Steve said I would go from one thing that takes months to do (chinking) to many things that only take days to do, so here's a post about the brick hearth: https://loghomejourney.wordpress.com...he-wood-stove/ any ideas on reducing haze on the bricks, shoot them at me. tried: lemon juice, water, going to try vinegar. It's getting better, but it's not exactly where we want it.