Progress Report - Fireplace

So we've gone from this....

To this...

Notice the empty wine glass on what was once the mantle? That's mine.

...and now to this.... in preparation for the new Heat and Glo gas log fire to be installed on Wednesday morning.

I gave the blueboard its first undercoat this afternoon and will give it one top-coat tomorrow. The final coat will be done after everything's finished...just in case the wall gets marked... The entire room needs a freshen up, but I won't be doing that until it gets a bit warmer.

We're counting down the hours until the house is toasty again.