I am finally going to install my Kozy Heat Z42 and would love any recommendations and/or help. I want to have a nice, modest (inexpensive) installation. The fireplance will be going on the 1st floor of my house which is a 1900sq. ft. Colonial. Wifey looked at tile the other day and really liked the real slate which was about $1.70/sq ft. We want a mantle above it. I have laminate flooring in the room where it's going and would like to leave it there. I am thinking of building my own hearth pad that would just sit on top of flooring. I have attached a picture of where it will be sitting, God willing.
New Z42 Installation Help
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I checked out hearth materials today. I'm thinking of making one I can remove in the summer. It looks like just a piece of micore covered in tile will meet the requirements. If I use hi-temp silicone to adhere the tile to micore and between tiles will this hold up?
Stop, do some research. The proposed plan is wrong. Tile goes on cement board, not on the micore. It is set in thinset, not with adhesive. The cement board sandwich will need to be screwed to the floor or a layer of 3/4" plywood under the micore. Read up on some of the other recent hearth building threads for more tips.
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