Here is my new set-up. This took me a veerrry long time to plan, but it’s finally done! I built up the back section of the hearth using 2x10s with 3/4 plywood, durarock, then the sandstone you see. The lower part of the hearth is the sandstone right on top of durarock that was glued/screwed to the plywood floor. The face of the step and up the wall is cultured stone- dressed fieldstone. I would love to hear some feedback. Let me know what you think. I know I love it, but then again, I guess I have no choice now!
Looks fantastic. What is the r-value requirement of the stove manufacturer for the heart?
1/2 Durock doesn’t offer much heat resistance. You have very little heat transfer protection in that hearth.
Still looks great though.
Very well done. It’s a sacrificial altar for wood.
A sacrificial altar indeed!
Thanks for the feedback. I will post more pics showing the ceiling and a fire.
To answer some questions-
Behind the stone there is 1/2” durarock on the studs- no sheetrock. The stones get slightly warm, except for maybe a less than 1 sq. ft. area directly behind the uppermost part of the stove where it gets pretty hot. At it’s hottest, I can press my hand hard against it for more than 3 seconds.
In regards to the hearth, I thought 1/2” durarock offered great protection. I have two layers. The sandstone on the hearth just gets warm to the touch anyway- no crazy heat down there. At least not yet. Between the sandstone, the thinset, and the cement board, I am pretty well covered.
It looks really nice woodburn. Did you do the stonework yourself?
This may be the pictures, but the clearance to combustibles looks below code. This stove gets hot in the back. That’s where the combustion is taking place. Assuming that is double-wall pipe for a flue, it needs a minimum of 14” from the back of the stove to the wall studs. Hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks more like 8-10”?
That is a nice looking stove. I’ve been thinking of getting one I really liked burning the Leyden in the showroom at my old job. The rear clearance does look short but I’m sure you read the manual and it’s just a matter of perspective in teh picture.
Thank you for the compliments. I did not do the cultured stone, just built the hearth. The dealer came and installed the stone/stove.
In regards to the clearances- Wow! I am very impressed, BeGreen. You have an amazing eye. The back of the stove itself is 14” from the studs, making the back of the flue collar 8” from the studs. The piping is double wall. I know the manual says 14” from pipe to backwall, but the dealer said that clearance could be reduced. I replied to your other post in the Hearth Room. I will copy it here for you. See below.
Indeed I did check the clearances. I worked with both the Lopi dealer for the Leyden, and the Avalon dealer for the Arbor, before deciding on the Avalon. Both of those dealers said that by putting durarock/stone you can reduce the clearance by 1/3. If you use the 1” spacer method, you can reduce it by 2/3. The Avalon dealer installed the stove by moving it 1/3 closer to the wall. Both dealers are certified dealers/installers, and are NFI certified. I trusted their advice on this. Are they wrong about that?
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Let me know what you think about all this. This is a huge bummer for me. I certainly don’t want to worry about any issues. The one piece of stone directly behind the flue collar is the one that I said earlier in the post gets hot. Everything else behind the stove is just warm.
