Air Duct

[TheIndian]

Hi All,
I am currently renovating the first floor of my high ranch and the renovation will include the installation of a wood burning stove. After stove is installed, I plan to put up a stove veneer on the wall behind the stove as part of the décor. However, on the wall about 6 inches up from the floor is an air duct/register...it provides heat to the room from my furnace (forced hot air heating system). This duct would have to be relocated if I want to put up the stone veneer. Or is there an easier way?...can I cap off this duct inside the wall and abandon it? Have read mixed ideas about it on line.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Chris

 

[Ashful]

Why not keep it? Might be a handy way to force cold air across the stove, and get some good circulation going in the house.

 

[zrock]

I would keep it. Not to hard to work with it. Take more work to abandon

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[TheIndian]

Why not keep it? Might be a handy way to force cold air across the stove, and get some good circulation going in the house.

I would keep it. Not to hard to work with it. Take more work to abandon

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Thanks guys...

Hmmm...ok, so your saying just build my veneer around the duct and keep it in operation? Yes, it would be a lot easier to go that route. Ok to have duct close to stove like that you think?

Here's a picture of something similar...this is on the outside of a house though.

Chris

 

[Ashful]

Ok to have duct close to stove like that you think?

Not sure of the legality of it. Paging @begreen and @bholler.

 

[begreen]

That looks like a supply air register. If so, not a problem as far as I know. Create an extension sleeve to pass thru the stone veneer.

 

[semipro]

As long as its not a return air duct I don't think its a code violation.
I'm not sure what your clearance will be from you stove but if the duct feeding that register is flex duct then you may have combustible materials there. If you want to keep the register operative you'd need to deal with that somehow, Otherwise, install a block-off behind the register that is non-combustible like Roxul, concrete board, metal, etc.

If you do block it off you'll have changed the balance on your central HVAC system a bit but its unlikely to cause problems unless you've blocked off or restricted a significant number of other supply air ducts/registers.