Well, here it is...the moment many of you have been waiting for, definitely a moment we have been waiting for! We were able to install our coal burning stove just before the really cold weather set in.
As a "for now" measure, we used the "banya" building that already existed when we purchased the house and property. Thank the Lord for the friends who sent us special love offerings "out of the blue" which allowed us to buy this stove. We know God works all things out for our good and there are no mistakes with Him!
We did have to break up the concrete floor and dig a ditch out from the banya to the new house like you saw in a previous post.
We also had to cut a hole through the ceiling of the banya and the roof in order to place the smoke stack. Then through a hole in the side of the attic space of the banya we insulated around the smokestack with special heat resistant insulation to prevent the immediate area around the stack from getting too hot.
Here we are just giving everyone one more reason to pray for us - putting in a smoke stack on a frozen roof in the middle of Siberia! ;)
In this photo, my husband is preparing to tether the smokestack in place.
A smoking smokestack on a cold winter day is a beautiful thing!
