Hi gang, I have a fisher Grandpa Bear rear exit I intend to put to a good use in my home. I am experimenting on the idea of using this stove like an insert type stove.
The plan is to cut a 3 feet wide opening into the hallways wall and building a masonry type fire place that will terminate at the ceiling. It will be constructed with cinder blocks on all sides, a concrete slab floor and exhausted through a double walled stove and chimney pipe. Basically buiding a cider block box around the stove with about a 6 inches clearance on all sides.
My question is about clearances. I assume cinder blocks aren't combustible. The combustible ceiling will have more than adequate space between it and the stove. I assume if the house came with the proverbial outdated masonry fireplace, I could shove in the stove and use it that way without any clearance considerations or code violations. With that said, Why CAN'T I build a masonry fireplace and use my fisher stove like an insert?
The plan is to cut a 3 feet wide opening into the hallways wall and building a masonry type fire place that will terminate at the ceiling. It will be constructed with cinder blocks on all sides, a concrete slab floor and exhausted through a double walled stove and chimney pipe. Basically buiding a cider block box around the stove with about a 6 inches clearance on all sides.
My question is about clearances. I assume cinder blocks aren't combustible. The combustible ceiling will have more than adequate space between it and the stove. I assume if the house came with the proverbial outdated masonry fireplace, I could shove in the stove and use it that way without any clearance considerations or code violations. With that said, Why CAN'T I build a masonry fireplace and use my fisher stove like an insert?