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  1. L

    Aerogel blanket under hearth pad

    Can I use an aerogel blanket under my hearth pad to increase R value? Are there any downsides to using aerogel? We need a hearth pad R value of .8. We are thinking of using a .2 inch aerogel blanket (R value 1.46) under about .5 inch slab of slate (R value .05).
  2. N

    Floor protection for Aspen C3

    Hello! Have scoured the forum and hoping to get confirmation before I install my new Aspen C3. It will be going on top of laminate flooring, topped with a layer of 1/4" hardie board topped by a single sheet of 22ga brushed stainless steel, 36 wide, 42 long. Given the ember protection and...
  3. L

    Which paint to use on metal hearth pad?

    Hi, I'm new on here so hope I'm using this very helpful forum appropriately... I had to custom order a corner steel (12 gauge) hearth pad for a wood stove I'm having installed later this week. I'd like to paint it a flat black, but don't know which paint is best to use. This stove doesn't...
  4. S

    Jotul Nr 1 (Non UL version) hearth

    I am putting in a Jotul Number 1 stove in front of an existing wood burning fireplace. I want to put down a piece of soapstone for the hearth. The existing flooring is 3/4” oak over plywood subfloor. Since this stove is the non UL version that doesn’t have an insulated floor in the stove, I am...
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    Hearth Pad

    Hi Folks, I've been running a Drolet HT3000 in my basement for a number of years now with it sitting on concrete floor. However, I am going to be installing flooring throughout the basement and will need to create some type of non-compossible surface for it to sit on. My goal is to have it sit...
  6. Z

    Hearth Pad

    I am making a hearth for my wood stove. The manual says to use 1" millboard or equivalent. I wanted to use fiber board from Menards. It says the r value is over 1 for 1/2 inch. I plan on putting thin metal over this as well for aesthetics. Does this sound appropriate? Menards link below...
  7. S

    How strict was your installer about hearth requirements/offsets?

    Every stove comes with a set of measurements for distances from the unit to combustible materials. Obviously these are specified for a reason. I'm new to stoves — just wondering how everyone has handled their install. Would a professional refuse to install a unit that didn't have the exact...
  8. R

    help please hearth pad and new stove thimble questions

    Hi everyone please let me know if you know of 5 foot by 4 foot hearth (hearth pad?) Wood stove will be Lopi Endeavor (nex gen) because they don’t sell the regular endeavor anymore i guess. Original builder here has beautiful pine walls (knotty pine?) it’s tongue and groove. The wall the wood...
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    New Stove Install, Northern New England

    Hello everyone! Long time reader here finally needing some advice. We are looking to install a small stove to heat a sunroom for year-round use in a cold winter climate. The sunroom is 288sqft and surrounded by double-pane sliding windows on 3 walls, with the 4th wall fully-insulated. The...
  10. D

    Heat barrier questions

    I'm installing a hearth pad and a wall barrier for my new (old) Vermont Castings and have been unable to find answers to a couple of questions. For the pad, I plan on using 1/2" Durock or Hardie board on top of 1/2 or 3/4" plywood or OSB on a 2X6 frame. I've read that you should use mortar and...
  11. sesro1978

    Minimum Hearth Pad Depth for Stove

    Hi- I've been lurking for a while and at a point where my family is considering a smaller stove for our home. A concern we have is that our house, being smaller, has some space limitations. We have been looking at the Hampton H200 and are having a hard time figuring out what size pad...
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    Combustible Floor & Mantle?

    I got a stove installed. It is 30" from the top to the bottom of the wood mantle. Also the face is 10" to the wood floor. The installer said no worries about being combustible but you would want a hearth extension pad to protect the floor. I burned last night and the temp of the floor and mantle...
  13. gardnert

    Clearances for stove, possible mantel replacement?

    I apologize if this comes up often, but I've searched the forums for an answer or input and didn't come up with much. My wife and I just purchased a Jotul F3 as a source of backup heat (home's all electric, no options for natural gas). The plan is to drop in a liner into the existing chimney...
  14. M

    Yet another hearth pad question . .

    Hello all - First post here after much lurking and learning . . I’m finishing up construction of a hearthpad of R > 2 for an Englander 13 NCH. Two layers of Micor 300 (In response to those old posts about where to get it, BTW, Menards will now drop-ship a pack of 4 4 x 2 sheets anywhere in...
  15. I

    Hearthstone Harvest - Bought by mistake

    new to the forum. I've ended up with a Hearthstone Harvest model 8402. The previous owner advertised it as a Heritage - about 15 years old, and said they had verified this with Hearthstone, but after moving it home, a closer looked revealed that it is a Harvest. So, the catalytic combustor is...
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  16. mama23

    Best Pre-made Hearth pads?

    Hi I need to install a wood stove in a yurt asap & don't have time to make a hearth pad. What are your recommendations on best pre-made hearth pad that I could likely pick up this weekend? Thanks! ps. & where might I go about purchasing one?
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