Can I use a pellet stove insert without a fireplace?

[JTM]

Hi.

I have a fireplace in my living room. My family room is on the other side of that room, such that the chimney brick is exposed in that room.

What I'd like to do is purchase a pellet stove insert and use it in my family room. Rather than a freestanding unit, I like to place the insert against my chimney, and enclose it with a mantle so that it looks like a regular fireplace.

Is this possible?

I guess I could always use the pellet stove insert in my living room in the actual fireplace, but I'd much prefer to have it in my family room. Or I just could buy the freestanding unit for my family room.

Thanks in advance.

 

[briansol]

Look for kits that have a 'zero clearance' install frame. I think that should be what you are trying to do, maybe? I will say, though, it's going to be a PITA to clean...