FInishing the firplace

The next step was to finish the fireplace. We picked out the stone and found a beautiful peice of solid cherry for a mantle. Brian got everything ready but was feeling a little out of his comfort zone. The Lord sent us Jose, a professional stone mason Brian had met at the brick company to help. Jose volunteered to come and help Brian for a day. They were able to finish the entire fireplace in 11 marathon hours. alot of trips up and down the basement stairs to cut the stone in the garage. Brian stopped counting at one hundred trips. The finished product is beautiful and we are extremely grateful for our new friend Jose. We couldn't have done it without him.