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    Is it OK to plug gap next to steel liner in chimney with unfazed fiberglass??

    I recently had a new lopi wood stove installed in my old fireplace. For venting, we ran a new stainless steel flex liner from top of the unit up through the top of the chimney. However, there is an open gap around this 6 inch liner right above the top of the stove. I am afraid I am losing much...
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    Substitute white non-combustible board above 6000cl unit with cement board?

    I am getting ready to add the El Dorado Stone veneer to the wall surround around my gas fireplace. I had the 6000 CL installed and then used Perma base cement board around the entire wall framing which is flush with the white non-combustible board attached to the unit. I was trying to do some...
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    • 6000cl durock heat n glo micore board non-combustible permabase
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    Non-combustible Alcove

    Hello, I'm wanting to build a non-combustible Alcove. If I were to build walls with 4in of cement blocks and 4 in of refractory brick (lining the inside of the alcove), a top of the same material and a hearth of 4in of refractory brick would that be considered a non-combustible alcove? Would I...
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    Hybrid Alcove Design Option?

    I have seen references to use of non-combustible construction (steel studs, concrete board, stone veneer) for construction of alcoves for wood stoves. When I designed the layout for my house we designed a fairly large alcove (approximately 74" wide x 46" deep). What I am running into is that...
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    Clearance to Non-Combustibles

    I am installing a wood stove (Werner W-130) in an unfinished basement. I have gone through NFPA 211 but i can not find the answer to clearances to non-combustibles. The basement floor is concrete so per 13.5.1.3 i should not need any added protection or clearance reduction. However, I can not...
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