Here's my question . . .
The wife and I are going to be framing up our basement wall behind our wood stove and then putting up some stone. We are going to frame it with metal studs, and use cement board. We have a terra cotta crock coming through our block wall, do we need to use some sort of insulated thimble or because of using metal studs and cement board can the terra cotta crock just pass through the new wall without any sort of thimble?
Everything I read so far talks about wood studs, and clearances, etc. Can't seem to find anything on this specific way of framing.
I guess my concern is before the crock could just radiate heat into the basement but with it now being between two metal studs the heat will rise up to my floor Joice, which is about 36" away.
Thanks guys
The wife and I are going to be framing up our basement wall behind our wood stove and then putting up some stone. We are going to frame it with metal studs, and use cement board. We have a terra cotta crock coming through our block wall, do we need to use some sort of insulated thimble or because of using metal studs and cement board can the terra cotta crock just pass through the new wall without any sort of thimble?
Everything I read so far talks about wood studs, and clearances, etc. Can't seem to find anything on this specific way of framing.
I guess my concern is before the crock could just radiate heat into the basement but with it now being between two metal studs the heat will rise up to my floor Joice, which is about 36" away.
Thanks guys