So I am going to build my own hearth pad for my new pellet stove. Question is would a piece of 3/4 inch plywood with 2 5/8" thick concrete patio pavers installed onto the plywood work? It seems to be plenty thick as far as the specs go.
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mfglickman
Minister of Fire
I'm new too but I think you have to figure out if those pavers will conduct heat to the wood below. You need something that won't conduct, like fire rated cement board or some such. There are lots of threads on here about that. Good luck!
DneprDave
Minister of Fire
I used two layers of Wonderboard, it's a fiberglass reinforced cement board. But regular cement board would work too.
Total cost was about $60, a far cry from the $300 they wanted at my local stove shop.
Dave
Total cost was about $60, a far cry from the $300 they wanted at my local stove shop.
Dave
76brian
Feeling the Heat
If the patio paver is one solid continuous piece over the whole surface area of the pad, it will work fine if 2 5/8" is greater than what the manufacturer calls for.
However, if you're putting multiple patio stones together, there will inevitably be gaps between them. This is not good if you have plywood underneath.
However, if you're putting multiple patio stones together, there will inevitably be gaps between them. This is not good if you have plywood underneath.
Good point. My plan was to get all the pavers in place and caulked done with high temp caulk. And then work the polymetric sand into all the cracks and then mist the sand to set it up. Just like i did on my outside patio only on plywood instead of sand. It will be a grout seal between all the pavers so it will be a continous solid piece. I dont want any heat getting down to that plywood.76brian said:
skinanbones
Feeling the Heat
sounds good we usally require that 4" wide 22 gauge steel strips are centered under every joint and then seal them up so that if it ever cracks on the joint it's not just plywood
nailed_nailer
Minister of Fire
This is an answer I gave a while ago.
My hearth was built for my last stove (An EF-2)
The M55 Cast now sits on it proudly.
I built it 4+ years ago and still looks great.
My hearth was built for my last stove (An EF-2)
The M55 Cast now sits on it proudly.
I built it 4+ years ago and still looks great.
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