Hello, looking for advice on how to attach this to the concrete/masonry pad underneath (used to be a pre-made one with tile) and into the plywood under neath it. Concrete adhesive didn't work. Thanks.
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Attaching checker plate to old masonary hearth pad
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Yeah, it's not likely to move, especially with a stove on it. However, if one insists, a few spots of JB Weld epoxy should hold it in place.
What stove is going on it?
What stove is going on it?
Hope the top of that old hearth pad is pretty perfect. If you dent that diamond plate it will be really obvious. Even big scratches as you slide the stove into place could be bad. Aluminum reacts with concrete products so mortar is out.
Its not perfectly level, so the edges of the metal bind up a bit when the stove is on it. I have a sheet of underpad in between the aluminum and old masonry.
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A nice look with the pad. Was reading about the Cunningham stove, looks interesting. The curved sides look cool too. The front could be a little more decorative, but it looks functional. Big firebox (5CFT?). First one I've ran across. Good luck.
I would spread Thinset mortar, as if applying tile, to the base and then screw down the edges and a few in the middle. Drill holes first. Don't use premixed mastic.
Most diamond plate is aluminum. Wouldn’t you worry about rapid galvanic corrosion with the exposure to cement?
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Vinyl floor glue. It’s a fairly thin liquid (that’s good and bad. ). That’s if my stove only needs ember protection. If it has an R value requirement then…… I’d try some epoxy or urethane adhesive
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