clearances to non combustible wall?

[rkennedy270]

i have an old marquis stove which is sitting in an unfinished basement now, but i want to finish it soon. the clearances on this stove are quite large. i was wondering if i make the area around the stove non-combustible, do i still need the 36" of clearance. is there any limit?

 

[brianbeech]

I'd like to know this too - I've got a different stove, but I'd like to do the same thing.

 

[shawneyboy]

I do believe that clearances are to combustibles. That being said, your insurance company and local officals may have something to say about it as well. I am sure that someone here will give you a solid answer.

 

[DanCorcoran]

It isn't as simple as non-combustible. If you put a steel plate (non-combustible) flush against a paneled wood wall, that wouldn't increase your clearance...the steel would conduct heat to the wood. Usually a stove manufacturer will specify a reduced clearance with a heat shield. I'm not sure how you would convert 36" free air clearance to an R-value of insulation between the stove and a combustible, but I'm sure someone else on this site will.

 

[begreen]

The clearances to combustibles can be reduced from 36" to a minimum of 12" with an NFPA wall shield that incorporates a 1" ventilated space behind it. A 3.5" masonry (brick) wall will reduce it to 24".

https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/stove_wall_clear
https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/wiki/NFPA_Wall_Clearance_Reductions/

 

[brianbeech]

personally, I was wondering if you steel studded a wall, then put a non-combustible face on the wall, what should you be able to get down to; on a concrete floor.

EDIT: --Looks like BK answered my question. Thanks!

 

[Battenkiller]

EDIT: --Looks like BK answered my question. Thanks!

Cool! And I didn't even have to post anything is order to answer it. :lol:

 

[Intheswamp]

EDIT: --Looks like BK answered my question. Thanks!

Cool! And I didn't even have to post anything is order to answer it. :lol:

You are indeed amazing BK....BG could learn a thing or two from you! :lol: