Members of the Masonry Heater Association of North America competed in the annual Design/Build Contest, which has been hosted by the MHA since 2008. Categories are Masonry, Masonry Heater, and Bake Oven. All projects must be designed and built by the entrant.
Judges were veteran masonry specialists and past board members Pat Manley, Glen Overk, and Gary Hart. The judges did not know who did the work – they looked at photos and descriptions only. The entries were judged on the following: Skill in Craftsmanship, Aesthetics, Creativity, and Overall Design. The scoring was very close, and in some cases only one point separated a winning entry from a non-winning entry. All of the contest projects are posted.
Masonry Heater Contest
First place: Chris Prior
Adirondack Chimney Co.
Middle Grove NY
_____________________________________Second place: Matthew Helicke
Lefthand Masonry, LLC
Fort Collins CO
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Third place: Jean-David Moreau
L’Esprit d Lieu / Spirit of Place Masonry Heaters
Val-David, QC J0T 2N0 Canada
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Bake Oven Contest
First place: Western Masonry, Inc.
Western Masonry Inc.
Woodinville, WA
____________________________________Second place: Jessica Steinhauser
Stonehouse Pottery
Guelph, ON N1H 3V2 Canada
________________________________Second Place (tie): Hendrick Lepel
http://www.bakehus.com/index.html
Coolibah, Belgooly Co. Cork Ireland
____________________________________Third place: Dan French
French Masonry
Imperial, MO
dfrenchy47@yahoo.com
__________________________________________________________Masonry Contest
First place: Jeffrey Owens
JTO Masonry
Allen Park, MI
jtomasonry@comcast.net
__________________________________Second place: Jon Santiago
Argentina
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Third place: Dan French
French Masonry
Imperial, MO
dfrenchy47@yahoo.com
* Note: contest entrants without websites have their e-mail links above.
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The following are the rest of the contest entries:
Albie Barden
Maine Wood Heat Co.
Skowhegan, ME
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Marty Pearson
Stone Comfort Fireplace Gallery
Plainville, MA
__________________________________________Western Masonry, Inc.Western Masonry Inc.
Woodinville, WA
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Gene Padgitt
HearthMasters, Inc.
Kansas City, MO
Ira Glick/Mike Wurzbacher
Squirrel Tail Ovens
Red Lion PA
