My Little Cracker... A Dream Come True

Here is my new fire... A 'Little Cracker' enclosed multi burner.
I have envied other people for long enough...
The time finally came.
I am so excited to have it and be really warm.
This is 10 minutes after the installation was finished...

The kettle is on...
I had been gathering firewood at Uretiti while I was waiting
for the fire to be freighted from Canterbury.
I bought a bag of coal... And a bucket and shovel...
Some fire lighters... I don't bother with paper...
A couple of trivets...

And dinner is cooking...
My little Bedford feels like a real home now .

It was so exciting watching it get installed.
I had been without heating for about six weeks...
My heater failed and I decided not to repair it.
So I had been rather cold sometimes.
Here it is in position, sightly off centre
to give more room coming in the door.

The spot on the ceiling was marked... After making sure the bus
was level, dropping a plumbline and much measuring...
The flue hole was cut from the inside. 
The dilemma was... Was it going to rain as soon as the hole was cut.

Then from the outside... You can see the rain clouds approaching...
And rain it did.

The chimney cowl was put on, the sealant wouldn't
stick or dry... So work came to a halt...

Next day after lunch The sun was out...
Work resumes... The flue was dropped down...

The fireplace sitting on a fire retardant block
and bolted to the floor.

The flue on the roof had a seal put around it and screwed to the roof.
Since this picture the flu was cut down to 10mm above the cowl.

And here it is... Ready to go...

The first match is struck... And a new life begins.