looking to switch to a larger stove and have ??????'s

[aansorge]

Used alternatives in your area...
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/app/3954816668.html

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/3958446248.html ...is this really a gas fireview? Could it be converted back to wood? If so nice stove.

 

[HDRock]

Ohhh right.....that's what my brain was thinking, I dont know why I wrote non combustible. But there are other stoves out there which only require ember protection correct? Along with proper clearances of course. I would hate to rip out a couple of hundred bucks of nice slate etc...maybe something like going up to the 1750 version is my only option.

I don't see the problem ,slate tile is at least 1/4" thick ,non combustible, the requirement for a lopi republic 1750 is, quoted from manual, Floor protection must be non-combustible and at least .018" thick (26 guage). .018" is barly over 1/64"

 

[begreen]

There are lots of stoves that require ember protection only. raybonz has been gathering model names and adding them to a growing list:

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/new-hearth-build.109188/#post-1439224