MHA Design/Build Contest 2013 Winners Announced

The following are the winners of the MHA Design/Build Contest 2013

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
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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
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Second place: Jessica Steinhauser
Stonehouse Pottery
Guelph, ON N1H 3V2  Canada
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Second Place (tie): Hendrick Lepel
http://www.bakehus.com/index.html
Coolibah, Belgooly Co. Cork Ireland
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Third place: Dan French
French Masonry
Imperial, MO
dfrenchy47@yahoo.com
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Masonry Contest
First place: Jeffrey Owens
JTO Masonry
Allen Park, MI
jtomasonry@comcast.net
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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
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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

 

Masonry Heater Workshop Oct. 26-31 or Oct 28-31, 2012

Masonry Heater Workshop Oct. 26-31 or Oct 28-31, 2012

  

Masonry Heaters are clean-burning heating appliances that use the renewable resource of wood for fuel. They are site built, with a core that is hand-built or pre-cast.  Masonry heaters use no electricity, gas, fans, or duct work, and work by storing heat in a thermal mass, then emitting radiant heat to the living space. Find out why Masonry Heaters are the best heating option today! Masons, skilled homeowners, and contractors interested in learning new skills will want to attend this intensive training session. 

  

The Heater Mason Development Program(HMED) has proven to be an excellent tool to learn more about masonry heaters. The curriculum is designed as an introductory course for masons or homeowners who want to know more about the heating appliance. This course may be used as a "professional credential" good towards the Certified Heater Mason program.

  

The workshop is being held October 26 - 31, 2012 near Sullivan Missouri, near St. Louis. Workshop participants will learn how masonry heaters work, and participate in the the basics of heater building,  hands-on heater core building, and hands-on oven core installation. A heated bench and wood-burning cook stove are also part of the program. This workshop is an approved HMED program for those wishing to become Certified Heater Masons.

  

The class schedule is as follows:

October 26-27: Intensive classroom training with HMED approved credit towards Certification (Certified Heater Mason). Heater builders who wish to be Certified Heater Masons can apply credits for this course. Other builders are encouraged to attend in order to learn the basics of Masonry Heaters which is extremely important! 

October 28-29: Hands-on workshop- build a contra-flow masonry heater with bake oven and heated bench.

October 30 -31: Hands-on workshop bonus- Build a wood-fired cook-stove!
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Those wishing to stay longer to assist with the exterior finishing work are welcome.

  

The project instructors are Jerry Frisch, owner of Lopez Quarries in Everett, Washington, Gary Hart, owner of Aaron's Ltd. Alternative Energy in High Ridge, Missouri, and Gene Padgitt, Vice President of HearthMasters, Inc. in Kansas City, Missouri. All three are Certified Heater Masons. Jerry Frisch is a master heater builder.

  

Cost for the four-day HMED workshop is $795 for MHA Members and $900 for non-members, plus bonus two-day cook stove workshop.  ALL 6 days!

Or 

$400 for non-HMED participants: attend any four days from Oct 28 - 31!

  

CEU's have been approved for CSIA and NFI. 

Visit www.mha-net.org or call Richard Smith, Executive Director, at   520-883-0191 for more information or to register for the workshops. Get your motel reservations in now! E-mail mha.association@yahoo.com