I tore out my old wood fireplace and plan to install a wood stove. The chase remaining after removal of the fireplace is 54" wide and 28" deep. The floor is concrete slab on grade. The walls are concrete below grade up to 40" and then framed above that.
One of the stoves I'm looking at requires 15" clearance to the wall. With the width of the stove, I can only get 13" on each side to the concrete walls. The nearest "combustible material" (the stud wall above the foundation wall) is about 20" away.
So am I ok with those clearances?
I'm thinking of putting tile or slate directly on the concrete walls and floor. I've done quit a bit of floor and bath tile, is there anything different I need to be aware of when doing the tile around the stove?
I've attached a photo of the demo'd fireplace. Thanks for the help.
One of the stoves I'm looking at requires 15" clearance to the wall. With the width of the stove, I can only get 13" on each side to the concrete walls. The nearest "combustible material" (the stud wall above the foundation wall) is about 20" away.
So am I ok with those clearances?
I'm thinking of putting tile or slate directly on the concrete walls and floor. I've done quit a bit of floor and bath tile, is there anything different I need to be aware of when doing the tile around the stove?
I've attached a photo of the demo'd fireplace. Thanks for the help.