Hi all,
I'm just looking for some advice/ input here. I'm currently redoing the floor in my family's one room cabin in the woods and am a little puzzled as to what I will need to put down under the wood stove. Before I tore everything up the stove sat on a large metal tray, on top of the old tile flooring. Now that I have removed all of the carpet and cracked tile, I'm left with particle board, which I intend to put vinyl over. My question is: what should I do with the stove area now? The stove is old and basic( square box with a damper on the door and flue), but all my researching has gotten me paranoid about insulation and r values and whatnot. obviously I'll need something on top of the particle board.. How crazy do I need to get with this?
I'm just looking for some advice/ input here. I'm currently redoing the floor in my family's one room cabin in the woods and am a little puzzled as to what I will need to put down under the wood stove. Before I tore everything up the stove sat on a large metal tray, on top of the old tile flooring. Now that I have removed all of the carpet and cracked tile, I'm left with particle board, which I intend to put vinyl over. My question is: what should I do with the stove area now? The stove is old and basic( square box with a damper on the door and flue), but all my researching has gotten me paranoid about insulation and r values and whatnot. obviously I'll need something on top of the particle board.. How crazy do I need to get with this?