised August 26
foundation plan

installed core with roughed in heated bench

Q32- MARC2: HK 22 w. front oven. Deliver and install core. Sharbot Lake, ON. Sept 5/05
Footprint, revised footprint 08/15/04

roof detail 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,

footprint
footprint sketch
revised footprint, May 25/05, June 6/05, June 7/05

installed core with roughed in heated bench

finished heater (Jan 15/07),

Nov 25/08

Q06-DUFO: HK22, bake oven. Lakefield, Quebec. Delivered and installed Aug 24/05
Client's preliminary design, client's floorplan
proposed dimensioned footprint, modified footprint
foundation plan (May 17/05), modified May 25/05, modified May 26/05, modified May 29/05
revised heater footprint, Aug 12/05

installed core

progress photo, Oct 15/05

Finished heater, Jan 5/05

Q25-COUR: HK22. Retrofit into existing chimney. Renovation to older house in Brookline, MA. Kathryn Courteau, architect.
Contractor: M.F. Keane Contracting. Core delivered and installed, August 4/05. Assembly mason: Michael Thronson.
Proposed footprint

Existing chimney
Revised footprint, May 12/05
Revised drawings, May 18/05

Custom damper by Nick's Welding, Maine

photo of existing chimney and new hearth (July 16/05)

Q38-DARL: HK22, oven, bench, see-through, domestic hot water coil. Strawbale house, Chelsea Québec. Delivered and instaledl core, July 6, 2005
Client's sketch,
Dimensioned footprint, 4 views, perspective 1, perspective 2
Revised footprint, June 7

Q31-LIEF: HK22, off grid house with strawbale north wall. Prince Edward County, ON. Architect: Martin Liefhebber. Delivered and installed core, June 28/05.
first floor plan, second floor plan
preliminary heater footprint

C-JEWE: HK-22 with heated bench and bake oven. Uxbridge, ON. Delivered and installed Feb. 7/05
Finishing mason will be: MHA Member Alex Chernov

Client's floorplan

Revised proposed layout

Completed core with heated bench rough-in

Completed heater. Facing by Alex Chernov

C-ZALO: HK 22 w. oven. Deliver and install core, Russell, ON, Jan 19/05
added component is an Enercan project to measure the output of a HeatKit domestic hot water coil

client's front and side elevation

core assembly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

C-CAPP: 2 stacked HeatKit units, one with oven. King City, ON. Second core delivered and installed Dec 22/04
architect: Dennis Bowman Architect, Inc.

lower floor plan

upper floor plan

revised lower footprint

C-PRIE: HK 22, see through with rear oven. Deliver and install core, Hemmingford, Quebec, Dec. 8/04

installed core

C-CAPP: 2 stacked HeatKit units, one with oven. King, ON. Lower core delivered and installed Oct 20/04.
Dennis Bowman Architect, Inc.

lower floor plan

upper floor plan

revised lower footprint

C-BRAC: HK 22 w. rear oven. Slab on grade. Warkworth, ON. Delivered and installed, Oct 13/04.

rear view of core

bench and chimney detail

BOUR: HK 22 w. oven, heated bench, rear oven. Deliver and install, Chicoutimi PQ, Sept 24/04. Mason: Carol Pineault

Preliminary footprint

C-MARK: HK 22 w. oven, heated bench. Installed core, Port Crane, NY, Aug 26/04. Mason: Scott Goodman

Completed core: left to right: Norbert Senf, Scott Goodman, client.
The client is 84 years old, and has had a
dream of having a masonry heater for many years. Her parents came to America from Lithuania in 1909 and
used to tell stories about the masonry heater at home.

C-PALM: HK 22 with bake oven. Slab on grade construction.
Delivered and install core, Cazenovia, NY. Aug 18/04. Mason: Scott Goodman

Proposed layout

Revised layout

Revised layout, July 10/04, July 31/04

Heated bench detail

Outside air control detail

Completed core, before fiberglass wrap.

Completed heater (Nov. 27/04)

C-BURK: HK 22, corner unit. Installed core. Utica, NY. July 14/04

Proposed layout 1, layout 2, layout 3

C-MCDO: HeatKit core. Delivered and installed, Montreal. June 24/04

Completed core

Sep 5/04: progress photo. Mason: MHA Member Marcus Flynn

C-BROO: HK 22 corner unit with rear bakeoven. Strawbale house, Linda Chapman, architect.
Installed core, Merrickville, ON. May 20/04. Finishing mason: John McDougall

footprint

construction photo, house interior detail

C-DUNCK: HK 22, hot water. Slab on grade. Delivered and installed to Michigan, May 12/04

Concept

proposed footprint.

Completed core

Construction progress photo, June 10/04

Finished photo1, photo2, Dec 3/04

Client feedback

C-MORI: HK 22 with rear bake oven. Ste. Agathe des Monts, Quebec. Delivered
and installed May 5/04

Finished core

C-DENN: HK 22 with oven, delivered and installed, Dingman's Ferry, PA. Mason: Scott Goodman. Dec 18/03

preliminary footprint, revised footprint, foundation plan

view of upper chamber (no bake oven), finished core

C-TAYL: HK 22 with oven, installed core, Deep River, ON, delivered and installed Nov 20/03.
Client's model 1, 2

Client's floor plan, revised plan sheet 1, sheet 2, sheet 3

alternate heater footprint
core installation: layout, oven, oven rear, finished core ready for facing

C-CENT: HK-22 w. oven, heated bench, wood storage. Deliver and install core, Waterloo, ON. July 31, 2003.

Client floorplan, plan, elevation, perspective

heater rendering

metal chimney anchor plate detail

Client feedback

C-FAIR: HK22 with rear oven, hot water coil, front heated bench. Indian River, Michigan. Delivered and installed, June 26/03. Finish mason: Bob Goode.

Foundation plan

Completed core with dry heated bench layout.

Client photo: facing progress rear, front

Client feedback

C-NOLA: HK-22, oven, heated bench; Sustainable housing co-op, Ithaca, NY. Installed core, June 17, 2003.

Project details

heater plan,

finished heater

foundation plan

John Zamkotowicz works on core

Dry layout of heated bench

Clay-lime plaster sprayed onto strawbale walls and trowelled

Ithaca Ecovillage

Construction photos of house

Photo gallery of finished house

C-HAYM: HK-22, oven, heated bench, domestic hot water coil, soapstone facing.
Kanata, ON. Installed Jan 14/03

client's elevation sketch

completed core

heated bench rough-in, detail 1, detail 2

C-KING: HK-22 with oven and domestic hot water coil. Custom finish and curved benches will be by Udo Kohrmann. Strawbale house, Wakefield, Quebec. Deliver and install core, Oct 1/02

Building the core. Udo Kohrmann is on the left and Norbert Senf on the right.

Client's slide show of building the core

Client's slide show of finishing the heater

Finished heater, rear view

Client's slide show of semi-finished house

Client feedback

C-WEBS: HK-22 w custom water coil. Haliburton, ON. Low energy house..
Architect: Nathan Webster. Installed Sept 25/02

House Systems Overview (Allen-Kani), 250Kb PDF file

heater plan

offset water coil photo 1, photo 2, photo 3,

slab on grade outside air, photo 1, photo 2, photo 3

C-SING: HK-22 core, oven, heated bench, hot water, extra height. Delivered and installed, Newburgh NY, Sept 18/02.Installing mason: John Fisher

foundation plan, revised foundation plan

completed heater, before plaster

C-MILL: HK-22 core with oven. Deliver and install to Woodstock, CT, June 28/02. Installing mason: Tom Hagelund

layout 1, layout 2

onsite cantilevered slab done with steel and blocks instead of reinforced concrete

C-RAYF: HK-22 with oven, corner unit. Waitsfield, VT. Delivered and installed, Mar. 13/02. Installing mason: William Davenport.

C-METC: HK-22, installed core, Rochester NY, Jan./02

C-PIER: HK-22, oven. Installed core, Rochester NY, November 7, 2001

footprint

client's photo of completed heater

Client feedback

C-GARR: HK22 core with bakeoven, possible water coil, installed, New Hampshire, October 24, 2001

footprint 1, footprint 2

C-CLAR: HK 22 w. oven, domestic hot water coil, heated bench. Installed core. Natural Bridge, NY. Oct 2, 2001

coil detail

C-TOPP: HK-22, Timberframe house, Sioux Lookout, ON, delivered and installed core, July 13, 2001

layout proposal, elevation
installed core

Client photo of heater finished in river rock.

Client feedback

C-POIN: HK-22 w. oven, see through, heated bench. Design consulting, installed core, timberframe house, Bolton, ON. Oct. 15/2000

foundation, first floor plan, elevation 1, elevation 2, section through bench, house elevation,

C-SHON: HK-22 w. bakeoven, earth sheltered house, Maryland, Oct 3/00

client's floorplan, revised heater footprint

C-SUTH: Masonry heater for energy retrofit of existing house, Kingston, ON. Basement heater with bakeoven and domestic hot water coil. Heater extends through first floor to provide an upstairs cooking surface. Allen-Kani Associates, architects/engineers. Deliver and install core, May 5, 2000.

originalconcept

rendered masonry heater core model

, Jan 16/00 revision, downstairs footprint, Jan 19/00 revision, new footprint,Feb. 7/00 revision

view of shortened core,

C-LIEF: HK-22 with oven for sustainable multi-family dwelling complex, Mississauga,ON. Martin Liefhebber, architect (designer of Toronto's Healthy House). Deliver and install masonry heater core, April 13, 2000

C-SIBE: HK-22 core with custom hydronic loop, wraparound bench. Deliver and install in southern PA, March 14, 2000.

plan

perspective view

C-JENM: HK-22 core with custom top exit configuration and bakeoven. Delivered and installed to Brockville, ON. Dec 15, 1999.

Photo of heater location

Top exit detail1, detail 2

C-SENG: Installed core, southern PA, July 21/99.

C-KELL: HK-22 core with oven, corner unit, installed, western New York state, June 21, 1999

Client's preliminary layout sketch

Foundation plan, revised plan

Dimensioned heater footprint

Assembled masonry heater core, before heated bench rough-in

Completed masonry heater, stonework done by the owners

Client feedback

C-MART: Installed HK-22 core with bakeoven, heated bench, 10" extra height. Ladysmith, Quebec. April 15/99

Heater location - octogonal room

Far rear right chimney connection detail for minimum height

Unusual front bench detail, slab on grade, no insulating base pad

Finished masonry heater core

C-STORE: HK-22 core, installed. Parry Sound, Ontario. January 21, 1999.

C-DEPE: Buckingham, Quebec. HK-22, installed core. Heated bench, domestic hot water. September 2/98.Foundation plan

Revised footprint

C-FERG: HK-22 core, delivered and installed, with bakeoven and hot water coil. Bancroft, ON, Aug 17/98

C-KETT: Installed masonry heater core, bakeoven, domestic hot water, Lanark ON, July 7/98

C-EISS: installed masonry heater core, HK-22, DHW coil, bakeoven. Catskill mountains, NY
view of oven
view of owner's custom masonry details. He works for NY telephone and has been collecting antique masonry
components from demolition sites for 10 years.

C-ROSA:HK-22 with rear bakeoven, core delivered and installed, Pocono mountains, PA. Trained local mason.

C-BELI: HK-22, domestic bakeoven

Plan view
Rendering

C-BROD: HK-18 heater core with rear bakeoven, Colorado (Four Corners area)
Photo of finished heater and client feedback

C-MINK: HK-22, installed core, domestic bake oven, hydronic coil integrated into hydronic heating system in a low energy off-grid house.

Client feedback.

C-REED: HK-22, 5 loaf domestic bakeoven, DHW coil, installed core. Passive closed air convection heat transfer loop (click on

gif1,

gif2). West Virginia.

C-DELI: HK-22, installed corner core with bakeoven. Campbellford, Ontario.

preliminary layout

finished heater 1, finished heater 2

C-CORB: HK-22, installed core, Nova Scotia

C-THOM: HK-22, installed core with domestic bake oven, Toronto

C-FIOR: HK-22, installed core, new construction passive solar, low energy. Virginia.

Custom heaters back to index

Cold Climate Housing Research Center, Fireplace Retrofit Contest, August 2008
Q16-SCHE: Custom heater design for new senior's residence, Wakefield, Quebec.
Basement fireox with upstairs heat battery. Components picked up at shop, May 18/05
Heat battery scheme 1 , scheme 2 , scheme 3 schematic, upstairs heat battery plan
clients sketch of floor cutout and layout, Apr 14/05
layout, May 2/05, cleanout locations
isometric lower core plus slab, cutaway of upper core, upper core
right section, isometric, May 14/05
Draft assembly manual for mason (24 pages)
construction photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4
C-SENF: New heater at our own house. HK 22 w front oven, small heated bench, extra
heat exchange section. White stucco with terra cotta trim cut from flue liners. January 2004.
footprint
finished heater
C-ISOB: HK-22 with oven, complete heater, installed. Metal chimney. Danford Lake, Quebec.
perspective rendering, revised plan and elevation, dimensioned footprint
face brick layout, chimney connection detail, detail, John Price "Jefferson" brick with "struck" style mortar joint.
anchor plate location, anchor plate transition detail, finished anchor plate, sliding damper detail
finished heater - stainless chimney will sit on top of woodbox (Dec 10/02)
C-SCHE: HK-22 with bakeoven and domestic hot water coil., additional heat exchanger in basement, September 20, 2002
Client's layout sketch
Basement heating scheme: front section, plan
Basement heating scheme: photo 1, photo 2, photo 3, photo 4, photo 5, photo 6, photo 7, photo 8
C-HELD: HK-22, oven, heated bench, domestic hot water, woodwaiter. Installed core, southern Vermont, July 23, 2001. Mason is William Davenport
plan, elevation, perspective 1, perspective 2
Finished heater
drawing set (150 Kb. Word doc)
C-SIRO: Custom system, complete, retrofit, Aylmer, Quebec.
Preliminary rendering
Preliminary drawings
New footprint
Framing dimensions
Finished masonry heater
Client feedback

C-RUZB2: Wood fired radiant heating system for assembly area of 6000 sq. ft. new high tech manufacturing facility in Ottawa. footprint
C-RUZB: complete custom heater.
Corner fireplace window in living space with separate fuel loading door in hallway. Downtown Ottawa infill house.
Watch this heater being built
C-DERR: Custom system with Kachelofen, Rosin fireplace, cookstove. For MHA member Bill Derrick, Alternate Energy Systems, Peru, NY.
Drawings, client feedback about bakeoven
Completed system
The Furnace Free House:
C-KETC: complete custom heater with compact cooktop. Angled sidewalls, channel reconfigured for top chimney exit. Domestic hot water coil tied in to solar panels, bakeoven on kitchen side. Off grid, engineered low energy house designed by Allen-Kani Associates, Toronto. Unoccupied and with only solar gain, the lowest winter temperature recorded inside was 12C.
View of house from front
Second view of house
View of 600 W. photovoltaic array and Caledon hills
View of masonry heater
View from kitchen side showing masonry heater with brick bakeoven and woodfired Wamsler cooktop and oven
Floorplan, sketch of heater footprint and layout
3-D Schematic of house
C-JONE: 2 stacked masonry heaters, complete system, Shawville, PQ. November, 1999
Schematic (elevation), footprint (plan), downstairs view from rec room, upstairs view from kitchen,
Watch this heater being built.
C-MAIS: HK-22, complete masonry heating system for off-grid house,
5 loaf bakeoven, DHW coil
custom chimney, stone and plaster facing
Plan view
Rendered view
Finished masonry heater
C-BRAI: HK-22, complete masonry heater, retrofit
Plaster facing with custom relief detailing
Experimental low cost facing system.
C-PELO: Complete Heat-Kit system, Maniwaki Quebec.
Preliminary
C-MARC: Heater with Wamsler cookstove, Ottawa, ON.
View of cookstove on kitchen side

Consulting and Design back to index

PVH05: Consult on design of brick bake oven for Malaspina College, Nanaimo, BC. 2008
architect's preliminary section, preliminary plan, front section, right section
Construction sequence
820-PACK: - 2 stacked HK-22 heaters. Lower one to be adpted for burning pellets. Upper one with rear bakeoven and heated bench.
Stanstead, Quebec. Lower one delivered and installed, August 26, 2008.
house construction photo, Aug 15/08, basement layout, masonry heater section sketch, first floor layout, final first floor layout
Pellet burning in a masonry heater
C-BECH: Consult on design of masonry heater to be built by client. Supply hardware. March/06.
TEST: Heater testing at Shawville. Winter 2006
Q58-VANH: Consult on design of domestic bake oven. Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Phillip Van Horn, architect.
April 14 - April 25, 2005: Attend Paris Bakery Show
NCC11: Investigate and remediate fireplace problem at government official residence, Ottawa, Sept 1/05. Brian Hierlihy, architect.
NCC10: Evaluate exterior masonry, chimneys and fireplaces at government official residence, Ottawa. April 6/05
Client feedback
NCC09: Consult on rehabilitation of historical fireplaces at Prime Minister's residence, 22 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa. May 31/04.
NCC08: Consult on fireplace rehabilitation, O'Brien House, Meech Lake, Quebec
NCC05: Consult on chimney inspections, Maison Charron, Hull
NCC04: Consult on woodheating systems for ski shelters, Gatineau Park, Quebec
NCC03: Consult on fireplace rehabilitation, Government Guest House, Ottawa
NCC02: Consult on rehabilitation of 1 fireplace, Governor General's residence, Rideau Hall, Ottawa.
NCC01: Consult on rehabilitation of 3 fireplaces, Governor General's residence, Rideau Hall, Ottawa.
ASTM 5: Attend meeting of ASTM masonry heater subcommittee, Atlanta,
attend Hearth Products show, Feb 21 - 27/05

ASTM4: Conduct fueling tests on draft ASTM standardized fuel crib. Feb 2005
C-REYN:Jan 05: Consult on masonry heater emissions monitoring project, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Prior: Consult on design of site built masonry heater. Mason: MHA member Dan Givens.
Client is William Reynolds, Solutions to Healthy Breathing, Fairbanks, Alaska
Heater will be monitored for emissions and considered for inclusion in a clean air program for Fairbanks.
custom construction documents (300 kB Word document)
prior stove
progress photo, May 25/04
progress photo, June 27/04
revised air design
Door air system. In addition, there is switchable underfire air.
Completed heater. Dec/04. Bill Reynolds on left. Mason Dan Givens on right.
C-CALL: Design 9' x 8' wood fired commercial bake oven. New Hampshire.
preliminary plan, front elevation, right section
C-HSU01: Consult on design and construction of new restaurant cooking concept. Kensington Market, Toronto.
Work on-site with MHA heater mason Alex Chernov to construct oven vaults, Sept 13 - 17 /04.
isometric of model
progress photo, Aug 30/04
progress photo 1, photo 2, Oct 23/04
oven testing, Nov 5/04
Restaurant in operation, April/05
Restaurant review, May 4, 2005
ASTM10: Attend meeting of ASTM Masonry Heater Task Group, Oct 3 -5/04, Washington, DC
C-HENR02: Design custom Rumford fireplace.
Custom house, Ottawa. Builder: Terra Nova Bldg. Corp. April/04
Concept
Final design
C-MCDO: Consult on 3 heater retrofit, renovation to 6000 sq. ft. house, Montreal, Oct 7/03

C-HOB3: Consult on masonry fireplace design for new residence, Barry Hobin & Associates Architects, Ottawa. Aug 18/03
structural scheme for open corner Rumford fireplace
detail 1, detail 2, detail 3, detail 4, detail 5, detail 6, detail 7
April 12 - April 22/03: Attend MHA Annual Meeting, North Carolina
C-FULL: Consult on 2 custom gas fireplaces, Colorado.
C-JOHN: Fireplace/grill/rotisserrie design for kitchen addition, San Francisco
drawings for mason, Ben Sotero
C-RIME: Consult on makeup air design for large house w. 14 fireplaces, Ohio
consulting report on fireplace makeup air
C-DURA: custom designed core, Indiana
footprint, view of modified firebox
C-ALT2: Consult on fireplace design, new cottage, Muskoka ON
preliminary 3-d model
C-ALT1: Consult on fireplace design, Toronto. Aug 3/00
C-JOHN: Design consulting on custom fireplace/grill/bakeoven for kitchen addition, San Francisco. Mason is Ben Sotero, who is MHA certified.
preliminary concept
alternate concept
revised
overlay of Biofire footprint
final concept, right section, front elevation, front section through oven, fireplace connection detail
C-GARN: Design consulting on high efficiency minimum clearance Rumford fireplace. Masonry firebox on supported wood floor with metal chimney. Supply custom throat casting. Meech Lake, PQ. March 10/99
Throat casting detail
Throat casting mold, detail 1, detail2
C-HORR: HK-22, seethrough, with bakeoven on kitchen side. Custom design utilizing Heat-Kit components and standard firebricks. Working drawings for owner, components. Shipped to Idaho, Sept. 98
preliminary design
final design
customized heater core design, isometric
C-KINN: design consulting for custom residential system - Rumford fireplace in living room and heated wall in bedroom
Plan view
Proposed revised plan
Revised plan
C-DENN: Design work, custom components for see-through high efficiency masonry fireplace. Components for Rosin fireplace.
preliminary schematic
Finished fireplace (no doors yet), built by mason Colin Coveny, Carlton Place, ON (613-257 4783)
C-PILL: Design drawings, 2 HK- core kits, one Rosin fireplaces to be shipped to Missouri. Owner-built brick and stone fireplace, 2 levels, new construction.
First floor section, 2 floor section, Fireplace section, Fireplace isometric
Revised first floor plan
Lower level plan
Chimney plan
Lower level sectio n, Overlay
. Masonry heater w. bakoven, heated bench, 48" Rumford fireplace. Reclaimed brick facing.
Rendered Great room view. 36" x 29" Rosin fireplace. Stone facing.
C-PIKE: Custom firebox design for heater mason Dan Pike, 196 Quaker Highland Road, Peru, N.Y, 12972. To fit existing masonry heat exchanger and chimney connection.
C-HOOD: Cookstove with right side exit
Plans
C-CROS: Custom designed heater with bakeoven, stone face, for large log house. Working drawings. Consult with mason on construction. Wakefield, Quebec. Mason: Jim Mahon.
Perspective sketch

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PVH05: Consult on design of brick bake oven for Malaspina College, Nanaimo, BC. 2008
architect's preliminary section, preliminary plan, front section, right section
Construction sequence
C-COUT2: Consult on design and construction of 4x6 commercial oven. Build vault. South Durham, Quebec. Oct 3/06
vault under construction, foamglas thermal break around door.
C-VANH04: Consult on domestic oven design for architect Phillip Van Horn. Saltspring Island, British Columbia.
preliminary oven construction sheme
revised elevation (Jan 20/06)
revised plan (jan 20/06)
March 8/06 revised plan, side section, front section
Finished oven
April 14 - April 25/05: Attend Paris Bakery Show
C-CALL: Design 9' x 8' wood fired commercial bake oven. New Hampshire.
preliminary plan, front elevation, right section
C-HSU01: Consult on design and construction of new restaurant cooking concept. Kensington Market, Toronto.
Work on-site with MHA heater mason Alex Chernov to construct oven vaults, Sept 13 - 17 /04.
isometric of model
progress photo, Aug 30/04
progress photo 1, photo 2, Oct 23/04
oven testing, Nov 5/04
Wall Street Journal article, Aug 30/08

Visit to Boulangerie Anna, Le Lavandou, France. March 1-6, 2004
C-KARS: Heatkit bakeoven for MHA member Ron Karson, Bracebridge, ON. For installation into a
hand-built contraflow heater. Shipped Aug 11/03
C-MBAG: Consult on design and construction of commercial wood fired bagel oven, Windsor ON.
MHA3: French bake oven workshop, MHA annual meeting, North Carolina, April 16/03
C-DUNK: Consult on 32 x 36 bake oven design and construction. July 7/02.
front section, side section, pivoting door detail
pivoting oven door rendering
C-MCBR: Construct firebrick portion of 36" x 42" Alan Scott style oven. July 30/01.
plan, progress photo
MHA2:Fayol Bake oven workshop, MHA annual meeting, North Carolina, May 10/01
MHA1:Superior Clay Bake oven workshop, MHA annual meeting, North Carolina, May 9/01
C-ALG1: Bakeoven building workshop, Heritage Masonry Program, Algonquin College, Perth, Ontario. Apr. 10-11/01.
C-KARM: Commercial wood fired bread oven, 4ft by 6ft hearth area. Vineland, Ontario. January 2001. Design consulting. Masonry done in collaboration with Ron Karson, Muskoka.
Plan (preliminary), Elevation (preliminary)
Alternate concept
C-BECK3: Bakeoven repair Aug 7/00
C-BECK2: Outdoor bakeoven workshop, Little Stream Bakery, Perth, ON, May 27-28/00.
Photo report
C-SENF: Domestic brick bakeoven, electrically fired
C-VANH: design consulting and manufacturing of components. Custom system for 5000 sq. ft. rammed earth house, British Columbia. Heater firebox is used to fire large kitchen bakeoven. Bakeoven and fireplace can operate separately.
Details
Finished Oven
C-BECK1: Custom commercial wood fired bakeoven design and construction. 7ft X 9ft hearth. Little Stream Bakery, Perth, Ontario.
More Information
C-KOLT: Commercial bakeoven, 6ft X 8ft hearth. Wilno, Ontario

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Q03-MCDO2: HeatKit core w bake oven and hot water coil. Second Heat-Kit in this complete
renovation of a large house. Delivered and installed, Chambly, Quebec.postponed.
Q01-FOLT: HK 22 with front oven. Basement installation, outside chimney with bypass for startup.
Ship to Maryland April/05.
Plan, section showing chimney connection
C-KOHR: HeatKit firebox door for heater mason Udo Kohrmann. picked up Aug 25/04
C-CHERN02: HeatKit firebox door and bake oven door for MHA mason Alex Chernov. Shipped July 27/04
C-THOM01: Heat firebox door, bakeoven door, cleanouts for MHA mason Dave Thomen. Shipped July 13/04
C-MANL01:HeatKit firebox doors for MHA certified heater mason Pat Manley.
MHA04: Attend annual MHA meeting, Little Switzerland, North Carolina, April 19-25, 2004
C-TFG: Masonry heater presentation at Timber Framers Guild annual meeting, Montebello, Quebec, Oct 31/03
C-ASTM: Attend ASTM E-6.54.07 Masonry heater Task Group meeting, Tampa, FL., Oct 17-23/03
C-KLEI06: firebox doors for MHA Certified masons Gimme Shelter Construction. Shipped Sept 24/03
C-FRIS02: firebox doors for MHA Certified mason Jerry Frisch. Shipped Sept 24/03
C-HOMO05: firebox doors for MHA mason Stan Homola . Shipped Sept 24/03
C-FRY02: firebox doors for MHA Certified mason Doug Fry. Shipped Sept 24/03
C-TERA04: Consult on design and supervise construction of 2 stacked Rumford fireplace w. 6' wide openings.
CAD model, isometric view. Completed Aug 7/03
C-PIKE: Rosin fireplace. Mason: Dan Pike, Plattsburgh NY. Shipped July 2/03
C-RICH: Custom hot water coil. Shipped to Wisconsin, June 20/03
C-JOHN04: Bakeoven door for HeatKit licensee Ken Johnston, Minnesota. Shipped March 25/03
C-FRIS: 2 sets of firebox doors for MHA Certified Mason Jerry Frisch. Shipped March 25/03
C-KLEI05: 5 sets of firebox doors and oven doors forMHA certified heater masons Gimme Shelter Construction, Wisconsin
C-JOHN: 2 sets of firebox doors for MHA mason Ken Johnston
C-CALE05: 3 sets of firebox doors for Quebec mason Gabriel Callender, Dec 1/02

C-KLEI03: Custom hydronic coil for Heat-Kit system. Gimme Shelter Construction, Wisconsin. Mark Klein, certified heater mason. Shipped July 15/01
C-KLEI02: Custom hydronic coil for Heat-Kit system. Gimme Shelter Construction, Wisconsin. Mark Klein, certified heater mason. Shipped June 1/01
Schematic, generic coil layout
2001 Annual MHA Meeting - Photo Report, March 1 - 13, 2001
C-LIMM02: Custom Rumford fireplace: rough-in, Manotick, ON. Feb. 28/01. Richard Limmert, architect
preliminary layout
C-MCTA01: Rosin firebox components. Picked up Nov 14/00
Fireplace footprint
C-HENR2: Rumford fireplace: Components and installation, 42" Rumford firebox, Rockcliffe, ON. Sept/00. Barry Hobin, architect.
C-HENR1: Rumford fireplace: supply components, build firebox and smoke chamber, Ottawa, ON, July 2000
C-TOFF: Rosin firebox, hood and damper. Shipped to Charny, Quebec, Sept 20/00.
C-OUEL5: 4 Firecrest fireplaces, shipped to Halifax, Aug 9/00
C-SEN2: Brick cookstove from recycled components, Shawville, Quebec
photo
C-GABR: 3 Heat-Kit ceramic glass firebox doors,September
C-MSB: Install and commission new CNC vertical milling machine at Masonry Stove Builders shop. Mill new aluminum door patterns for foundry. March-August/99.
C-HOBI: Design consulting, fabricate custom components, 55" wide Rumford fireplace, Ottawa.Week of Aug 2/99
Roughed in fireplace to fit antique marble surround
June 2-12/99: attend annual Masonry Heater Association meeting, North Carolina.
Photo report
C-POTT: Construct custom 32" Rumford fireplace firebox. Supply custom throat casting. Rockcliffe, ON. March 26/99
photo 1, photo 2, photo3, photo4,photo5
C-BARL: Construct custom 36" Rumford fireplace firebox. Supply custom throat casting. Dunrobin, ON. March 19/99
photo 1, photo 2, photo3, photo4
C-WHIT: Precast Rosin fireplace components for architect Richard White, Burnstown, ON. Will pick up Dec 5. 1998. Mason: Chuck Spitznagel, Renfrew (614)432-8287
C-OUEL: 2 Firecrest fireplaces, shipped to Halifax, Oct 15, 1998
C-MACL: Precast Ro