Hearth pads

[wg_bent]

Interesting thing I found poking around on the Woodstock site:

http://www.woodstocksoapstone.com/pages/vr360.html

Scroll down to the place where they discuss hearth pads. They indicate tile over cementbackerboard then plywood is sufficient.

Comments?

 

[begreen]

All depends on the stove. Our Jotul is pretty forgiving as well with the built-in bottom heatshield and big ash bin.

 

[Shane]

It all depends on the stove. For the Woodstocks & many others that is probably an adequate hearth. For a Hearthstone or VC probably not so much. Lopi/Avalon allows 3/8" tile over plywood. It's usually a matter of how tall the stoves legs are and whether or not there is a convection chamber/ashpan in between the firefloor and the hearth.

 

[hearth_login]

Like others have said, it all depends on the stove. Check with your manufacturer for the thermal resistance requirements for your stove. The requirements are for worst case scenario. For instance, I can put my hand on the marble tile under my Castine after it has been running hot all day and it is simply warm to the touch. BTW, different tile materials will have different thermal resistance ratings...