Ok so I went and got some of the roxul insulation for above my stove insert. Question is I dont want to remove the stove from the fireplace if I dont have to. Any ideas on how to stuff some insulation up in there with out removeing the stove? Also, how much should I get in there?
Insulating above insert
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Since we can't see the situation its' hard to comment on it. I highly recommend pulling the stove out. If you can get in there with your arms you might be able to stuff it that way. I stuffed it till it would stuff no more with broken pieces then I put two layers of flat pieces across. The problem you'll have is getting it all to stay up. I used the SS wire tied to masonry nails. Best solution would be to stuff it and add a metal blockoff plate.
Have a look..
Roxul Install
Have a look..
Roxul Install
stejus
Minister of Fire
mhrischuk said:
I like the look of it. I have fiberglass in my damper and it's coming out this weekend. I haven't heard of any, but are the air quality issues will leaving Roxul exposed? I don't plan on removing my insert and I can get my arm up there to place the Roxul. Like you, I will not have a steel block off plate, just suspended up there somehow.
Considering that the insert is a). behind a surround and b). a closed convection system with no air connection to the top of the insert, I would expect the concerns about air quality issues to be overstated.
stejus
Minister of Fire
I just thought of something to hang the final layer of Roxul up there. What about insulation hangers... you know, the kind that hold up unfaced insulation in the basement ceilings. I think they are made of straight steel.
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