First Wood Stove - Jotul F600 - Hearth Question

Newbie here! I have been reading a LOT on this forum, great info.
Looks like I am going to be purchasing my first wood stove, going with the Jotul F600 Firelight.
I like the side loading door, and it was the clincher, as how I have to position the stove, it will work best and a right hinged front door stove would be in the way.

I have a two story, 3100 sq foot brick home, built in 2000, located in Smyrna, Tennessee. I am installing the stove right in the center of the house, in a 20' x 20' great room, 12' ceilings, in a corner.
I hope to get the most heat everywhere based on this location, including upstairs. I will be suplimenting the propane furnace, trying to save some money on fuel costs. When burning the stove, I would like for it to head the majority of the house.

Question: I am planning for the hearth, and will be installing porcelin tile, on top of 1/4" fiber board, which will sit right on top of the sub-floor, then the Jotul on top of the tile. I can not find anywhere, stating that this will be a problem, and hopefully will shield the subfloor (Andvantech OSB and wood joists) properly.
1.) Will this be OK to sit the Jotul on?
2.) Does the bottom of this stove warm the floor?
3.) Should I buy the rear shield and blower? Or should I wait to see how it does, then possibly buy later if needed?
4.) The local dealer wants $2790 for the stove only. Is this a fair price? Would I be able to buy it online someplace else cheaper?

Thanks for the info. I am wanting to pull the trigger in the next few days!

Wow! I missed that part to.

I have the pdf manual open in front of me downloaded from the Jotul website, it clearly states that the stove can be installed in the corner, while maintaining clearance of 13" from each rear corner of the stove from each wall.
Why would the single side door require minimum 36" then?
I could see maintaining 13" from the wall when the side door is in the open position, as it would be hot.
36" seems insane to me just for the door, when the entire back corner of the stove can be only 13" away.

Does any other F600 owner have theirs installed in a corner and would like to comment?????

I will try and post a picture of the planned install area tomorrow, and see what you guys think I should do.
Or what stove to get!

I have taken some pictures of the proposed area for my new stove.
It will be a corner mount, with the front angled at 45 degrees so we can view the fire when burning.
The stove could be mounted straight, not at an angle, but we could not see the fire then. Bummer.

I have attached three pictures. There is masking tape on the carpet, that shows the outline of a Jotul F600, both straight and at a 45 angle.
An overview shot, shows the stairs close by, the hardwood foyer. The room that the stove is going is the great room, 20' x 20' with 12' ceiling.
I have taped off the proposed porcelain tile that will take up the entire corner.
We were really wanting the Jotul F600 so we could side load it, as the wood will be positioned to the right of the stove.
If not J600, the stove will have to be left hinge, so the door swings out to the left, so the door will not be in the way when loading, as we plan on placing the box with wood on the right side of the tile next to the end table.

The issue is placing the F600 in a corner installation, and not keeping the side door 36" away from the wall. This is really not possible, as it would stick too far out into the room. Not even sure why the manual lists a corner installation.

What do you guys think?
The only other stoves that I like and have the left hinged door are the Napoleon 1900 Pedestal, and Quadrafire 5700. Any others that I should be considering?
Which is the best stove?

Thanks much!

I chose that location because it is near the center of the house, and I thought heat would be better distributed, including upstairs.
Good points you have made. Putting the stove anywhere else, would really screw up the seating arrangement in that room.
Uuuuggggggg.

Here are two other shots of the room.
I have a hearth room that is open to the kitchen in the other room; The stove could go in there, but it would probably get way too hot in there and the heat would have a hard time making it to the rest of the house.

The existing fireplace is a ventless, with propane logs. There is no flue or chimney there.
I was wanting to keep these, so I could burn propane when it is cheap (or did not want to mess with the stove) or burn wood when propane was high.

DanCorcoran said:

Two thoughts:

1) putting stove in front of existing hearth would allow for side door on right;

2) putting stove where you originally propose would put hearth pad in line of traffic into room. This would create a tripping hazard, in which case someone might fall toward the stove and get severely burned.

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My plan is/was to install porcelain tile, over fiber board for the hearth. It should match very closely to the existing carpet.
Sized the way it is laid out now, you would have to take about two steps on tile, between the carpet and hardwood though, which is one of the main walkway into and out of the room. Hmmmmm......